What is CESU-8 in SAP BC-I18 - Internationalization (I18N)?

SAP Term: CESU-8

• Component: BC-I18

• Component Name: Internationalization (I18N)

• Description: CESU-8 defines an encoding scheme for Unicode identical to UTF-8 except for its representation of supplementary characters. In CESU-8, supplementary characters are represented as six-byte sequences resulting from the transformation of each UTF-16 surrogate code unit into an eight-bit form similar to the UTF-8 transformation, but without first converting the input surrogate pairs to a scalar value. CESU-8 is useful in 8-bit processing environments where binary collation with UTF-16 is required. It is designed and recommended for use only within products requiring this UTF-16 binary collation equivalence. CESU-8 is a Compatibility Encoding Scheme for UTF-16 CESU that serializes a Unicode code point as a sequence of one, two, three or six bytes.

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• Key Concepts: 
  CESU-8 stands for Compatible Extended Superset of UTF-8. It is an encoding scheme used to represent Unicode characters in a way that is compatible with the UTF-8 encoding scheme. It is used by SAP to ensure that internationalized applications can be used in different languages and regions. 
  
  How to use it: 
  CESU-8 is used by SAP to ensure that internationalized applications can be used in different languages and regions. It is used to encode Unicode characters into a format that is compatible with the UTF-8 encoding scheme. This allows applications to be used in different languages and regions without having to change the encoding scheme. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using CESU-8, it is important to ensure that the encoding scheme is set correctly. This will ensure that the application can be used in different languages and regions without any issues. Additionally, it is important to ensure that the application is tested in different languages and regions before deployment. 
  
  Related Information: 
  CESU-8 is part of the BC-I18 Internationalization (I18N) component of SAP. This component provides tools and services for internationalizing applications, such as support for multiple languages, regional settings, and character sets. Additionally, it provides tools for testing applications in different languages and regions.