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The '''string''' type is a direct interface to [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/strings/ the | The '''string''' type is a direct interface to [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/strings/ the string type in C#]. | ||
Strings are considered an [[Type:object|object]] | Strings are considered a [[value type]] in the FrooxEngine data model, but an [[Type:object|object]] in the ProtoFlux data model. | ||
Strings are sequences of [[Type:char|chars]], and as such are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-16 UTF-16] encoded. When representing characters that are outside the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_(Unicode)#Basic_Multilingual_Plane Basic Multilingual Plane], a pair of two <code>char</code>s is used, known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogate_pair#U+D800_to_U+DFFF_(surrogates) surrogate pair]. Due to this, not every character in a string may be mapped directly to one <code>char</code>, and this can cause confusion when using ProtoFlux nodes on strings containing non-BMP characters. Additionally, stray surrogate characters that are not part of a surrogate pair may not behave as intended. | Strings are sequences of [[Type:char|chars]], and as such are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-16 UTF-16] encoded. When representing characters that are outside the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plane_(Unicode)#Basic_Multilingual_Plane Basic Multilingual Plane], a pair of two <code>char</code>s is used, known as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogate_pair#U+D800_to_U+DFFF_(surrogates) surrogate pair]. Due to this, not every character in a string may be mapped directly to one <code>char</code>, and this can cause confusion when using ProtoFlux nodes on strings containing non-BMP characters. Additionally, stray surrogate characters that are not part of a surrogate pair may not behave as intended. | ||
Strings may be used a primitive form of 16-bit [[Type:Int|integer]] arrays in [[ProtoFlux]] by way of the [[ProtoFlux:Get Character|Get Character]] node and [[ProtoFlux:To UTF16|To UTF16]] node. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[:Category:ProtoFlux:Strings]] | * [[:Category:ProtoFlux:Strings]] | ||
* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/strings/ A general overview of C# strings from Microsoft] | |||
* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.string Microsoft documentation on the C# String class] | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:16, 10 December 2024
The string type is a direct interface to the string type in C#.
Strings are considered a value type in the FrooxEngine data model, but an object in the ProtoFlux data model.
Strings are sequences of chars, and as such are UTF-16 encoded. When representing characters that are outside the Basic Multilingual Plane, a pair of two chars is used, known as a surrogate pair. Due to this, not every character in a string may be mapped directly to one char, and this can cause confusion when using ProtoFlux nodes on strings containing non-BMP characters. Additionally, stray surrogate characters that are not part of a surrogate pair may not behave as intended.
Strings may be used a primitive form of 16-bit integer arrays in ProtoFlux by way of the Get Character node and To UTF16 node.