Char.IsPunctuation Method

Definition

Indicates whether a Unicode character is categorized as a punctuation mark.

Overloads

IsPunctuation(Char)

Indicates whether the specified Unicode character is categorized as a punctuation mark.

IsPunctuation(String, Int32)

Indicates whether the character at the specified position in a specified string is categorized as a punctuation mark.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates IsPunctuation.

using namespace System;
int main()
{
   char ch = '.';
   Console::WriteLine( Char::IsPunctuation( ch ) ); // Output: "True"
   Console::WriteLine( Char::IsPunctuation(  "no punctuation", 3 ) ); // Output: "False"
}
using System;

public class IsPunctuationSample {
    public static void Main() {
        char ch = '.';

        Console.WriteLine(Char.IsPunctuation(ch));						// Output: "True"
        Console.WriteLine(Char.IsPunctuation("no punctuation", 3));		// Output: "False"
    }
}
open System

let ch = '.'

printfn $"{Char.IsPunctuation ch}"                       // Output: "True"
printfn $"""{Char.IsPunctuation("no punctuation", 3)}""" // Output: "False"
Module IsPunctuationSample

    Sub Main()

        Dim ch As Char
        ch = "."c

        Console.WriteLine(Char.IsPunctuation(ch))                   ' Output: "True"
        Console.WriteLine(Char.IsPunctuation("no punctuation", 3))  ' Output: "False"

    End Sub

End Module

Remarks

Valid punctuation marks are members of the following categories in UnicodeCategory: ConnectorPunctuation, DashPunctuation, OpenPunctuation, ClosePunctuation, InitialQuotePunctuation, FinalQuotePunctuation, or OtherPunctuation. They include characters with the following Unicode code points:

  • U+0021 to U+0023
  • U+060C and U+060D
  • U+1800 to U+180A
  • U+3014 to U+301F
  • U+0025 to U+002A
  • U+061B
  • U+1944 and U+1945
  • U+3030
  • U+002C to U+002F
  • U+061E and U+061F
  • U+19DE and U+19DF
  • U+303D
  • U+003A and U+003B
  • U+066A to U+066D
  • U+1A1E and U+1A1F
  • U+30A0
  • U+003F and U+0040
  • U+06D4
  • U+1B5A to U+1B60
  • U+30FB
  • U+005B to U+005D
  • U+0700 to U+070D
  • U+2010 to U+2027
  • U+A874 to U+A877
  • U+005F
  • U+07F7 to U+07F9
  • U+2030 to U+2043
  • U+FD3E and U+FD3F
  • U+007B
  • U+0964 and U+0965
  • U+2045 to U+2051
  • U+FE10 to U+FE19
  • U+007D
  • U+0970
  • U+2053 to U+205E
  • U+FE30 to U+FE52
  • U+00A1
  • U+0DF4
  • U+207D and U+207E
  • U+FE54 to U+FE61
  • U+00AB
  • U+0E4F to U+0E5B
  • U+208D and U+208E
  • U+FE63
  • U+00AD
  • U+0F04 to U+0F12
  • U+2329 and U+232A
  • U+FE68
  • U+00B7
  • U+0F3A to U+0F3D
  • U+2768 to U+2775
  • U+FE6A and U+FE6B
  • U+00BB
  • U+0F85
  • U+27C5 to U+27C6
  • U+FF01 to U+FF03
  • U+00BF
  • U+0FD0 and U+0FD1
  • U+27E6 to U+27EB
  • U+FF05 to U+FF0A
  • U+037E
  • U+104A to U+104F
  • U+2983 to U+2998
  • U+FF0C to U+FF0F
  • U+0387
  • U+10FB
  • U+29D8 to U+29DB
  • U+FF1A and U+FF1B
  • U+055A to U+055F
  • U+1361 to U+1368
  • U+29FC and U+29FD
  • U+FF1F and U+FF20
  • U+0589 and U+058A
  • U+166D and U+166E
  • U+2CF9 to U+2CFC
  • U+FF3B to U+FF3D
  • U+05BE
  • U+169B and U+169C
  • U+2CFE and U+2CFF
  • U+FF3F
  • U+05C0
  • U+16EB to U+16ED
  • U+2E00 to U+2E17
  • U+FF5B
  • U+05C3
  • U+1735 and U+1736
  • U+2E1C and U+2E1D
  • U+FF5D
  • U+05C6
  • U+17D4 to U+17D6
  • U+3001 to U+3003
  • U+FF5F to U+FF65
  • U+05F3 and U+05F4
  • U+17D8 to U+17DA
  • U+3008 to U+3011

