Method string_to_unicode()

Method string_to_unicode

string(8bit) string_to_unicode(string s, int(0..2)|void byteorder)

Description

Converts a string into an UTF16 compliant byte-stream.

Parameter s

String to convert to UTF16.

Parameter byteorder

Byte-order for the output. One of:

`0`	Network (aka big-endian) byte-order (default).
`1`	Little-endian byte-order.
`2`	Native byte-order.

Note

Throws an error if characters not legal in an UTF16 stream are encountered. Valid characters are in the range 0x00000 - 0x10ffff, except for characters 0xfffe and 0xffff.

Characters in range 0x010000 - 0x10ffff are encoded using surrogates.