Icon Fonts - Syntax error in unicode escape sequence

[d.healey]

I'm using an icon font (material symbols).

This triggers the error "\u" + "e5c3"
But this doesn't "\ue5c3"

If I use a double slash, \\ with the first example then the error goes away, but the font isn't draw correctly.

Any suggestions?

[Dan Korneff]

From the web:

\u is used in JavaScript and similar languages for Unicode escape sequences, but it must be followed immediately by a valid four-digit hexadecimal code (e.g., \u1234).

[d.healey]

@Dan-Korneff That's what I'm doing, but when I create such a string through concatenation JUCE gets unhappy.

[Dan Korneff]

@d-healey
If generating dynamically, use String.fromCharCode with parseInt.

Is there an equivalent in HISE?

[d.healey]

@Dan-Korneff Oh interesting, I'll give it a try

[d.healey]

I tried using parseInt and String.getIntValue, but no joy. We don't have a .fromCharCode function as far as I can tell.

[clevername27]

@d-healey JUCE 6 doesn't fully support Unicode. There's a great free, ASC icon font, Modern Pictograms, that works well with HISE.

[d.healey]

@clevername27 said in Icon Fonts - Syntax error in unicode escape sequence:

JUCE 6 doesn't fully support Unicode.

I don't think JUCE 8 does either, at least not with fonts. But this particular situation is supported.

The Modern Pictograms look nice but seems their license makes it unusable for my projects.

[clevername27]

@d-healey I own a commercial license for the font that I'm not using - you're welcome to it.

[d.healey]

@clevername27 Thanks, won't help me though, I need to be able to distribute it with my source code and they don't have a license for that.

[clevername27]

@d-healey Doh.

[ustk]

@d-healey this works if you need concatenation

Console.print("\\" + "u" + "e5c3");

EDIT: I have not tested if the font draws correctly that being said

[d.healey]

@ustk said in Icon Fonts - Syntax error in unicode escape sequence:

EDIT: I have not tested if the font draws correctly that being said

It gives the same result as "\\" + "ue5c3" which I mentioned in the first post.

[ustk]

@d-healey Yeah just tested and I didn't help going further...