icu::Normalizer2 Class Reference

Unicode normalization functionality for standard Unicode normalization or for using custom mapping tables. More...

#include <normalizer2.h>

Inheritance diagram for icu::Normalizer2:
icu::UObject icu::UMemory icu::FilteredNormalizer2

Public Member Functions

 ~Normalizer2 ()
 Destructor.
UnicodeString normalize (const UnicodeString &src, UErrorCode &errorCode) const
 Returns the normalized form of the source string.
virtual UnicodeStringnormalize (const UnicodeString &src, UnicodeString &dest, UErrorCode &errorCode) const =0
 Writes the normalized form of the source string to the destination string (replacing its contents) and returns the destination string.
virtual UnicodeStringnormalizeSecondAndAppend (UnicodeString &first, const UnicodeString &second, UErrorCode &errorCode) const =0
 Appends the normalized form of the second string to the first string (merging them at the boundary) and returns the first string.
virtual UnicodeStringappend (UnicodeString &first, const UnicodeString &second, UErrorCode &errorCode) const =0
 Appends the second string to the first string (merging them at the boundary) and returns the first string.
virtual UBool getDecomposition (UChar32 c, UnicodeString &decomposition) const =0
 Gets the decomposition mapping of c.
virtual UBool getRawDecomposition (UChar32 c, UnicodeString &decomposition) const
 Gets the raw decomposition mapping of c.
virtual UChar32 composePair (UChar32 a, UChar32 b) const
 Performs pairwise composition of a & b and returns the composite if there is one.
virtual uint8_t getCombiningClass (UChar32 c) const
 Gets the combining class of c.
virtual UBool isNormalized (const UnicodeString &s, UErrorCode &errorCode) const =0
 Tests if the string is normalized.
virtual UNormalizationCheckResult quickCheck (const UnicodeString &s, UErrorCode &errorCode) const =0
 Tests if the string is normalized.
virtual int32_t spanQuickCheckYes (const UnicodeString &s, UErrorCode &errorCode) const =0
 Returns the end of the normalized substring of the input string.
virtual UBool hasBoundaryBefore (UChar32 c) const =0
 Tests if the character always has a normalization boundary before it, regardless of context.
virtual UBool hasBoundaryAfter (UChar32 c) const =0
 Tests if the character always has a normalization boundary after it, regardless of context.
virtual UBool isInert (UChar32 c) const =0
 Tests if the character is normalization-inert.

Static Public Member Functions

static const Normalizer2getNFCInstance (UErrorCode &errorCode)
 Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFC normalization.
static const Normalizer2getNFDInstance (UErrorCode &errorCode)
 Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFD normalization.
static const Normalizer2getNFKCInstance (UErrorCode &errorCode)
 Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFKC normalization.
static const Normalizer2getNFKDInstance (UErrorCode &errorCode)
 Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFKD normalization.
static const Normalizer2getNFKCCasefoldInstance (UErrorCode &errorCode)
 Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFKC_Casefold normalization.
static const Normalizer2getInstance (const char *packageName, const char *name, UNormalization2Mode mode, UErrorCode &errorCode)
 Returns a Normalizer2 instance which uses the specified data file (packageName/name similar to ucnv_openPackage() and ures_open()/ResourceBundle) and which composes or decomposes text according to the specified mode.

Detailed Description

Unicode normalization functionality for standard Unicode normalization or for using custom mapping tables.

All instances of this class are unmodifiable/immutable. Instances returned by getInstance() are singletons that must not be deleted by the caller. The Normalizer2 class is not intended for public subclassing.

The primary functions are to produce a normalized string and to detect whether a string is already normalized. The most commonly used normalization forms are those defined in http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr15/ However, this API supports additional normalization forms for specialized purposes. For example, NFKC_Casefold is provided via getInstance("nfkc_cf", COMPOSE) and can be used in implementations of UTS #46.

