2615. [filesys.ts] [PDTS] Missing behavior for characters with no representation

Section: 8.2.2 [filesys.ts::path.type.cvt], 8.4.1 [filesys.ts::path.construct] Status: TS Submitter: GB-8 Opened: 2014-01-20 Last modified: 2017-07-30

Priority: Not Prioritized

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Discussion:

Addresses: filesys.ts

No specification for characters with no representation. The example at the end of 8.4.1 refers to "for other native narrow encodings some characters may have no representation" - what happens in such cases?

Suggested action:

Add some definition of the behaviour for characters with no representation.

[2014-02-12 Applied LWG/SG-3 Issaquah wording tweaks to make characters referred to plural.]

[2014-02-08, Beman Dawes provides wording]

Proposed resolution:

Add a paragraph at the end of 8.2.2 [path.type.cvt]:

If the encoding being converted to has no representation for source characters, the resulting converted characters, if any, are unspecified.