visual c++: LPCWSTR using printf %ls, only comes back with 1st char

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Hi,
hope this is the right place to ask.

I have a c code using LPCWSTR, want to print it out,
what's the correct format pls ?
%ls only comes back with 1 character. :mad:

Thanks !

Posted 5-Mar-11 13:34pm

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Ozer Karaagac · Answer 1 · 2011-03-05T13:51:00

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Give it a try by using wprintf() or _tprintf(). Format string should also be wide for these functions.

Posted 5-Mar-11 13:51pm

Ozer Karaagac

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 5-Mar-11 20:09pm

Don't you think that also a console should be switched to wide mode, otherwise your function will work but the output will not be right for Unicode code points beyond ANSI?
--SA