unicode/utf8: document return value for decode errors

Also replace archaic definition of rune.

R=golang-dev, bradfitz
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5654048
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Rob Pike 2012-02-10 14:12:17 +11:00
parent 1bfffb67d8
commit 6c0aa2f296

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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
// Package utf8 implements functions and constants to support text encoded in
// UTF-8. This package calls a Unicode character a rune for brevity.
// UTF-8. It includes functions to translate between runes and UTF-8 byte sequences.
package utf8
import "unicode" // only needed for a couple of constants
@ -198,19 +198,21 @@ func FullRuneInString(s string) bool {
}
// DecodeRune unpacks the first UTF-8 encoding in p and returns the rune and its width in bytes.
// If the encoding is invalid, it returns (RuneError, 1), an impossible result for correct UTF-8.
func DecodeRune(p []byte) (r rune, size int) {
r, size, _ = decodeRuneInternal(p)
return
}
// DecodeRuneInString is like DecodeRune but its input is a string.
// If the encoding is invalid, it returns (RuneError, 1), an impossible result for correct UTF-8.
func DecodeRuneInString(s string) (r rune, size int) {
r, size, _ = decodeRuneInStringInternal(s)
return
}
// DecodeLastRune unpacks the last UTF-8 encoding in p
// and returns the rune and its width in bytes.
// DecodeLastRune unpacks the last UTF-8 encoding in p and returns the rune and its width in bytes.
// If the encoding is invalid, it returns (RuneError, 1), an impossible result for correct UTF-8.
func DecodeLastRune(p []byte) (r rune, size int) {
end := len(p)
if end == 0 {
@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ func DecodeLastRune(p []byte) (r rune, size int) {
}
// DecodeLastRuneInString is like DecodeLastRune but its input is a string.
// If the encoding is invalid, it returns (RuneError, 1), an impossible result for correct UTF-8.
func DecodeLastRuneInString(s string) (r rune, size int) {
end := len(s)
if end == 0 {