Bug #59305 mysql_real_connect with wchar_t types

• Submitted: 5 Jan 2011 10:03
• Modified: 31 Jan 2011 8:07
• Reporter: Shrikrishna Bhat
• Status: Not a Bug
• Category: MySQL Server: C API (client library)
• Severity: S2 (Serious)
• Version: 6.0.2
• OS: Any
• CPU Architecture: Any
• Tags: wchar_t C API

[5 Jan 2011 10:03] Shrikrishna Bhat

Description:
On following API, I see char* for most of the parameter.

MYSQL *		STDCALL mysql_real_connect(MYSQL *mysql, const char *host,
					   const char *user,
					   const char *passwd,
					   const char *db,
					   unsigned int port,
					   const char *unix_socket,
					   unsigned long clientflag);

If I want to pass wchar_t instead of char*, then what I suppose to do. Hope this bug or request might have raised or know much earlier. 
How C API supports white characters?

How to repeat:
Try to call mysql_real_connect API with wchar_t datatype for hostname or user or password or db:

wchar_t hostName = L"host";
mysql_real_connect(mysql, hostName,user,passwd,db,port,unix_socket,clientflag)

[31 Jan 2011 8:07] Bogdan Degtyariov

Hi Shrikrishna,

Unfortunately, MySQL C API function mysql_real_connect() does not support wchar_t types for parameters. In order to use mysql_real_connect() you have to convert wchar_t to char.

I am not sure if mysql_real_connect() will ever accept wchar_t.

Setting "not a bug" status.