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@ -63,19 +63,63 @@ const MAX_THREE_B: u32 = 0x10000;
Cn Unassigned a reserved unassigned code point or a noncharacter
*/
/// The highest valid code point
/// The highest valid code point a `char` can have.
///
/// A [`char`] is a [Unicode Scalar Value], which means that it is a [Code
/// Point], but only ones within a certain range. `MAX` is the highest valid
/// code point that's a valid [Unicode Scalar Value].
///
/// [`char`]: primitive.char.html
/// [Unicode Scalar Value]: http://www.unicode.org/glossary/#unicode_scalar_value
/// [Code Point]: http://www.unicode.org/glossary/#code_point
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub const MAX: char = '\u{10ffff}';
/// Converts a `u32` to an `Option<char>`.
/// Converts a `u32` to a `char`.
///
/// Note that all [`char`]s are valid [`u32`]s, and can be casted to one with
/// [`as`]:
///
/// ```
/// let c = '💯';
/// let i = c as u32;
///
/// assert_eq!(128175, i);
/// ```
///
/// However, the reverse is not true: not all valid [`u32`]s are valid
/// [`char`]s. `from_u32()` will return `None` if the input is not a valid value
/// for a [`char`].
///
/// [`char`]: primitive.char.html
/// [`u32`]: primitive.u32.html
/// [`as`]: ../book/casting-between-types.html#as
///
/// For an unsafe version of this function which ignores these checks, see
/// [`from_u32_unchecked()`].
///
/// [`from_u32_unchecked()`]: fn.from_u32_unchecked.html
///
/// # Examples
///
/// Basic usage:
///
/// ```
/// use std::char;
///
/// assert_eq!(char::from_u32(0x2764), Some('❤'));
/// assert_eq!(char::from_u32(0x110000), None); // invalid character
/// let c = char::from_u32(0x2764);
///
/// assert_eq!(Some('❤'), c);
/// ```
///
/// Returning `None` when the input is not a valid [`char`]:
///
/// ```
/// use std::char;
///
/// let c = char::from_u32(0x110000);
///
/// assert_eq!(None, c);
/// ```
#[inline]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@ -88,33 +132,104 @@ pub fn from_u32(i: u32) -> Option<char> {
}
}
/// Converts a `u32` to an `char`, not checking whether it is a valid unicode
/// codepoint.
/// Converts a `u32` to a `char`, ignoring validity.
///
/// Note that all [`char`]s are valid [`u32`]s, and can be casted to one with
/// [`as`]:
///
/// ```
/// let c = '💯';
/// let i = c as u32;
///
/// assert_eq!(128175, i);
/// ```
///
/// However, the reverse is not true: not all valid [`u32`]s are valid
/// [`char`]s. `from_u32_unchecked()` will ignore this, and blindly cast to
/// [`char`], possibly creating an invalid one.
///
/// [`char`]: primitive.char.html
/// [`u32`]: primitive.u32.html
/// [`as`]: ../book/casting-between-types.html#as
///
/// # Safety
///
/// This function is unsafe, as it may construct invalid `char` values.
///
/// For a safe version of this function, see the [`from_u32()`] function.
///
/// [`from_u32()`]: fn.from_u32.html
///
/// # Examples
///
/// Basic usage:
///
/// ```
/// use std::char;
///
/// let c = unsafe { char::from_u32_unchecked(0x2764) };
///
/// assert_eq!('❤', c);
/// ```
#[inline]
#[stable(feature = "char_from_unchecked", since = "1.5.0")]
pub unsafe fn from_u32_unchecked(i: u32) -> char {
transmute(i)
}
/// Converts a number to the character representing it.
/// Converts a digit in the given radix to a `char`.
///
/// # Return value
/// A 'radix' here is sometimes also called a 'base'. A radix of two
/// indicates a binary number, a radix of ten, decimal, and a radix of
/// sixteen, hexicdecimal, to give some common values. Arbitrary
/// radicum are supported.
///
/// Returns `Some(char)` if `num` represents one digit under `radix`,
/// using one character of `0-9` or `a-z`, or `None` if it doesn't.
/// `from_digit()` will return `None` if the input is not a digit in
/// the given radix.
///
/// # Panics
///
/// Panics if given an `radix` > 36.
