@Code ( character )

A wrapper for the function Code(). Converts UTF-16 into UTF-32.

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Alex Zueiv - Show more from this author
Tashkent
https://github.com/zueiv

Sample input:

List ( Code ( "😀" ) ; @Code ( "😀" ) )

Sample output:

5683255357
128512

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/**
* @Code ( character )
*
* A wrapper for the function Code().
* Converts UTF-16 into UTF-32.
*
* Usage example:

	List ( Code ( "😀" ) ; @Code ( "😀" ) )

*
* Result:

	5683255357
	128512

* Created 2020-05-03 by Alex Zueiv
* https://www.briandunning.com/cf/2374
**/


Let ( [

	CH = Left ( character ; 1 ) ;
	CDE = Code ( CH )

] ;

	If ( Length ( CDE ) ≤ 5 ;

		// return as is
		CDE ;

		// convert into utf-32
		Let ( [
			// split into high and low utf-16 surrogates
			HS = Left ( CDE ; Length ( CDE ) - 5 ) ;
			LS = Right ( CDE ; 5 )
		] ;
			HS
			- 56320 // DC00
			+ ( LS - 55296 ) // D800
			* 1024
			+ 65536
		)
	)

)

A wrapper for the function Code(). Converts UTF-16 into UTF-32.

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@Code ( character )

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