use encoding

use template function

Update GeneralUtils.cpp

consolidate duplicate code

Update GeneralUtils.cpp

Update BinaryIO.cpp

compilers

dCommon/BinaryIO.cpp

@@ -2,16 +2,25 @@
 #include <string>
 
 //For reading null-terminated strings
-std::string BinaryIO::ReadString(std::istream& instream) {
-	std::string toReturn;
-	char buffer;
+template<typename StringType>
+StringType ReadString(std::istream& instream) {
+	StringType toReturn{};
+	typename StringType::value_type buffer{};
 
 	BinaryIO::BinaryRead(instream, buffer);
 
 	while (buffer != 0x00) {
 		toReturn += buffer;
-		BinaryRead(instream, buffer);
+		BinaryIO::BinaryRead(instream, buffer);
 	}
 
 	return toReturn;
 }
+
+std::string BinaryIO::ReadString(std::istream& instream) {
+	return ::ReadString<std::string>(instream);
+}
+
+std::u8string BinaryIO::ReadU8String(std::istream& instream) {
+	return ::ReadString<std::u8string>(instream);
+}