kUnicodeKeepInfoMask

Declaration

kUnicodeKeepInfoMask = 1L << kUnicodeKeepInfoBit

Discussion

A mask for setting the keep-information control flag which governs whether the Unicode Converter keeps the current state stored in the Unicode converter object before converting the text string.

If you clear this flag, the converter will initialize the Unicode converter object before converting the text string and assume that subsequent calls do not need any context, such as direction state for the current call.

If you set the flag, the converter uses the current state. This is useful if your application must convert a stream of text in pieces that are not block delimited. You should set this flag for each call in a series of calls on the same text stream.