# How can I check that object of class OdDbAttribute has UTF-8 characters?

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Use attr->tag ().c\_str() and attr->textString ().c\_str().  
Also [this article](https://www.opendesign.com/blog/2017/february/converting-code-using-odstring-and-odansistring-classes) will be helpful.