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I need to insert a "é" and other such symbols. At first I just tried using é straight out in C++ and it returned Θ. So I looked at my character map and did the unicode version \u00E9 where I wanted the é and it still returned Θ. I guess they are using two different standards. Can anyone point me to a list of such common special characters and their c++ encodings? My attempts at a google search have been inconclusive. Thanks :cheesy:
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Originally Posted by CStallion
I need to insert a "é" and other such symbols. At first I just tried using é straight out in C++ and it returned Θ. So I looked at my character map and did the unicode version \u00E9 where I wanted the é and it still returned Θ. I guess they are using two different standards. Can anyone point me to a list of such common special characters and their c++ encodings? My attempts at a google search have been inconclusive. Thanks :cheesy:
using this code, the character é yields a value of -126 on my system
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
char c;
std::cin.get(c);
std::cout << static_cast<int> c;
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So I try "\-126" and get a compile error. Any other ideas?
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I think you're c++ program will have to change fonts before beginning to output the text. The font used by the c++ console program is not the same font that the IDE editor uses. The IDE does not use cout or other console output functions to write to the window -- it uses win32 api functions. Don't know how to do that in console program.
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Originally Posted by CStallion
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So I try "\-126" and get a compile error. Any other ideas?
Just to re-iterate, this is not a C++ issue, this is an implementation-specific font issue. The windows 2000 cmd.exe console uses the "Terminal" font, hence why I got a value of -126 (or 0x82) for the 'é' character. if your implementation uses a different font, there's a strong possibility that the number -126 is not what you need (The code in my earlier post is indifferent to the font)
rambling aside - here is how you might print the é character, if your output uses the Terminal font.
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
char c = -126;
// you could also use 0x82 instead of -126
std::cout << c;
}#include <iostream>
int main()
{
std::cout << static_cast<char> (-126);
}You may also be able to change your IDE to use the same font as your console window, although I haven't tested that idea.
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Good! I changed my IDE font to the font "terminal" and then inserted the é straight out and everything worked fine. Thx!
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Originally Posted by CStallion
Good! I changed my IDE font to the font "terminal" and then inserted the é straight out and everything worked fine. Thx!
What? I thought you wanted to see 'é', not that other character. When I did that with Dev-C++ it only made the IDE look like the console, not the other way around.
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