I would like to ask some questions regarding the following:

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====================================================================== Date Submitted: 2006-07-06 15:45 CEST
Last Modified: 2006-07-06 15:52 CEST
====================================================================== Summary: Array with char index could not compile Description:
An array that uses Char for its index could not compile when index is a cyrillic character. Perhaps not working with all characters except English.
See program source.<<

What is the exact definition of the type Char and String in FPC?

Please confirm or deny my following statement: "A variable of type String may contain an UTF-8 encoded string, i.e. a programmer using UTF-8 in strings should keep in mind the consequences (no 1:1 mapping between graphems and bytes, i.e. iterating over bytes is NOT equal iterating over graphems encoded in the string bytes)."

I am not new to Unicode etc. and would like to use this opportunity to clarify these issues. Thanks.

Borut Maricic wrote

What is the exact definition of the type Char and String in FPC?

A char is a 1 byte value which can contain the values chr(0) till chr (255). A (short)string is a length byte followed by 1 to 255 chars. No assumptions are made about encodings.

Correct.

Jonas