What is the best way to use Unicode in C++ on iPhone?

Question

Hi, I want to create my C++ libraries with Unicode support so they can be reused on other platforms. I have found the ICU (International Components for Unicode) project but I also found a discuss about Apple rejecting for using ICU (see http://tinyurl.com/y86phfb). So how do you guys use Unicode in C++ on iPhone? Thanks.

Answer 1

The iPhone uses ICU internally. Check About»Legal.

Answer 2

What do you want to use, in Unicode? If you want to manipulate Unicode strings and format or parse things according to a locale, the standard APIs should be enough: std::wstring, std::locale, iconv(), etc…