...Is it not invalid at least with utf8 to use anything but the least `large...

...than a class:
struct ICUString {
  enum Encoding {UTF8, UTF16, UTF32,...};
  uint len;
  void* data;
  Encoding...

...built-in support as we do for utf8/16/32 then a new type might...

...you had to choose between the types "utf8", "uint8" and "int8", it would be obvious...

...Let's go /all/ the way...

char  -> utf8
wchar -> utf16
dchar -> utf32

Then we'll...

...better than int8.

char8/16/32 sounds good, and could also be utf8/16/32

...the logic of 'defining' char to be utf8 if you're not going to enforce...

...was made impossible to have an invalid utf8/16/32 sequence. That may be an...

...was the output as if it was UTF8. Did I miss something in the process...

...of talk regarding additional automatic conversion, between UTF8 and its wchar[] and dchar[] representations.

Unfortunately...