UnicodeGeneralCategory UnicodeGeneralCategory UnicodeGeneralCategory UnicodeGeneralCategory Enum

Definition

Defines the Unicode general category of a character.

public : enum class UnicodeGeneralCategorypublic enum UnicodeGeneralCategoryPublic Enum UnicodeGeneralCategory// You can use this enum in JavaScript.
Attributes
Windows 10 requirements
Device family
Windows 10 (introduced v10.0.10240.0 - for Xbox, see UWP features that aren't yet supported on Xbox)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced v1)

Fields

ClosePunctuation ClosePunctuation ClosePunctuation ClosePunctuation

Closing character of one of the paired punctuation marks, such as parentheses, square brackets, and braces. Signified by the Unicode designation "Pe" (punctuation, close).

ConnectorPunctuation ConnectorPunctuation ConnectorPunctuation ConnectorPunctuation

Connector punctuation character that connects two characters. Signified by the Unicode designation "Pc" (punctuation, connector).

Control Control Control Control

Control code character, with a Unicode value of U+007F or in the range U+0000 through U+001F or U+0080 through U+009F. Signified by the Unicode designation "Cc" (other, control).

CurrencySymbol CurrencySymbol CurrencySymbol CurrencySymbol

Currency symbol character. Signified by the Unicode designation "Sc" (symbol, currency).

DashPunctuation DashPunctuation DashPunctuation DashPunctuation

Dash or hyphen character. Signified by the Unicode designation "Pd" (punctuation, dash).

DecimalDigitNumber DecimalDigitNumber DecimalDigitNumber DecimalDigitNumber

Decimal digit character, which is a character in the range 0 through 9. Signified by the Unicode designation "Nd" (number, decimal digit).

EnclosingMark EnclosingMark EnclosingMark EnclosingMark

Enclosing mark character, which is a nonspacing combining character that surrounds all previous characters up to and including a base character. Signified by the Unicode designation "Me" (mark, enclosing).

FinalQuotePunctuation FinalQuotePunctuation FinalQuotePunctuation FinalQuotePunctuation

Closing or final quotation mark character. Signified by the Unicode designation "Pf" (punctuation, final quote).

Format Format Format Format

Format character that affects the layout of text or the operation of text processes, but is not normally rendered. Signified by the Unicode designation "Cf" (other, format).

InitialQuotePunctuation InitialQuotePunctuation InitialQuotePunctuation InitialQuotePunctuation

Opening or initial quotation mark character. Signified by the Unicode designation "Pi" (punctuation, initial quote).

LetterNumber LetterNumber LetterNumber LetterNumber

Number represented by a letter, instead of a decimal digit. For example, the Roman numeral for five, which is "V". The indicator is signified by the Unicode designation "Nl" (number, letter).

LineSeparator LineSeparator LineSeparator LineSeparator

Character that is used to separate lines of text. Signified by the Unicode designation "Zl" (separator, line).

LowercaseLetter LowercaseLetter LowercaseLetter LowercaseLetter

Lowercase letter. Signified by the Unicode designation "Ll" (letter, lowercase).

MathSymbol MathSymbol MathSymbol MathSymbol

Mathematical symbol character, such as "+" or "=". Signified by the Unicode designation "Sm" (symbol, math).

ModifierLetter ModifierLetter ModifierLetter ModifierLetter

Modifier letter character, which is a free-standing spacing character that indicates modifications of a preceding letter. Signified by the Unicode designation "Lm" (letter, modifier).

ModifierSymbol ModifierSymbol ModifierSymbol ModifierSymbol

Modifier symbol character, which indicates modifications of surrounding characters. For example, the fraction slash indicates that the number to the left is the numerator and the number to the right is the denominator. The indicator is signified by the Unicode designation "Sk" (symbol, modifier).

NonspacingMark NonspacingMark NonspacingMark NonspacingMark

Nonspacing character that indicates modifications of a base character. Signified by the Unicode designation "Mn" (mark, nonspacing),

NotAssigned NotAssigned NotAssigned NotAssigned

Character that is not assigned to any Unicode category. Signified by the Unicode code designation "Cn" (other, not assigned).

OpenPunctuation OpenPunctuation OpenPunctuation OpenPunctuation

Opening character of one of the paired punctuation marks, such as parentheses, square brackets, and braces. Signified by the Unicode designation "Ps" (punctuation, open).

OtherLetter OtherLetter OtherLetter OtherLetter

Letter that is not an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a titlecase letter, or a modifier letter. Signified by the Unicode designation "Lo" (letter, other).

OtherNumber OtherNumber OtherNumber OtherNumber

Number that is neither a decimal digit nor a letter number. For example, the fraction 1/2. The indicator is signified by the Unicode designation "No" (number, other).

OtherPunctuation OtherPunctuation OtherPunctuation OtherPunctuation

Punctuation character that is not a connector, a dash, open punctuation, close punctuation, an initial quote, or a final quote. Signified by the Unicode designation "Po" (punctuation, other).

OtherSymbol OtherSymbol OtherSymbol OtherSymbol

Symbol character that is not a mathematical symbol, a currency symbol or a modifier symbol. Signified by the Unicode designation "So" (symbol, other).

ParagraphSeparator ParagraphSeparator ParagraphSeparator ParagraphSeparator

Character that is used to separate paragraphs. Signified by the Unicode designation "Zp" (separator, paragraph).

PrivateUse PrivateUse PrivateUse PrivateUse

Private-use character, with a Unicode value in the range U+E000 through U+F8FF. Signified by the Unicode designation "Co" (other, private use).

SpaceSeparator SpaceSeparator SpaceSeparator SpaceSeparator

Space character, which has no glyph but is not a control or format character. Signified by the Unicode designation "Zs" (separator, space).

SpacingCombiningMark SpacingCombiningMark SpacingCombiningMark SpacingCombiningMark

Spacing character that indicates modifications of a base character and affects the width of the glyph for that base character. Signified by the Unicode designation "Mc" (mark, spacing combining).

Surrogate Surrogate Surrogate Surrogate

High surrogate or low surrogate character. Surrogate code values are in the range U+D800 through U+DFFF. Signified by the Unicode designation "Cs" (other, surrogate).

TitlecaseLetter TitlecaseLetter TitlecaseLetter TitlecaseLetter

Titlecase letter. Signified by the Unicode designation "Lt" (letter, titlecase).

UppercaseLetter UppercaseLetter UppercaseLetter UppercaseLetter

Uppercase letter. Signified by the Unicode designation "Lu" (letter, uppercase).

Remarks

A member of this enumeration is returned by GetGeneralCategory. A Unicode general category defines the broad classification of a character— that is, designation as a type of letter, decimal digit, separator, mathematical symbol, punctuation, and so on. See the Unicode Standard Annex #44.

The values of this enumeration are compatible with the Microsoft .NET System.Globalization.UnicodeGeneralCategory enumeration.

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