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  1. @leafbird leafbird created this gist Jun 25, 2013.
    22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions fstream_utf8.cpp
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    #include <fstream>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    #include <locale>
    #include <codecvt>
    ...

    // Write file in UTF-8
    std::wofstream wof;
    wof.imbue(std::locale(std::locale::empty(), new std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t,0x10ffff,std::generate_header>));
    wof.open(L"file.txt");
    wof << L"This is a test.";
    wof << L"This is another test.";
    wof << L"\nThis is the final test.\n";
    wof.close();

    // Read file in UTF-8
    std::wifstream wif(L"file.txt");
    wif.imbue(std::locale(std::locale::empty(), new std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t,0x10ffff, std::consume_header>));

    std::wstringstream wss;
    wss << wif.rdbuf();