Holds data for unicode character names and aliases. Most of the data comes from the raw unicode source files, with supplementary names and aliases coming from the node-unicode library
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Methods
(static) associate(name, cp)
Add a character name to codepoint association to the index
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | string | name or alias for this character |
cp | number | codepoint to associate with |
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(static) get(name) → {string}
Get character for a given name, or null if there is no known character association. This normalizes the name prior to lookup using unidata#normalize. You must call characters#load before to load the dataset.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | string | name whose character you want to lookup |
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Returns:
character associated
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- string
(async, static) load()
Load the character name/alias data
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