IsPunctuation(Char)

Source:
Char.cs
Source:
Char.cs
Source:
Char.cs

Indicates whether the specified Unicode character is categorized as a punctuation mark.

public:
 static bool IsPunctuation(char c);
public static bool IsPunctuation (char c);
static member IsPunctuation : char -> bool
Public Shared Function IsPunctuation (c As Char) As Boolean

Parameters

c
Char

The Unicode character to evaluate.

Returns

true if c is a punctuation mark; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Valid punctuation marks are members of the following categories in UnicodeCategory: ConnectorPunctuation, DashPunctuation, OpenPunctuation, ClosePunctuation, InitialQuotePunctuation, FinalQuotePunctuation, or OtherPunctuation. They include characters with the following Unicode code points:

  • U+0021 to U+0023
  • U+060C and U+060D
  • U+1800 to U+180A
  • U+3014 to U+301F
  • U+0025 to U+002A
  • U+061B
  • U+1944 and U+1945
  • U+3030
  • U+002C to U+002F
  • U+061E and U+061F
  • U+19DE and U+19DF
  • U+303D
  • U+003A and U+003B
  • U+066A to U+066D
  • U+1A1E and U+1A1F
  • U+30A0
  • U+003F and U+0040
  • U+06D4
  • U+1B5A to U+1B60
  • U+30FB
  • U+005B to U+005D
  • U+0700 to U+070D
  • U+2010 to U+2027
  • U+A874 to U+A877
  • U+005F
  • U+07F7 to U+07F9
  • U+2030 to U+2043
  • U+FD3E and U+FD3F
  • U+007B
  • U+0964 and U+0965
  • U+2045 to U+2051
  • U+FE10 to U+FE19
  • U+007D
  • U+0970
  • U+2053 to U+205E
  • U+FE30 to U+FE52
  • U+00A1
  • U+0DF4
  • U+207D and U+207E
  • U+FE54 to U+FE61
  • U+00AB
  • U+0E4F to U+0E5B
  • U+208D and U+208E
  • U+FE63
  • U+00AD
  • U+0F04 to U+0F12
  • U+2329 and U+232A
  • U+FE68
  • U+00B7
  • U+0F3A to U+0F3D
  • U+2768 to U+2775
  • U+FE6A and U+FE6B
  • U+00BB
  • U+0F85
  • U+27C5 to U+27C6
  • U+FF01 to U+FF03
  • U+00BF
  • U+0FD0 and U+0FD1
  • U+27E6 to U+27EB
  • U+FF05 to U+FF0A
  • U+037E
  • U+104A to U+104F
  • U+2983 to U+2998
  • U+FF0C to U+FF0F
  • U+0387
  • U+10FB
  • U+29D8 to U+29DB
  • U+FF1A and U+FF1B
  • U+055A to U+055F
  • U+1361 to U+1368
  • U+29FC and U+29FD
  • U+FF1F and U+FF20
  • U+0589 and U+058A
  • U+166D and U+166E
  • U+2CF9 to U+2CFC
  • U+FF3B to U+FF3D
  • U+05BE
  • U+169B and U+169C
  • U+2CFE and U+2CFF
  • U+FF3F
  • U+05C0
  • U+16EB to U+16ED
  • U+2E00 to U+2E17
  • U+FF5B
  • U+05C3
  • U+1735 and U+1736
  • U+2E1C and U+2E1D
  • U+FF5D
  • U+05C6
  • U+17D4 to U+17D6
  • U+3001 to U+3003
  • U+FF5F to U+FF65
  • U+05F3 and U+05F4
  • U+17D8 to U+17DA
  • U+3008 to U+3011

