Unicode not fully supported?

[kieran.w]

The new MQL4 introduced a function named ShortToString which is supposed to convert a Unicode character code to the equivalent character, but when I use it all I see for the most part is a question mark instead of the character.

If I use a label set to use the Arial font, I should get the character for "1/3" (the HEX value is 2153):

Label.Text(ShortToString(0x2153));

All I get is: ?

Interestingly, if I use an ASCII code it works fine.

Does anyone know if this is by design, or is Unicode not yet fully supported by MT4 ?

[linux80s]

My question is the same. Is Unicode just partially supported?

This code works well:

int a=0xAE;     // the code of ® corresponds to the '\xAE' literal

string myString=ShortToString((ushort)a);

This code doesn't work(I get an empty square instead of the smiley character):

int a=0x263A;   // the code of ☺ corresponds to the '\x263A' literal

string myString=ShortToString((ushort)a);

Is it possible to get the smiley by using the Unicode?

[Alain Verleyen]

linux80s:

My question is the same. Is Unicode just partially supported?

This code works well:

This code doesn't work(I get an empty square instead of the smiley character):

Is it possible to get the smiley by using the Unicode?

Apparently, Unicode is well supported by mql4 but not by the MT4 Terminal (GUI).

I suppose you want to display it on a chart somehow ? You can use Wingding font (code 74).

[linux80s]

Alain Verleyen:

Apparently, Unicode is well supported by mql4 but not by the MT4 Terminal (GUI).

I suppose you want to display it on a chart somehow ? You can use Wingding font (code 74).

Thanky you for the answer.

Yes, I know Wingdings, but I need for the Unicode, because the smiley was just an example, I need more characters too.

[Mladen Rakic]

linux80s:

Thanky you for the answer.

Yes, I know Wingdings, but I need for the Unicode, because the smiley was just an example, I need more characters too.

As long as the used font is not UTF-32 font, it works

[linux80s]

Mladen Rakic:

As long as the used font is not UTF-32 font, it works

I want to use some of these characters, but it seems that unfortunately they are not supported.

[Mladen Rakic]

linux80s:
I want to use some of these characters, but it seems that unfortunately they are not supported.

They are (supported) - those are still the part of UTF-16

[linux80s]

Mladen Rakic:

They are (supported) - those are still the part of UTF-16

OK, but why I cannot use them?

[William Roeder]

linux80s: OK, but why I cannot use them?

Do you really expect an answer? We can't see your broken code. There are no mind readers here and our crystal balls are cracked.

[Mladen Rakic]

linux80s:
OK, but why I cannot use them?

Believe it or not, this is the answer to your question using those characters

In any case, check your code

[Alain Verleyen]

Mladen Rakic:

As long as the used font is not UTF-32 font, it works

What font is that ?