diff -r 000000000000 -r bde4ae8d615e os/ossrv/utilitylibraries/libutils/src/descriptor16tostring.cpp
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+++ b/os/ossrv/utilitylibraries/libutils/src/descriptor16tostring.cpp	Fri Jun 15 03:10:57 2012 +0200
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2008 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:   Contains the source for Descriptor16 to string conversions
+ *
+*/
+
+
+
+#include "libutils.h"
+  
+
+
+ /**
+   * Converts a descriptor of type TBuf16 to string datatype
+   *
+   * @param aSrc is the descriptor to be converted , aDes is the 
+   * reference to the string to which the result of conversion 
+   * is stored ,
+   * @return Status code (0 is ESuccess, -1 is EInsufficientMemory)
+   */
+
+EXPORT_C int Tbuf16ToString(TDes16& aSrc, string& aDes)
+{
+    unsigned int ilen = aSrc.Length(); 
+    int retval = ESuccess;
+    int minusone = -1;
+    char* charString = new char[ilen*2+1];
+    
+    if (!charString)
+    {
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wchar_t *wcharString = new wchar_t[ilen+1];
+    
+    if (!wcharString)
+    {
+    	delete []charString;
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wmemcpy(wcharString, (const wchar_t*)aSrc.Ptr(), ilen);
+    wcharString[ilen] = L'\0';
+    
+    if(minusone != wcstombs(charString, wcharString, ilen*2))
+    {
+    	charString[ilen*2] = '\0';
+        aDes.assign(charString);
+    }
+    else 
+    {
+    	retval = EInvalidWCSSequence;
+    }
+    
+    delete []charString;
+	delete []wcharString;
+	
+	return retval;
+}
+
+ /**
+   * Converts a descriptor of type TBufC16 to string datatype
+   *
+   * @param aSrc is the descriptor to be converted , aDes is the 
+   * reference to the string to which the result of conversion 
+   * is stored ,
+   * @return Status code (0 is ESuccess, -1 is EInsufficientMemory)
+   */
+
+EXPORT_C int Tbufc16ToString(TDesC16& aSrc, string& aDes)
+{
+    int ilen = aSrc.Length(), retval = ESuccess;
+    int minusone = -1;
+    char* charString = new char[ilen*2+1];
+    
+    if (!charString)
+    {
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wchar_t *wcharString = new wchar_t[ilen+1];
+    
+    if (!wcharString)
+    {
+    	delete []charString;
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wmemcpy(wcharString, (const wchar_t*)aSrc.Ptr(), ilen);
+    wcharString[ilen] = L'\0';
+   
+    if(minusone != wcstombs(charString, wcharString, ilen*2))
+    {
+    	charString[ilen*2] = '\0';
+        aDes.assign(charString);
+    }
+    else 
+    {
+    	retval = EInvalidWCSSequence;
+    }
+    
+    delete []charString;
+	delete []wcharString;
+	
+	return retval;
+}
+
+ /**
+   * Converts a descriptor of type TPtr16 to string datatype
+   *
+   * @param aSrc is the descriptor to be converted , aDes is the 
+   * reference to the string to which the result of conversion 
+   * is stored , 
+   * @return Status code (0 is ESuccess, -1 is EInsufficientMemory)
+   */
+
+EXPORT_C int Tptr16ToString (TDes16& aSrc, string& aDes)
+{
+    int retval = ESuccess;
+    unsigned int ilen= aSrc.Length();
+	  int minusone = -1;
+	  char* charString = new char[ilen*2+1];
+	  
+	  if (!charString)
+    {
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    wchar_t *wcharString = new wchar_t[ilen+1];
+    
+    if (!wcharString)
+    {
+    	delete []charString;
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wmemcpy(wcharString, (const wchar_t*)aSrc.Ptr(), ilen);
+    wcharString[ilen] = L'\0';
+   
+    
+	if(minusone != wcstombs(charString, wcharString, ilen*2))
+	{
+	    charString[ilen*2] = '\0';
+		aDes.assign(charString);  	
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		retval = EInvalidWCSSequence;
+	}
+    
+	delete []charString;
+	delete []wcharString;
+	
+	return retval;
+}
+
+ /**
+   * Converts a descriptor of type TPtrC16 to string datatype
+   *
+   * @param aSrc is the descriptor to be converted , aDes is the 
+   * reference to the string to which the result of conversion 
+   * is stored , 
+   * @return Status code (0 is ESuccess, -1 is EInsufficientMemory)
+   */
+
+EXPORT_C int Tptrc16ToString (const TDesC16& aSrc, string& aDes)
+{
+    int retval = ESuccess;	
+	  int ilen= aSrc.Length();
+	  int minusone = -1;
+	  char* buf = new char[ilen*2 +1];
+	  
+	  if (!buf)
+    {
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wchar_t *wcharString = new wchar_t[ilen+1];