Not only are the standard compose and decompose modes supplied, but additional modes are provided as documented in the Mode enum.

Some of the functions in this class identify normalization boundaries. At a normalization boundary, the portions of the string before it and starting from it do not interact and can be handled independently.

The spanQuickCheckYes() stops at a normalization boundary. When the goal is a normalized string, then the text before the boundary can be copied, and the remainder can be processed with normalizeSecondAndAppend().

The hasBoundaryBefore(), hasBoundaryAfter() and isInert() functions test whether a character is guaranteed to be at a normalization boundary, regardless of context. This is used for moving from one normalization boundary to the next or preceding boundary, and for performing iterative normalization.

Iterative normalization is useful when only a small portion of a longer string needs to be processed. For example, in ICU, iterative normalization is used by the NormalizationTransliterator (to avoid replacing already-normalized text) and ucol_nextSortKeyPart() (to process only the substring for which sort key bytes are computed).

The set of normalization boundaries returned by these functions may not be complete: There may be more boundaries that could be returned. Different functions may return different boundaries.

Stable:
ICU 4.4

Definition at line 78 of file normalizer2.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

icu::Normalizer2::~Normalizer2 (  ) 

Destructor.

Stable:
ICU 4.4

Member Function Documentation

virtual UnicodeString& icu::Normalizer2::append ( UnicodeString first,
const UnicodeString second,
UErrorCode errorCode 
) const [pure virtual]

Appends the second string to the first string (merging them at the boundary) and returns the first string.

The result is normalized if both the strings were normalized. The first and second strings must be different objects.

Parameters:
first string, should be normalized
second string, should be normalized
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
first
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual UChar32 icu::Normalizer2::composePair ( UChar32  a,
UChar32  b 
) const [virtual]

Performs pairwise composition of a & b and returns the composite if there is one.

Returns a composite code point c only if c has a two-way mapping to a+b. In standard Unicode normalization, this means that c has a canonical decomposition to a+b and c does not have the Full_Composition_Exclusion property.

This function is independent of the mode of the Normalizer2. The default implementation returns a negative value.

Parameters:
a A (normalization starter) code point.
b Another code point.
Returns:
The non-negative composite code point if there is one; otherwise a negative value.
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 49

Reimplemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual uint8_t icu::Normalizer2::getCombiningClass ( UChar32  c  )  const [virtual]

Gets the combining class of c.

The default implementation returns 0 but all standard implementations return the Unicode Canonical_Combining_Class value.

Parameters:
c code point
Returns:
c's combining class
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 49

Reimplemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual UBool icu::Normalizer2::getDecomposition ( UChar32  c,
UnicodeString decomposition 
) const [pure virtual]

Gets the decomposition mapping of c.

Roughly equivalent to normalizing the String form of c on a UNORM2_DECOMPOSE Normalizer2 instance, but much faster, and except that this function returns FALSE and does not write a string if c does not have a decomposition mapping in this instance's data. This function is independent of the mode of the Normalizer2.

Parameters:
c code point
decomposition String object which will be set to c's decomposition mapping, if there is one.
Returns:
TRUE if c has a decomposition, otherwise FALSE
Stable:
ICU 4.6

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

static const Normalizer2* icu::Normalizer2::getInstance ( const char *  packageName,
const char *  name,
UNormalization2Mode  mode,
UErrorCode errorCode 
) [static]

Returns a Normalizer2 instance which uses the specified data file (packageName/name similar to ucnv_openPackage() and ures_open()/ResourceBundle) and which composes or decomposes text according to the specified mode.

Returns an unmodifiable singleton instance. Do not delete it.

Use packageName=NULL for data files that are part of ICU's own data. Use name="nfc" and UNORM2_COMPOSE/UNORM2_DECOMPOSE for Unicode standard NFC/NFD. Use name="nfkc" and UNORM2_COMPOSE/UNORM2_DECOMPOSE for Unicode standard NFKC/NFKD. Use name="nfkc_cf" and UNORM2_COMPOSE for Unicode standard NFKC_CF=NFKC_Casefold.

