GetKannadaCategory
Signature
function GetKannadaCategory(CP: Cardinal): Integer;Purpose
Pure Unicode-codepoint → Kannada syllabic-category lookup. No font
state required. Returns one of 13 category codes (same numbering as
GetDevanagariCategory).
Return values
| Code | Category | Example codepoints |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Other | U+0CBD Avagraha |
| 1 | Consonant | U+0C95–U+0CA8, U+0CAA–U+0CB3, U+0CB5–U+0CB9, U+0CDD–U+0CDE |
| 2 | Independent vowel | U+0C85–U+0C8C, U+0C8E–U+0C90, U+0C92–U+0C94, U+0CE0–U+0CE1 |
| 3 | Matra (dependent vowel sign) | U+0CBE–U+0CC4, U+0CC6–U+0CC8, U+0CCA–U+0CCC, U+0CD5–U+0CD6, U+0CE2–U+0CE3 |
| 4 | Virama (Halant) | U+0CCD |
| 5 | Nukta | U+0CBC |
| 6 | Bindu | U+0C81–U+0C82 (Candrabindu / Anusvara) |
| 7 | Visarga | U+0C83 |
| 9 | Digit | U+0CE6–U+0CEF |
| 10 | ZWJ | U+200D |
| 11 | ZWNJ | U+200C |
Notable Kannada-specific assignments
- No pre-base matras.
MatraPos = 1is unused for Kannada — I (U+0CBF) and E (U+0CC6) are above-base, not pre-base. - Above-base matras (
MatraPos = 3): I (U+0CBF), E (U+0CC6), AU (U+0CCC), AI length mark (U+0CD6). - Below-base matras (
MatraPos = 4): Vocalic R (U+0CC3), Vocalic RR (U+0CC4), Vocalic L matra (U+0CE2), Vocalic LL matra (U+0CE3). - Post-base matras (
MatraPos = 2): AA (U+0CBE), U (U+0CC1), UU (U+0CC2), post-base length mark (U+0CD5). - Split matras (
MatraPos = 5): II (U+0CC0), EE (U+0CC7), AI (U+0CC8), O (U+0CCA), OO (U+0CCB). All decomposed byApplyKannadaReorderper Unicode 16.0 canonical decomposition data;U+0CCBis uniquely three-part. - Halant:
U+0CCD. - Two bindu codepoints (candrabindu / anusvara) at
U+0C81–U+0C82; visarga atU+0C83.
See also
Version history
- v2.119.75 — Introduced in Phase 8f.6.