Re: [office-formula] Question on character classes

[Eike Rathke <erack@sun.com>]

Hi Patrick,

On Saturday, 2009-12-19 11:34:34 -0500, Patrick Durusau wrote:

> Whirring away on untangling the portability portions but curious about  
> the use of XML character classes.
>
> Makes sense if we are talking about XML text, makes less sense if we are  
> talking about strings in general. Just use Unicode character classes  
> with the correct references.
>
> Was there some overt reason for choosing XML character classes?

What exactly are you talking about? Is this about LetterXML, DigitXML,
... in the syntax definitions, referring XML10
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/ appendix B Character Classes?

What would be the equivalent Unicode classes?

  Eike

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