GraphemeView
Description
Provides a grapheme representational and bidirectional view over a unicode component where each element in the view is an extended grapheme cluster (which approximate human-readable characters).
A <Grapheme> is also the default representation of a <UnicodeString>. When APIs such as #at:, #size, #copyFrom:to: are used, its relative to graphemes.
Instance State
Examples
| view |
view := GraphemeView on: 'abc' , String crlf.
self assert: [view next = $a asGrapheme].
self assert: [view next = $b asGrapheme].
self assert: [view next = $c asGrapheme].
self assert: [view next = Grapheme crlf].
self assert: [view atEnd].
self assert: [view contents = ('abc' , String crlf) asUnicodeString]
Class Methods
None
Instance Methods
<details> lineDelimiter
Answer the line delimiter of the receiver.
If undefined, then a default set of Unicode line delimiters will be used.
This is the set of graphemes defined in Grapheme>>isNewline
Answers:
<SequenceableCollection> of <Grapheme> or nil for default
</details>
<details> lineDelimiter:
Set the line delimiter of the receiver.
Compat provided for String and Character.
Notes:
Any <Cr><Lf> will be replaced with Grapheme crlf since
this is one grapheme in Unicode.
Arguments:
anObject - <Grapheme> grapheme delim
<UnicodeScalar> scalar delim
<UnicodeString> graphemes
<Array> of <implementors of #asGrapheme>
Compat: <String | Character>
Answers:
<UnicodeView> self
</details>
<details> linesDo:
Execute aBlock with each line in this string.
The line delimiters used can be found in Grapheme>>isNewline.
Line delimiters are not included in what is passed to @aBlock
Arguments:
aBlock - <Block> 1-arg block with each line
</details>
<details> nextLine
Answer the elements between the current position and the next lineDelimiter.
Answers:
<UnicodeString>
</details>
<details> supportsLineDelimiters
Subclasses that support line delimiters should override
and answer true. This will allow for apis like nextLine
Answers:
<Boolean>
</details>
Last modified date: 01/18/2023