Small wishes for the future

[ccode_new]

My wishes for the future. Creation of different string types.
By default, there is a Unicode type, but I would like there to be a UTF8 or ASCII type as well.
Without utf8 or ascii conversion.

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;without this circumstance:
Procedure c_str(txt.s) ;or UTF8()
  Protected *c.Character = AllocateMemory(MemoryStringLength(@txt))
  PokeS(*c, txt, -1, #PB_UTF8)
  ProcedureReturn *c
EndProcedure

I also want an array creation similar to C.

Example:

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Dim c.i(5) = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}; //similar

[STARGÅTE]

My wishes for the future. Creation of different string types.
By default, there is a Unicode type, but I would like there to be a UTF8 or ASCII type as well.
Without utf8 or ascii conversion.

Please look here: Pseudotypes
Further, PureBasic uses internaly unicode only, because it handling additional types requires alot of work. Therefore, the e.g. ascii-support was removed years ago:
Forum post: PureBasic 5.50 final is out !.
Blog article: Support for Ascii compilation ends after the next LTS cycle

I also want an array creation similar to C.

Feature Requests and Wishlists:

• Extended array definition
• Prefill Array
• fill array in one shot
• multiline and array
• ...

[ccode_new]

Hi STARGÅTE,
p-utf8,.. sometimes not working correctly.

Different String-Types ..
Or a compiler directive with which one can switch the internal handling of the character strings from unicode to utf8 or ascii.

[Little John]

p-utf8,.. sometimes not working correctly.

Can you post a proper bug report showing that?

Or a compiler directive with which one can switch the internal handling of the character strings from unicode to utf8 or ascii.

STARGÅTE already answered this point:

handling additional types requires alot of work. Therefore, the e.g. ascii-support was removed years ago

[ccode_new]

It's a wish for the future, even if it's a lot of work.

[Little John]

It's a wish for the future, even if it's a lot of work.

No, it is the wish to get the past back. And that is simply not going to happen. The discussion took place here a few years ago.