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Normalization is a process that involves transforming characters and sequences of characters into a formally-defined underlying representation. This process is most important when text needs to be compared for sorting and searching, but it is also used when storing text to ensure that the text is stored in a consistent representation.
The Unicode Consortium has defined a number of normalization forms reflecting the various needs of applications:
The following constants define the normalization form used by the normalizer:
Normalizer::FORM_C
     int
    Normalizer::FORM_D
     int
    Normalizer::NFD
     int
    Normalizer::FORM_KC
     int
    Normalizer::NFKC
     int
    Normalizer::FORM_KC_CF
     int
    Normalizer::FORM_KD
     int
    Normalizer::NFKD
     int
    Normalizer::NFC
     int
    Normalizer::NFKC_CF
     int
    
| Version | Beschreibung | 
|---|---|
| 8.4.0 | The class constants are now typed. | 
| 8.0.0 | Normalizer::NONEhas been removed. | 