Parameters:
packageName NULL for ICU built-in data, otherwise application data package name
name "nfc" or "nfkc" or "nfkc_cf" or name of custom data file
mode normalization mode (compose or decompose etc.)
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
the requested Normalizer2, if successful
Stable:
ICU 4.4
static const Normalizer2* icu::Normalizer2::getNFCInstance ( UErrorCode errorCode  )  [static]

Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFC normalization.

Same as getInstance(NULL, "nfc", UNORM2_COMPOSE, errorCode). Returns an unmodifiable singleton instance. Do not delete it.

Parameters:
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
the requested Normalizer2, if successful
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 49
static const Normalizer2* icu::Normalizer2::getNFDInstance ( UErrorCode errorCode  )  [static]

Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFD normalization.

Same as getInstance(NULL, "nfc", UNORM2_DECOMPOSE, errorCode). Returns an unmodifiable singleton instance. Do not delete it.

Parameters:
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
the requested Normalizer2, if successful
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 49
static const Normalizer2* icu::Normalizer2::getNFKCCasefoldInstance ( UErrorCode errorCode  )  [static]

Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFKC_Casefold normalization.

Same as getInstance(NULL, "nfkc_cf", UNORM2_COMPOSE, errorCode). Returns an unmodifiable singleton instance. Do not delete it.

Parameters:
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
the requested Normalizer2, if successful
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 49
static const Normalizer2* icu::Normalizer2::getNFKCInstance ( UErrorCode errorCode  )  [static]

Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFKC normalization.

Same as getInstance(NULL, "nfkc", UNORM2_COMPOSE, errorCode). Returns an unmodifiable singleton instance. Do not delete it.

Parameters:
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
the requested Normalizer2, if successful
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 49
static const Normalizer2* icu::Normalizer2::getNFKDInstance ( UErrorCode errorCode  )  [static]

Returns a Normalizer2 instance for Unicode NFKD normalization.

Same as getInstance(NULL, "nfkc", UNORM2_DECOMPOSE, errorCode). Returns an unmodifiable singleton instance. Do not delete it.

Parameters:
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
the requested Normalizer2, if successful
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 49
virtual UBool icu::Normalizer2::getRawDecomposition ( UChar32  c,
UnicodeString decomposition 
) const [virtual]

Gets the raw decomposition mapping of c.

This is similar to the getDecomposition() method but returns the raw decomposition mapping as specified in UnicodeData.txt or (for custom data) in the mapping files processed by the gennorm2 tool. By contrast, getDecomposition() returns the processed, recursively-decomposed version of this mapping.

When used on a standard NFKC Normalizer2 instance, getRawDecomposition() returns the Unicode Decomposition_Mapping (dm) property.

When used on a standard NFC Normalizer2 instance, it returns the Decomposition_Mapping only if the Decomposition_Type (dt) is Canonical (Can); in this case, the result contains either one or two code points (=1..4 UChars).

This function is independent of the mode of the Normalizer2. The default implementation returns FALSE.

Parameters:
c code point
decomposition String object which will be set to c's raw decomposition mapping, if there is one.
Returns:
TRUE if c has a decomposition, otherwise FALSE
Draft:
This API may be changed in the future versions and was introduced in ICU 49

Reimplemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual UBool icu::Normalizer2::hasBoundaryAfter ( UChar32  c  )  const [pure virtual]

Tests if the character always has a normalization boundary after it, regardless of context.

If true, then the character does not normalization-interact with following characters. In other words, a string containing this character can be normalized by processing portions up to this character and after this character independently. This is used for iterative normalization. See the class documentation for details. Note that this operation may be significantly slower than hasBoundaryBefore().

