Handling UTF-8 in C++

Question

To find out if C++ is the right language for a project of mine, I wanna test the UTF-8 capabilities. According to references, I built this example:

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Answer 1

Don't use wstring on Linux.

std::wstring VS std::string

Take a look at first answer. I'm sure it answers your question.

1. When I should use std::wstring over std::string?

On Linux? Almost never (§).

On Windows? Almost always (§).