is_valid_multiple_byte_character Function

   pure function is_valid_multiple_byte_character(chara) result(res)
      use, intrinsic :: iso_fortran_env, only: int32, int8
      implicit none
      character(*), intent(in) :: chara
      logical :: res

      integer :: siz, i, expected_siz
      integer(int8) :: shift_3, shift_4, shift_5, shift_6, shift_7
      integer(int8) :: byte
      
      res = .true.
      siz = len(chara)

      byte = ichar(chara(1:1), kind=int8)
      shift_3 = ishft(byte, -3)  ! Right shift the byte by 3 bits
      shift_4 = ishft(byte, -4)  ! Right shift the byte by 4 bits
      shift_5 = ishft(byte, -5)  ! Right shift the byte by 5 bits
      shift_6 = ishft(byte, -6)  ! Right shift the byte by 6 bits
      shift_7 = ishft(byte, -7)  ! Right shift the byte by 7 bits

      ! 1st byte
      if (shift_3 == 30) then
         expected_siz = 4
      else if (shift_4 == 14)then
         expected_siz = 3 
      else if (shift_5 == 6) then
         expected_siz = 2
      else if (shift_7 == 0) then ! for 1-byte character
         expected_siz = 1         
      else
         res = .false.
         return
      end if

      if (expected_siz /= siz) then
         res = .false.
         return
      end if

      do i = 2, expected_siz
         byte = ichar(chara(i:i), kind=int8)
         shift_6 = ishft(byte, -6)  ! Right shift the byte by 6 bits
         if (shift_6 /= 2) then
            res = .false.
            return
         end if
      end do

   end function is_valid_multiple_byte_character