>>178 >>180
var u16 = newString(16)
for n in 0..7: u16[n * 2] = cast[char](65 + n); u16[n * 2 + 1] = '\0'
u16[14] = '\0'
echo u16 # -> A B C D E F G
echo convert(u16, "utf-8", "utf-16") # -> ABCDEFG