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How can I find out what the current charset is in C++?
In a console application (WinXP) I am getting negative values for some characters (like äöüé) with
(int)mystring[a]
and this surprises me. I was expecting the values to be between 127 and 256.
So is there something like GetCharset() or SetCharset() in c++?
It depends on how you look at the value you have at hand.
charcan be signed(e.g. on Windows), or unsigned like on some other systems. So, what you should do is to print the value as unsigned to get what you are asking for.C++ until now is char-set agnostic. For Windows console specifically, you can use:
GetConsoleOutputCP.