On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 11:38 AM Isaac Morland <isaac.morl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 at 11:15, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Are code points assigned from a gapless sequence? That is, is the >> implementation of codepoint_is_assigned(char) just 'codepoint < >> SOME_VALUE' and SOME_VALUE increases over time? > > Not even close. Code points are organized in blocks, e.g. for mathematical > symbols or Ethiopic script. Sometimes new blocks are added, sometimes new > characters are added to existing blocks. Where they go is a combination of > convenience, history, and planning.
Ah. Good to know. -- Robert Haas EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
