Description
Parse the enclosed ASCII decimal digits into a nonnegative safe integer missingUnits.
Manuscript and inscription tokens depend on editorial conventions for folios, sides, lacunae, and date labels. Parsing a convention preserves structure without interpreting the source text.
Parse the enclosed ASCII decimal digits into a nonnegative safe integer missingUnits.
When to use this tool
Use Public Inscription Gap Marker when you need a caller-defined manuscript notation or layout check.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter token, prefix, suffix. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read missingUnits. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty prefix and suffix enclosing token. Parse the enclosed ASCII decimal digits into a nonnegative safe integer missingUnits.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| token | Token | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| prefix | Prefix | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| suffix | Suffix | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| missingUnits | Missing Units | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"token": "[3]",
"prefix": "[",
"suffix": "]"
},
"output": {
"missingUnits": 3
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Only a caller-defined numeric gap notation is parsed; actual missing text length and editorial conventions are not inferred.
- 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.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the edition's transcription and foliation policy and inspect the source image for textual interpretation.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Manuscript Folio Side Token
Strip prefix and, unless pagination is true, require exactly one matching recto or verso suffix.
- Manuscript Catchword Line Budget
Add bodyUnits, catchwordUnits, and separationUnits for required.