Re: Java support for Unicode 5.0

From: Elliotte Harold (elharo@metalab.unc.edu)
Date: Sat Nov 04 2006 - 12:13:35 CST

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James Kass wrote:
> A question has arisen concerning java and the "Character.isDefined()"
> function with respect to Unicode 5.0.
>
> According to this page, as an example,
> http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/07f4/index.htm
>
> ...N'ko characters are returning "No", suggesting that all Unicode
> 5.0 addenda aren't proper characters.
>

What version of Java are they testing?

> Is there an update method?

The JCP.

Personally I'd be surprised if Java 6 recognized Unicode 5 characters,
and astonished if Java 5 or earlier did. Java usually bakes in a
specific Unicode version with each release of the JDK.

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