3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service call includes the character, a character type associated with the character, and a character type to convert the character to.
1. A method to convert a character, the method comprising: intercepting a service call for a character conversion; determining if the character is in a single byte character format; determining if a character conversion type is a single byte character format; and upon determining the character is in a single byte character format and the character conversion type is a single byte character format, the character is a candidate for a first conversion service; upon determining the character is a candidate for the first conversion service, converting the character using the first conversion service; upon determining the character is not a candidate for the first conversion service, converting the character using a second conversion service; and returning the converted character.