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# Utf8ToUnicode

Convert a buffer with UTF-8 characters to widestring characters

## Declaration

Source position: ustringh.inc line 136

`function Utf8ToUnicode(`
`Dest: PUnicodeChar;`
`Source: PChar;`
`MaxChars: SizeInt`
`):SizeInt; function Utf8ToUnicode(`
`Dest: PUnicodeChar;`
`MaxDestChars: SizeUInt;`
`Source: PChar;`
`SourceBytes: SizeUInt`
`):SizeUInt;`

## Description

Utf8ToUnicode converts the buffer in Source with a length of SourceBytes or for a maximum length of MaxChars (or MaxDestChars) widestring characters to the buffer pointed to by Dest.

The function returns the number of copied widestring characters.

## Errors

On error, -1 is returned.

## See also

UTF8Encode |  | Convert a widestring or unicodestring to an UTF-8 encoded ansistring
UTF8Decode |  | Convert an UTF-8 encoded ansistring to a unicodestring
Utf8ToAnsi |  | Convert a UTF-8 encoded Unicode string to an ansistring
SetWideStringManager |  | Set the widestring manager