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This directly allows any Unicode code point in character and string literals. |
This directly allows any Unicode code point in character and string literals. |
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Unicode is also allowed in identifiers like variables and field names, with some restrictions. |
Unicode is also allowed in identifiers like variables and field names, with some restrictions. |
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The <code>string</code> data type represents a read-only sequence of bytes, conventionally but not necessarily |
The <code>string</code> data type represents a read-only sequence of bytes, conventionally but not necessarily representing UTF-8-encoded text. |
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A number of built-in features interpret <code>string</code>s as UTF-8. For example, |
A number of built-in features interpret <code>string</code>s as UTF-8. For example, |
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<lang go> var i int |
<lang go> var i int |
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The standard packages <code>unicode</code>, <code>unicode/utf8</code>, and <code>unicode/utf16</code> have additional functions. |
The standard packages <code>unicode</code>, <code>unicode/utf8</code>, and <code>unicode/utf16</code> have additional functions. |
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Normalization support is available in the [[:Category:Go sub-repositories|sub-repository]] package <code> |
Normalization support is available in the [[:Category:Go sub-repositories|sub-repository]] package <code>golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm</code>. |
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It contains a number of string manipulation functions that work with the four normalization forms NFC, NFD, NFKC, and NFKD. |
It contains a number of string manipulation functions that work with the four normalization forms NFC, NFD, NFKC, and NFKD. |
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The normalization form type in this package implements the <code>io.Reader</code> and <code>io.WriteCloser</code> interfaces to enable on-the-fly normalization during I/O. |
The normalization form type in this package implements the <code>io.Reader</code> and <code>io.WriteCloser</code> interfaces to enable on-the-fly normalization during I/O. |
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