Swift is Apple's new programming language. In Swift, variable and constant 
names can be constructed from Unicode characters. Here are a couple of examples 
from Apple's doc 
http://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/TheBasics.html

let π = 3.14159 
let 你好 = "你好世界"

I think this a huge step forward for i18n and Unicode.

There are some restrictions on which Unicode chars can be used. From Apple's doc

"Constant and variable names cannot contain mathematical symbols, arrows, 
private-use (or invalid) Unicode code points, or line- and box-drawing 
characters. Nor can they begin with a number, although numbers may be included 
elsewhere within the name."

The restrictions seem a little like IDNA2008. Anyone have links to info giving 
a detailed explanation/tabulation of allowed and non allowed Unicode chars for 
Swift Variable and Constant names?

André Schappo


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