Description
Split title into Unicode code points and remove the first nonfilingCharacters, returning sortTitle and removed separately.
A visible character can contain multiple Unicode code points, and equivalent letters may have composed or decomposed representations. Mark counts differ from grapheme counts or linguistic correctness.
Split title into Unicode code points and remove the first nonfilingCharacters, returning sortTitle and removed separately.
When to use this tool
Use Catalog Title Nonfiling Character Cut when you need a narrowly defined Unicode mark or delimiter check.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter title, nonfilingCharacters. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read sortTitle, removed. Use the output convention below.
Split title into Unicode code points and remove the first nonfilingCharacters, returning sortTitle and removed separately.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| title | Title | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| nonfilingCharacters | Nonfiling Characters | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| sortTitle | Sort Title | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| removed | Removed | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"title": "The Odyssey",
"nonfilingCharacters": 4
},
"output": {
"sortTitle": "Odyssey",
"removed": "The "
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Counts are code points rather than grapheme clusters; the tool does not determine how many characters an article should contribute.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Unicode normalization and grapheme-aware comparison where visual equivalence or text editing behavior matters.
References
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