JDK-8147531 : To add named character construct \N{...} to support Unicode name property
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util.regex
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2016-01-18
  • Updated: 2017-05-17
  • Resolved: 2016-02-13
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JDK 9
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Description
Unicode: http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr18/

2.5.1 Individually Named Characters
The following provides syntax for specifying a code point by supplying the precise name. This syntax specifies a single code point, which can thus be used in ranges.
<codepoint> := "\N{" <character_name> "}"

Perl: http://perldoc.perl.org/charnames.html
Comments
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/rev/cf8aea3bb87a
13-02-2016