ES6 String Enhancements: Methods, Template Literals, and Tagged Templates
String Methods in ES6
JavaScript strings are based on UTF-16 encoding, where each code unit occupies 2 bytes. Characters within the Basic Multilingual Plane (U+0000 to U+FFFF) fit in one code unit, while supplementary characters require two.
charAt and charCodeAt
charCodeAt returns the UTF-16 code unit at a given index, while charAt returns the ...
Posted on Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:06:03 +0000 by britt15
Java Natural Language Character Substring Implementation
Stanadrd Java String.substring methods may not properly handle Unicode charactesr that exceed two chars, potentially causing issues like symbols. To address this problem, I developed a solution inspired by Apache Commons StringUtils.
The implementation considers multi-language character boundaries:
/**
* Natural language substring met ...
Posted on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:01:52 +0000 by colmtourque
Character Encoding Conversion Techniques in C++
// Convert UTF-8 to GB2312
char* ConvertUTF8ToGB(const char* utfInput) {
int bufferSize = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, utfInput, -1, NULL, 0);
wchar_t* wideBuffer = new wchar_t[bufferSize+1];
memset(wideBuffer, 0, (bufferSize+1)*sizeof(wchar_t));
MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, utfInput, -1, wideBuffer, bufferSize);
...
Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:59:29 +0000 by Reformed
Decoding CJK String Length and Display Width in Java
Java stores strings internally using UTF-16 encoding, where String.length() returns the number of 16-bit code units. While most common CJK characters occupy a single code unit, their visual representaiton in monospaced terminals or grid interfaces typically spans two horizontal cells. Consequently, one Chinese character functions as the equival ...
Posted on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:01:01 +0000 by asolell
Java Basics: Characters and Strings
The char data type is used to represent a single character. Character literals are enclosed in single quotes. ```
char a = 'A';
char b = '4';
char c = '\u041'; // Unicode for A
String literals must be enclosed in double quotes, while character literals are single characters enclosed in single quotes. Thus, "A" is a string, and 'A' is ...
Posted on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:18:46 +0000 by davey_b_