The new Character Type of UTF-8 Strings: char8_t
Explore the new char8_t character type introduced in C++20, which supports UTF-8 strings by representing 8-bit code units distinctly from char. Understand the differences between char and char8_t, how they relate to string types, and apply this knowledge to improve string handling in your C++ programs.
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In addition to the character types char16_t and char32_t from C++11, C++20 gets the new character type char8_t. Type char8_t is large enough to represent any UTF-8 code unit (8 bits). It has the same size, ...