forceUnicode

2.02

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Description

Description:

Switches the mode of operation of the following commands to unicode:

• copyFromClipboard
• copyToClipboard
• count
• find
• getTextWidth
• in
• insert
• reverse
• select
• splitString

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forceUnicode usage with the argument 0 will also apply to called code.

Groups:

Strings

Syntax

Syntax:

forceUnicode mode

Parameters:

mode: Number - Mode of operation, can be:

• -1 - off
•  0 - on until end of script
•  1 - on until next compatible command

Return Value:

Anything

Examples

Example 1:

copyToClipboard "д"; // Copies "д" to clipboard forceUnicode 1; copyToClipboard "д"; // Copies "д" to clipboard

Example 2:

private _string = "привет"; // a string that uses unicode characters systemChat str count _string; // 12 - the character count is wrong without forceUnicode call { systemChat str count _string; // 12 - identical result forceUnicode 0; systemChat str count _string; // 6 - correct result }; systemChat str count _string; // 6 - outer scope is affected by forceUnicode as well

Additional Information

See also:

copyToClipboardcopyFromClipboardselectcountininsertfindsplitString reverse

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