[antlr-interest] Problem parsing unit symbols

[David-Sarah Hopwood]

David-Sarah Hopwood wrote:
> Mark van Assem wrote:
>> Hello Antlers,
>>
>> I'm designing a lexer/parser for units of measure (e.g. meters, 
>> seconds). In that process I'm trying to match symbols like Ω (Ohm) and å 
>> (angstrom).
> 
> The Ångstrom symbol is capital-A-ring (\u00C5 or \u212B), by the way.

Correction:

The ångström or angstrom symbol is capital-A-ring (\u00C5 or \u212B).

(S.I. units named after people are lowercase when spelled out, but have
uppercase symbols.)

-- 
David-Sarah Hopwood  ⚥  http://davidsarah.livejournal.com

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