characterRun.getSymbolChar() returns the same char for different symbols

[Teresa Kim <te...@linguamatics.com>]

Dear POI users

I got a doc document which contains uncommon greek mu and registered 
symbol and tried to use characterRun.getSymbolChar() method to identify 
these two symbols.
I have noticed however, characterRun.getSymbolChar() always returns the 
same character and such that I could not find a way to notice the 
different symbols.

I looked at the CharacterRun.java and tried to print out 
_props.getXchSym() and found that this infact prints two different 
values for the greek mu and regiestered symbol, i.e. '-3987' and '3870'.

I really don't know if I am doing right thing in that I could use 
_props.getXchSym() directly instead of using 
characterRun.getSymbolChar() method which returns (char)_props.getXchSym().

To make it work, I added one method next to 
characterRun.getSymbolChar()  in CharacterRun class that returns 
_props.getXchSym().
Would you please take a look at this and could see if this could be 
added into CharacterRun class?

I enclose a word document which contains those two symbols and a snippet 
for the new method I made to the CharacterRun class for your reference.



  public int getSymbolCharacterAsitis()
   {
     if (isSymbol()) {
         return _props.getXchSym();
     } else
       throw new IllegalStateException("Not a symbol CharacterRun");
   }


Many thanks in advance
Teresa

RE: characterRun.getSymbolChar() returns the same char for different symbols

["Allison, Timothy B." <ta...@mitre.org>]

Teresa,
  Thank you for sharing this with us.  Would you mind opening a ticket on our Bugzilla [1] and attaching the triggering document there.  Attachments don't come through on our mailing list.
  Thank you, again.

            Best,

                     Tim

[1] https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=POI

-----Original Message-----
From: Teresa Kim [mailto:teresa.kim@linguamatics.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 4:11 AM
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Subject: characterRun.getSymbolChar() returns the same char for different symbols

Dear POI users

I got a doc document which contains uncommon greek mu and registered symbol and tried to use characterRun.getSymbolChar() method to identify these two symbols.
I have noticed however, characterRun.getSymbolChar() always returns the same character and such that I could not find a way to notice the different symbols.

I looked at the CharacterRun.java and tried to print out
_props.getXchSym() and found that this infact prints two different values for the greek mu and regiestered symbol, i.e. '-3987' and '3870'.

I really don't know if I am doing right thing in that I could use
_props.getXchSym() directly instead of using
characterRun.getSymbolChar() method which returns (char)_props.getXchSym().

To make it work, I added one method next to
characterRun.getSymbolChar()  in CharacterRun class that returns _props.getXchSym().
Would you please take a look at this and could see if this could be added into CharacterRun class?

I enclose a word document which contains those two symbols and a snippet for the new method I made to the CharacterRun class for your reference.



  public int getSymbolCharacterAsitis()
   {
     if (isSymbol()) {
         return _props.getXchSym();
     } else
       throw new IllegalStateException("Not a symbol CharacterRun");
   }


Many thanks in advance
Teresa