+    
+    if (!wcharString)
+    {
+    	delete []buf;
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wmemcpy(wcharString, (const wchar_t*)aSrc.Ptr(), ilen);
+    wcharString[ilen] = L'\0';
+   
+	if(minusone != wcstombs(buf, wcharString, ilen*2))
+	{
+	    buf[ilen*2] = '\0';
+		aDes.assign(buf);  	
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		retval =  EInvalidWCSSequence;
+	}
+    
+	delete []buf;
+	delete []wcharString;
+	
+	return retval;
+}
+
+ /**
+   * Converts a descriptor of type HbufC16 to string datatype
+   *
+   * @param aSrc is the descriptor to be converted , aDes is the 
+   * reference to the string to which the result of conversion 
+   * is stored , n_size specifies the conversion size of the string 
+   * @return Status code (0 is ESuccess, -1 is EInsufficientMemory)
+   * -2 is EInvalidSize , -5 is EDescriptorNoData)
+   */
+
+EXPORT_C int Hbufc16ToString(HBufC16* aSrc, string& aDes, int& n_size)
+{
+    int retval = ESuccess;
+    unsigned int ilen=0;
+    int minusone = -1;
+    
+  	if(!aSrc)
+    {
+    	return EInvalidPointer;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+    	ilen = aSrc->Size();
+    	if (0 == ilen)
+    	{
+    		return EDescriptorNoData;
+    	}
+    	else if (n_size < ilen)
+    	{
+    		n_size = ilen; 
+    		return EInvalidSize; 		
+    	}
+    }
+    
+	  char* buf = new char[ilen*2 +1];
+	
+	  if (!buf)
+    {
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wchar_t *wcharString = new wchar_t[ilen+1];
+    
+    if (!wcharString)
+    {
+    	delete []buf;
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wmemcpy(wcharString, (const wchar_t*)aSrc->Ptr(), ilen);
+    wcharString[ilen] = L'\0';
+   
+	
+	if(minusone != wcstombs(buf, wcharString, ilen*2))
+	{
+	    buf[ilen*2] = '\0';
+	    aDes.assign(buf, ilen*2);		
+		
+	}
+	else 
+	{
+		retval = EInvalidWCSSequence;
+	}
+	
+	delete []buf;
+	delete []wcharString;
+		
+	return retval;
+}
+
+ /**
+   * Converts a descriptor of type RBuf16 to string datatype
+   *
+   * @param aSrc is the descriptor to be converted , aDes is the 
+   * reference to the string to which the result of conversion 
+   * is stored , 
+   * @return Status code (0 is ESuccess, -1 is EInsufficientMemory
+   * -5 is EDescriptorNoData)
+   */
+
+EXPORT_C int Rbuf16ToString(TDes16& aSrc, string& aDes)
+{
+    unsigned int ilen = aSrc.Length();
+    int retval = ESuccess ;
+    int minusone = -1;
+    if (0 == ilen)
+    {
+    	return EDescriptorNoData;
+    }
+    
+    char* buf = new char[ilen*2 +1];
+        
+    if (!buf)
+    {
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wchar_t *wcharString = new wchar_t[ilen+1];
+    
+    if (!wcharString)
+    {
+    	delete []buf;
+    	return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+    }
+    
+    wmemcpy(wcharString, (const wchar_t*)aSrc.Ptr(), ilen);
+    wcharString[ilen] = L'\0';
+   
+
+    if(minusone != wcstombs(buf, wcharString, ilen*2))
+	{
+	    buf[ilen*2] = '\0';
+	    aDes.assign(buf, ilen*2);		
+		
+	}
+	else 
+	{
+		retval = EInvalidWCSSequence;
+	}
+	
+    delete []buf;
+    delete []wcharString;
+    
+	return retval;
+}
+
+ /**
+   * Converts a descriptor of type TLit16 to string datatype
+   *
+   * @param aSrc is the descriptor to be converted , aDes is the 
+   * reference to the string to which the result of conversion 
+   * is stored , 
+   * @return Status code (0 is ESuccess, -1 is EInsufficientMemory
+   * -5 is EDescriptorNoData)
+   */
+
+EXPORT_C int Tlit16ToString(const TDesC16& aSrc, string& aDes)
+{   
+   unsigned int ilen = 0; 
+   int retval = ESuccess;
+   ilen = aSrc.Length();
+   int minusone = -1;
+   
+   if (0 == ilen)
+   {
+   		return EDescriptorNoData;
+   }
+
+   char* buf = new char[ilen*2 +1];
+   
+   if (!buf)
+   {
+       return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+   }
+   
+   wchar_t *wcharString = new wchar_t[ilen+1];
+    
+   if (!wcharString)
+   {
+   	   delete []buf;
+       return EInsufficientSystemMemory;
+   }
+    
+   wmemcpy(wcharString, (const wchar_t*)aSrc.Ptr(), ilen);
+   wcharString[ilen] = L'\0';
+   
+
+   if(minusone != wcstombs(buf, wcharString, ilen*2))
+   {
+ 	    buf[ilen*2] = '\0';
+ 	    aDes.assign(buf);
+ 	    
+   }
+   else 
+   {
+	    retval = EInvalidWCSSequence;
+   }
+
+   delete []buf;
+   delete []wcharString;	
+   return retval; 
+}