JEP 133: Unicode 6.2
Owner | Yuka Kamiya |
Type | Feature |
Scope | SE |
Status | Closed / Delivered |
Release | 8 |
Component | core-libs |
Discussion | i18n dash dev at openjdk dot java dot net |
Effort | S |
Duration | S |
Endorsed by | Brian Goetz |
Created | 2011/07/22 20:00 |
Updated | 2019/05/13 22:54 |
Issue | 8046123 |
Summary
Extend existing platform APIs to support version 6.2 of the Unicode Standard.
Non-Goals
Two related Unicode specifications are not covered by this JEP:
- UTS #10, Unicode Collation Algorithm
- UTS #46, Unicode IDNA Compatibility Processing
Description
Java SE 7 supports the Unicode Standard 6.0.0, which was the latest version of that standard at that time. After that we supported Unicode 6.1.0 released in February 2012 in JDK 8 and are now planning to support Unicode 6.2.0 released on September 2012.
Specifically, the following were the primary changes in Unicode 6.1.0:
- add 11 new blocks to
java.lang.Character.UnicodeBlock
, - add 7 new scripts to
java.lang.Character.UnicodeScript
, and - support over 700 new characters in
j.l.Character
,String
, and other classes.
And the main change in Unicode 6.2.0 is to support a new Turkish currency sign(U+20BA).
Testing
Need to verify that the latest Unicode data is correctly used by classes such
as java.lang.Character
, java.lang.String
and java.text.BreakIterator
.
Risks and Assumptions
If a version newer than 6.2.0 is released in the JDK 8 time frame then this JEP will most likely be updated to specify that version.
Dependences
This feature depends on the Unicode Standard of the Unicode Consortium.