Parameters:
c character to test
Returns:
TRUE if c has a normalization boundary after it
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual UBool icu::Normalizer2::hasBoundaryBefore ( UChar32  c  )  const [pure virtual]

Tests if the character always has a normalization boundary before it, regardless of context.

If true, then the character does not normalization-interact with preceding characters. In other words, a string containing this character can be normalized by processing portions before this character and starting from this character independently. This is used for iterative normalization. See the class documentation for details.

Parameters:
c character to test
Returns:
TRUE if c has a normalization boundary before it
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual UBool icu::Normalizer2::isInert ( UChar32  c  )  const [pure virtual]

Tests if the character is normalization-inert.

If true, then the character does not change, nor normalization-interact with preceding or following characters. In other words, a string containing this character can be normalized by processing portions before this character and after this character independently. This is used for iterative normalization. See the class documentation for details. Note that this operation may be significantly slower than hasBoundaryBefore().

Parameters:
c character to test
Returns:
TRUE if c is normalization-inert
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual UBool icu::Normalizer2::isNormalized ( const UnicodeString s,
UErrorCode errorCode 
) const [pure virtual]

Tests if the string is normalized.

Internally, in cases where the quickCheck() method would return "maybe" (which is only possible for the two COMPOSE modes) this method resolves to "yes" or "no" to provide a definitive result, at the cost of doing more work in those cases.

Parameters:
s input string
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
TRUE if s is normalized
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual UnicodeString& icu::Normalizer2::normalize ( const UnicodeString src,
UnicodeString dest,
UErrorCode errorCode 
) const [pure virtual]

Writes the normalized form of the source string to the destination string (replacing its contents) and returns the destination string.

The source and destination strings must be different objects.

Parameters:
src source string
dest destination string; its contents is replaced with normalized src
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
dest
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

UnicodeString icu::Normalizer2::normalize ( const UnicodeString src,
UErrorCode errorCode 
) const [inline]

Returns the normalized form of the source string.

Parameters:
src source string
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
normalized src
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Definition at line 196 of file normalizer2.h.

virtual UnicodeString& icu::Normalizer2::normalizeSecondAndAppend ( UnicodeString first,
const UnicodeString second,
UErrorCode errorCode 
) const [pure virtual]

Appends the normalized form of the second string to the first string (merging them at the boundary) and returns the first string.

The result is normalized if the first string was normalized. The first and second strings must be different objects.

Parameters:
first string, should be normalized
second string, will be normalized
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
first
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual UNormalizationCheckResult icu::Normalizer2::quickCheck ( const UnicodeString s,
UErrorCode errorCode 
) const [pure virtual]

Tests if the string is normalized.

For the two COMPOSE modes, the result could be "maybe" in cases that would take a little more work to resolve definitively. Use spanQuickCheckYes() and normalizeSecondAndAppend() for a faster combination of quick check + normalization, to avoid re-checking the "yes" prefix.

Parameters:
s input string
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
UNormalizationCheckResult
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.

virtual int32_t icu::Normalizer2::spanQuickCheckYes ( const UnicodeString s,
UErrorCode errorCode 
) const [pure virtual]

Returns the end of the normalized substring of the input string.

In other words, with end=spanQuickCheckYes(s, ec); the substring UnicodeString(s, 0, end) will pass the quick check with a "yes" result.

The returned end index is usually one or more characters before the "no" or "maybe" character: The end index is at a normalization boundary. (See the class documentation for more about normalization boundaries.)

When the goal is a normalized string and most input strings are expected to be normalized already, then call this method, and if it returns a prefix shorter than the input string, copy that prefix and use normalizeSecondAndAppend() for the remainder.

Parameters:
s input string
errorCode Standard ICU error code. Its input value must pass the U_SUCCESS() test, or else the function returns immediately. Check for U_FAILURE() on output or use with function chaining. (See User Guide for details.)
Returns:
"yes" span end index
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Implemented in icu::FilteredNormalizer2.


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