/// Panics if given a radix larger than 36.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// Basic usage:
///
/// ```
/// use std::char;
///
/// let c = char::from_digit(4, 10);
///
/// assert_eq!(c, Some('4'));
/// assert_eq!(Some('4'), c);
///
/// // Decimal 11 is a single digit in base 16
/// let c = char::from_digit(11, 16);
///
/// assert_eq!(Some('b'), c);
/// ```
///
/// Returning `None` when the input is not a digit:
///
/// ```
/// use std::char;
///
/// let c = char::from_digit(20, 10);
///
/// assert_eq!(None, c);
/// ```
///
/// Passing a large radix, causing a panic:
///
/// ```
/// use std::thread;
/// use std::char;
///
/// let result = thread::spawn(|| {
/// // this panics
/// let c = char::from_digit(1, 37);
/// }).join();
///
/// assert!(result.is_err());
/// ```
#[inline]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@ -287,8 +402,14 @@ pub fn encode_utf16_raw(mut ch: u32, dst: &mut [u16]) -> Option<usize> {
}
}
/// An iterator over the characters that represent a `char`, as escaped by
/// Rust's unicode escaping rules.
/// Returns an iterator that yields the hexadecimal Unicode escape of a
/// character, as `char`s.
///
/// This `struct` is created by the [`escape_unicode()`] method on [`char`]. See
/// its documentation for more.
///
/// [`escape_unicode()`]: primitive.char.html#method.escape_unicode
/// [`char`]: primitive.char.html
#[derive(Clone)]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub struct EscapeUnicode {
@ -362,8 +483,13 @@ impl Iterator for EscapeUnicode {
}
}
/// An iterator over the characters that represent a `char`, escaped
/// for maximum portability.
/// An iterator that yields the literal escape code of a `char`.
///
/// This `struct` is created by the [`escape_default()`] method on [`char`]. See
/// its documentation for more.
///
/// [`escape_default()`]: primitive.char.html#method.escape_default
/// [`char`]: primitive.char.html
#[derive(Clone)]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub struct EscapeDefault {

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// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
// except according to those terms.
//! Unicode scalar values
//! A character type.
//!
//! This module provides the `CharExt` trait, as well as its
//! implementation for the primitive `char` type, in order to allow
//! basic character manipulation.
//! The `char` type represents a single character. More specifically, since
//! 'character' isn't a well-defined concept in Unicode, `char` is a '[Unicode
//! scalar value]', which is similar to, but not the same as, a '[Unicode code
//! point]'.
//!
//! A `char` represents a
//! *[Unicode scalar
//! value](http://www.unicode.org/glossary/#unicode_scalar_value)*, as it can
//! contain any Unicode code point except high-surrogate and low-surrogate code
//! points.
//! [Unicode scalar value]: http://www.unicode.org/glossary/#unicode_scalar_value
//! [Unicode code point]: http://www.unicode.org/glossary/#code_point
//!
//! As such, only values in the ranges \[0x0,0xD7FF\] and \[0xE000,0x10FFFF\]
//! (inclusive) are allowed. A `char` can always be safely cast to a `u32`;
//! however the converse is not always true due to the above range limits
//! and, as such, should be performed via the `from_u32` function.
//! This module exists for technical reasons, the primary documentation for
//! `char` is directly on [the `char` primitive type](../primitive.char.html)
//! itself.
//!
//! *[See also the `char` primitive type](../primitive.char.html).*
//! This module is the home of the iterator implementations for the iterators
//! implemented on `char`, as well as some useful constants and conversion
//! functions that convert various types to `char`.
#![stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@ -42,9 +41,13 @@ pub use core::char::{MAX, from_u32, from_u32_unchecked, from_digit, EscapeUnicod
#[unstable(feature = "unicode", issue = "27783")]
pub use tables::UNICODE_VERSION;
/// An iterator over the lowercase mapping of a given character, returned from
/// the [`to_lowercase` method](../primitive.char.html#method.to_lowercase) on
/// characters.
/// Returns an iterator that yields the lowercase equivalent of a `char`.
///
/// This `struct` is created by the [`to_lowercase()`] method on [`char`]. See
/// its documentation for more.
///
/// [`to_lowercase()`]: primitive.char.html#method.escape_to_lowercase
/// [`char`]: primitive.char.html
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub struct ToLowercase(CaseMappingIter);
@ -56,9 +59,13 @@ impl Iterator for ToLowercase {
}
}
/// An iterator over the uppercase mapping of a given character, returned from
/// the [`to_uppercase` method](../primitive.char.html#method.to_uppercase) on
/// characters.
/// Returns an iterator that yields the uppercase equivalent of a `char`.
///
/// This `struct` is created by the [`to_uppercase()`] method on [`char`]. See
/// its documentation for more.
///
/// [`to_uppercase()`]: primitive.char.html#method.escape_to_uppercase
/// [`char`]: primitive.char.html
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub struct ToUppercase(CaseMappingIter);