See also

Applies to

IsPunctuation(String, Int32)

Source:
Char.cs
Source:
Char.cs
Source:
Char.cs

Indicates whether the character at the specified position in a specified string is categorized as a punctuation mark.

public:
 static bool IsPunctuation(System::String ^ s, int index);
public static bool IsPunctuation (string s, int index);
static member IsPunctuation : string * int -> bool
Public Shared Function IsPunctuation (s As String, index As Integer) As Boolean

Parameters

s
String

A string.

index
Int32

The position of the character to evaluate in s.

Returns

true if the character at position index in s is a punctuation mark; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

index is less than zero or greater than the last position in s.

Remarks

Character positions in a string are indexed starting from zero.

Valid punctuation marks are members of the following categories in UnicodeCategory: ConnectorPunctuation, DashPunctuation, OpenPunctuation, ClosePunctuation, InitialQuotePunctuation, FinalQuotePunctuation, or OtherPunctuation. They include characters with the following Unicode code points:

  • U+0021 to U+0023
  • U+060C and U+060D
  • U+1800 to U+180A
  • U+3014 to U+301F
  • U+0025 to U+002A
  • U+061B
  • U+1944 and U+1945
  • U+3030
  • U+002C to U+002F
  • U+061E and U+061F
  • U+19DE and U+19DF
  • U+303D
  • U+003A and U+003B
  • U+066A to U+066D
  • U+1A1E and U+1A1F
  • U+30A0
  • U+003F and U+0040
  • U+06D4
  • U+1B5A to U+1B60
  • U+30FB
  • U+005B to U+005D
  • U+0700 to U+070D
  • U+2010 to U+2027
  • U+A874 to U+A877
  • U+005F
  • U+07F7 to U+07F9
  • U+2030 to U+2043
  • U+FD3E and U+FD3F
  • U+007B
  • U+0964 and U+0965
  • U+2045 to U+2051
  • U+FE10 to U+FE19
  • U+007D
  • U+0970
  • U+2053 to U+205E
  • U+FE30 to U+FE52
  • U+00A1
  • U+0DF4
  • U+207D and U+207E
  • U+FE54 to U+FE61
  • U+00AB
  • U+0E4F to U+0E5B
  • U+208D and U+208E
  • U+FE63
  • U+00AD
  • U+0F04 to U+0F12
  • U+2329 and U+232A
  • U+FE68
  • U+00B7
  • U+0F3A to U+0F3D
  • U+2768 to U+2775
  • U+FE6A and U+FE6B
  • U+00BB
  • U+0F85
  • U+27C5 to U+27C6
  • U+FF01 to U+FF03
  • U+00BF
  • U+0FD0 and U+0FD1
  • U+27E6 to U+27EB
  • U+FF05 to U+FF0A
  • U+037E
  • U+104A to U+104F
  • U+2983 to U+2998
  • U+FF0C to U+FF0F
  • U+0387
  • U+10FB
  • U+29D8 to U+29DB
  • U+FF1A and U+FF1B
  • U+055A to U+055F
  • U+1361 to U+1368
  • U+29FC and U+29FD
  • U+FF1F and U+FF20
  • U+0589 and U+058A
  • U+166D and U+166E
  • U+2CF9 to U+2CFC
  • U+FF3B to U+FF3D
  • U+05BE
  • U+169B and U+169C
  • U+2CFE and U+2CFF
  • U+FF3F
  • U+05C0
  • U+16EB to U+16ED
  • U+2E00 to U+2E17
  • U+FF5B
  • U+05C3
  • U+1735 and U+1736
  • U+2E1C and U+2E1D
  • U+FF5D
  • U+05C6
  • U+17D4 to U+17D6
  • U+3001 to U+3003
  • U+FF5F to U+FF65
  • U+05F3 and U+05F4
  • U+17D8 to U+17DA
  • U+3008 to U+3011

See also

Applies to