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Unicode::MapUTF8 - Conversions to and from arbitrary character sets and UTF8
| Use Case | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Convert from charset to UTF8 | to_utf8({ -string => $string, -charset => $source }) | Convert string from any supported charset to UTF8 |
| Convert from UTF8 to charset | from_utf8({ -string => $string, -charset => $target }) | Convert string from UTF8 to any supported charset |
| List supported charsets | utf8_supported_charset() | Return list of all supported charset names (including aliases) |
| Check if charset is supported | utf8_supported_charset('ISO-8859-1') | Returns true if the named charset is supported |
| Add a charset alias | utf8_charset_alias({ 'japanese' => 'sjis' }) | Define a runtime alias for a supported charset |
| Get defined aliases | utf8_charset_alias() | Returns hashref of alias => real charset mappings |
| Clear an alias | utf8_charset_alias({ 'japanese' => undef }) | Remove an alias definition |
| Convert between two arbitrary charsets | to_utf8(...) then from_utf8(...) | Chain to_utf8 and from_utf8 to convert e.g. SJIS to EUC-JP |
use Unicode::MapUTF8 qw(to_utf8 from_utf8 utf8_supported_charset);
# Convert a string in 'ISO-8859-1' to 'UTF8'
my $output = to_utf8({ -string => 'An example', -charset => 'ISO-8859-1' });
# Convert a string in 'UTF8' encoding to encoding 'ISO-8859-1'
my $other = from_utf8({ -string => 'Other text', -charset => 'ISO-8859-1' });
# List available character set encodings
my @character_sets = utf8_supported_charset;
# Add a character set alias
utf8_charset_alias({ 'ms-japanese' => 'sjis' });
# Convert between two arbitrary (but largely compatible) charset encodings
# (SJIS to EUC-JP)
my $utf8_string = to_utf8({ -string =>$sjis_string, -charset => 'sjis'});
my $euc_jp_string = from_utf8({ -string => $utf8_string, -charset => 'euc-jp' })
# Verify that a specific character set is supported
if (utf8_supported_charset('ISO-8859-1') {
# Yes
}Provides an adapter layer between core routines for converting to and from UTF8 and other encodings. In essence, a way to give multiple existing Unicode modules a single common interface so you don't have to know the underlaying implementations to do simple UTF8 to-from other character set encoding conversions. As such, it wraps the Unicode::String, Unicode::Map8, Unicode::Map and Jcode modules in a standardized and simple API.
This also provides general character set conversion operation based on UTF8 - it is possible to convert between any two compatible and supported character sets via a simple two step chaining of conversions.
As with most things Perlish - if you give it a few big chunks of text to chew on instead of lots of small ones it will handle many more characters per second.
By design, it can be easily extended to encompass any new charset encoding conversion modules that arrive on the scene.
This module is intended to provide good Unicode support to versions of Perl prior to 5.8. If you are using Perl 5.8.0 or later, you probably want to be using the Encode module instead. This module does work with Perl 5.8, but Encode is the preferred method in that environment.
Used for runtime assignment of character set aliases.
Called with no parameters, returns a hash of defined aliases and the character sets they map to.
Example:
my $aliases = utf8_charset_alias;
my @alias_names = keys %$aliases;If called with ONE parameter, returns the name of the 'real' charset if the alias is defined. Returns undef if it is not found in the aliases.
Example:
if (! utf8_charset_alias('VISCII')) {
# No alias for this
}If called with a list of 'alias' => 'charset' pairs, defines those aliases for use.
Example:
utf8_charset_alias({ 'japanese' => 'sjis', 'japan' => 'sjis' });Note: It will croak if a passed pair does not map to a character set defined in the predefined set of character encoding. It is NOT allowed to alias something to another alias.
Multiple character set aliases can be set with a single call.
To clear an alias, pass a character set mapping of undef.
Example:
utf8_charset_alias({ 'japanese' => undef });While an alias is set, the 'utf8_supported_charset' function will return the alias as if it were a predefined charset.
Overriding a base defined character encoding with an alias will generate a warning message to STDERR.
Returns true if the named charset is supported (including user defined aliases).
Returns false if it is not.
Example:
if (! utf8_supported_charset('VISCII')) {
# No support yet
}If called in a list context with no parameters, it will return a list of all supported character set names (including user defined aliases).
Example:
my @charsets = utf8_supported_charset;Returns the string converted to UTF8 from the specified source charset.
Returns the string converted from UTF8 to the specified target charset.
1.14 2020.09.27
Regression tests for Jcode, 2-byte encodings and encoding aliases
Unicode::String Unicode::Map8 Unicode::Map Jcode Encode
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