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+/**
+ *     $Id: utf8.c,v 1.1.1.1 2008-04-28 17:32:53 mbroeker Exp $
+ * $Source: /development/c/demos/utf8.c,v $
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+
+#ifndef u_char
+typedef unsigned char u_char;
+#endif
+
+int main ()
+{
+    char dest[4];
+
+    wchar_t *str = L"Unicode Example with german umlauts: ÄÖÜäöü߀\n";
+
+    if (!setlocale (LC_CTYPE, "")) {
+        perror ("SETLOCALE");
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    printf ("%ls", str);
+
+    while (*str != '\n') {
+        dest[0] = 0;
+        dest[1] = 0;
+        dest[2] = 0;
+        dest[3] = 0;
+        if (wctomb (dest, (*str)) == -1)
+            return -1;
+
+        printf ("%lc -> [%4X] (%2X:%2X:%2X:%2X)\n",
+                *str, *str, (u_char) dest[0], (u_char) dest[1], (u_char) dest[2], (u_char) dest[3]);
+        str++;
+    }
+
+    printf ("DIFF: %d : 0x%2X\n", 0x40, 0x40);
+    return 0;
+}