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diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_userinterface.asciidoc b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_userinterface.asciidoc index fd906a3ada..ce2a070a63 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_userinterface.asciidoc +++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_userinterface.asciidoc @@ -163,12 +163,19 @@ it's not strictly required: ===== Strings -If you're using GLib string functions or plain old C character array idioms in -Qt-only code you're probably doing something wrong. QStrings are generally -*much* safer and easier to use. They also make translations easier. +Wireshark's C code and GLib use UTF-8 encoded character arrays. Qt +(specifically QString) uses UTF-16. You can convert a `char *` to a +`QString` using simple assignment. You can convert a `QString` to a +`const char *` using `qUtf8Printable`. + +If you're using GLib string functions or plain old C character array +idioms in Qt-only code you're probably doing something wrong, +particularly if you're manually allocating and releasing memory. +QStrings are generally *much* safer and easier to use. They also make +translations easier. If you need to pass strings between Qt and GLib you can use a number -of convenience routines which are defined in 'ui/qt/qt_ui_utils.h'. +of convenience routines which are defined in 'ui/qt/qt_ui_utils.h'. If you're calling a function that returns wmem-allocated memory it might make more sense to add a wrapper function to 'qt_ui_utils' than to call wmem_free in |