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Previous character type- Cl

 
- Instruction: Cl% - Parameter: % is the symbol of type - Return: true if the previous character belongs to the specified type. - Description: Returns true if the preceding character belongs to the specified type. The symbols that identify the character type are similar to the wildcards used in find and replace. The types that can be used are: Cl* - Any character except space Clw - Any letter or number Cl? - Any letter Cl# - Any number Cl% - Any consonant Cl& - Any vowel Cl@ - Any accented vowel Cl< - Any lowercase letter Cl> - Any capital letter Cl_ - Any punctuation Cl' - Any apostrophe Cl- - Any hyphen Cl! - Any character other than letters, numbers and punctuation Cls - Any space Cln - Any null character (for example at the end or beginning of a line) In case more than one "Cl" instruction is used within the same condition, it is advisable to use only one "Ch" instruction. - Examples: Text string: a Braille string: 456 Condition: Cl% Description: The letter "a" is transcribed with the cell "456" if it is preceded by a consonant. String: biblos Braille string: 12 234 Condition: Cl_|Cls Description: The word "biblos" is transcribed with cells "12 234" if it is preceded by a punctuation mark or a space. The condition can be replaced by the statement: Ch"\_\s" only