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change 'code point' to 'scalar value'

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svn: r2944
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Matthew Flatt 2006-05-15 16:20:19 +00:00
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@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ in several significant ways:
case-insensitive. case-insensitive.
* MzScheme now directly supports Unicode. The "char" datatype * MzScheme now directly supports Unicode. The "char" datatype
corresponds to a Unicode code point, and strings correspond to a corresponds to a Unicode scalar value, and strings correspond to a
sequence of code points. Meanwhile, a new "byte string" datatype sequence of scalar values. Meanwhile, a new "byte string" datatype
implements a sequence of bytes (exact integers between 0 and 255), implements a sequence of bytes (exact integers between 0 and 255),
and byte strings take over the old role of strings with respect to and byte strings take over the old role of strings with respect to
low-level port operations. low-level port operations.
@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ in several significant ways:
Unicode Unicode
====================================================================== ======================================================================
The "char" datatype means "Unicode code point", which technically The "char" datatype means "Unicode scalar value", which technically
should not be confused with "Unicode character". But most things that should not be confused with "Unicode character". But most things that
a literate human would call a "character" can be represented by a a literate human would call a "character" can be represented by a
single code point in Unicode, so the "code point" approximation of single scalar value in Unicode, so the "scalar value" approximation of
"character" works well for many purposes. See section 1.2 in the "character" works well for many purposes. See section 1.2 in the
MzScheme manual for an overview of MzScheme's approach to Unicode and MzScheme manual for an overview of MzScheme's approach to Unicode and
locales. locales.
@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Other details:
* Use #\uXXXX or #\UXXXXXX for arbitrary character constants, where * Use #\uXXXX or #\UXXXXXX for arbitrary character constants, where
each X is a hexadecimal digit and the resulting number identifies a each X is a hexadecimal digit and the resulting number identifies a
code point. In a string (but not a byte string), use "\uXXXX" or scalar value. In a string (but not a byte string), use "\uXXXX" or
"\UXXXXXX". "\UXXXXXX".
* All of the `char-whitespace?', `char-alphabetic?', etc. functions * All of the `char-whitespace?', `char-alphabetic?', etc. functions