Intl.Segmenter.prototype.segment()
Baseline 2024
Newly available
Since April 2024, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
The segment()
method of Intl.Segmenter
instances segments a string according to the locale and granularity of this Intl.Segmenter
object.
Try it
Syntax
js
segment(input)
Parameters
input
-
The text to be segmented as a string.
Return value
A new iterable Segments
object containing the segments of the input string, using the segmenter's locale and granularity.
Examples
js
// Create a locale-specific word segmenter
const segmenter = new Intl.Segmenter("fr", { granularity: "word" });
// Use it to get an iterator over the segments of a string
const input = "Moi ? N'est-ce pas ?";
const segments = segmenter.segment(input);
// Use that for segmentation
for (const { segment, index, isWordLike } of segments) {
console.log(
"segment at code units [%d, %d]: «%s»%s",
index,
index + segment.length,
segment,
isWordLike ? " (word-like)" : "",
);
}
// segment at code units [0, 3]: «Moi» (word-like)
// segment at code units [3, 4]: « »
// segment at code units [4, 5]: «?»
// segment at code units [5, 6]: « »
// segment at code units [6, 11]: «N'est» (word-like)
// segment at code units [11, 12]: «-»
// segment at code units [12, 14]: «ce» (word-like)
// segment at code units [14, 15]: « »
// segment at code units [15, 18]: «pas» (word-like)
// segment at code units [18, 19]: « »
// segment at code units [19, 20]: «?»
Specifications
Specification |
---|
ECMAScript Internationalization API Specification # sec-intl.segmenter.prototype.segment |
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