Function: char-to-name

char-to-name is a byte-compiled function defined in compat-30.el.

Signature

(char-to-name CHAR)

Documentation

[Compatibility function for char-to-name, defined in Emacs 30.1. See (compat)
Emacs 30.1' for more details.]

Return the Unicode name for CHAR, if it has one, else nil. Return nil if CHAR is not a character.

Source Code

;; Defined in ~/.emacs.d/elpa/compat-30.1.0.1/compat-30.el
;;;; Defined in mule-cmds.el

(compat-defun char-to-name (char) ;; <compat-tests:char-to-name>
  "Return the Unicode name for CHAR, if it has one, else nil.
Return nil if CHAR is not a character."
  (and (characterp char)
       (or (get-char-code-property char 'name)
           (get-char-code-property char 'old-name))))