This enables it to handle data that isn't presented as a
NUL-terminated string.
In particular, the NUL byte can appear _within_ the string and be
correctly translated to the NUL wide character. So I've been able to
remove the awkwardness in the test rig of having to include the
terminating NUL in every test to ensure NUL has been tested, and
instead, insert a single explicit test for it.
Similarly to the previous commit, the simplification at the (one) call
site gives me a strong feeling of 'this is what the API should have
been all along'!