unicode(3tcl)

NAME
unicode - Implementation of Unicode normalization

SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.3

package require unicode 1.0

::unicode::fromstring string

::unicode::tostring uclist

::unicode::normalize form uclist

::unicode::normalizeS form string

DESCRIPTION

This is an implementation in Tcl of the Unicode normalization forms.

COMMANDS

::unicode::fromstring string
    Converts string to list of integer Unicode character codes which is used in unicode for internal string representation.

::unicode::tostring uclist
    Converts list of integers uclist back to Tcl string.

::unicode::normalize form uclist
    Normalizes Unicode characters list ulist according to form and returns the normalized list. Form form takes one of the following values: D (canonical decomposition), C (canonical decomposition, followed by canonical composition), KD (compatibility decomposition), or KC (compatibility decomposition, followed by canonical composition).

::unicode::normalizeS form string
    A shortcut to ::unicode::tostring [unicode::normalize \$form [::unicode::fromstring \$string]]. Normalizes Tcl string and returns normalized string.

EXAMPLES

    % ::unicode::fromstring "\u0410\u0411\u0412\u0413"
    1040 1041 1042 1043
    % ::unicode::tostring {49 50 51 52 53}
    12345
    %

    % ::unicode::normalize D {7692 775}
    68 803 775
    % ::unicode::normalizeS KD "\u1d2c"
    A
    %

REFERENCES

[1] "Unicode Standard Annex #15: Unicode Normalization Forms", (http://unicode.org/reports/tr15/)

AUTHORS
Sergei Golovan

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category stringprep of the Tcllib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

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SEE ALSO
stringprep(3tcl)

KEYWORDS
normalization, unicode

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2007, Sergei Golovan <sgolovan@nes.ru>