GLibutf8_strncpy

gchar*
g_utf8_strncpy (
  gchar* dest,
  const gchar* src,
  gsize n
)

Like the standard C strncpy() function, but copies a given number of characters instead of a given number of bytes.

The src string must be valid UTF-8 encoded text. (Use g_utf8_validate() on all text before trying to use UTF-8 utility functions with it.)

Note you must ensure dest is at least 4 * n + 1 to fit the largest possible UTF-8 characters.

dest

Type: gchar*

Buffer to fill with characters from src.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

src

Type: const gchar*

UTF-8 encoded string.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

n

Type: gsize

Character count.

Type: gchar*

dest.

The data is owned by the called function.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.