Re^2: Reading IPA characters in Perl (Unicode?)

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When you use:

say edistance("e\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER DZ DIGRAPH}gar", 'edgar');

What is the difference between writing out {LATIN SMALL LETTER DZ DIGRAPH} and using the actual Unicode number, in this case {0x02A3}? Are they functionally equivalent?

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Re^3: Reading IPA characters in Perl (Unicode?) by moritz (Cardinal) on Feb 01, 2012 at 17:41 UTC
They are functionally equivalent, but I find the `\N{ }` variant better to read. Perl 6 - second systems done right	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Reading IPA characters in Perl (Unicode?) by Anonymous Monk on Feb 01, 2012 at 18:03 UTC
Okay. Thanks a lot for that website, that is more helpful than the other guides I'd found online.	[reply]

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