Translation Between String Types

Translation Between String Types

The following Win32 functions translate character strings from one string type to another.

Function	Description
FoldString	Translates one character string to another.
LCMapString	Maps a character string by locale.
ToUnicode	Translates a virtual-key code into a Unicode character.
MultiByteToWideChar	Maps a multibyte string into a wide-character string.
WideCharToMultiByte	Maps a wide-character string into a multibyte string.

The WideCharToMultiByte and MultiByteToWideChar functions are particularly useful for applications that support several string types. ANSI C also defines the conversion functions wcstombs and mbstowcs, but they can only convert to and from the character set supported by the standard C library.