This library contains one string source function
and one string sink function
, as follows:
reader
is a string source function
that reads its value string source
, and
returns the text of that data converted from a Big5 encoding to a UTF-8 encoding. That is, the provided data is
in Big5, but the program sees UTF-8.
writer
is a string sink function
that accepts UTF-8 encoded data and writes that
data to its value string sink
argument, converted from a UTF-8 encoding to a Big5 encoding. That is,
the program writes UTF-8, but the provided output receives Big5.
The Big Five data format is interpreted/produced according to the Taiwanese Industry Standard.
The only kinds of errors that can occur are in conversion: finding a character that does not have a conversion
in the other character set. In this case, the converted value use is DEL
(0x7F
) in the
Big5 encoding, and NOT-A-CHARACTER
(0xFFFD
) in the UTF-8 encoding.
To use OMFFBIG5, you must import it into your program using an import declaration such as:
import "omffbig5.xmd" prefixed by big5.