Module:Char

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-- This function can substitute some critical leading characters
-- by their decimal numeric character references
-- to avoid their interpretion as wiki syntax

local ncr = {}

-- global=args[1] / local=frame
function ncr.substitute ( frame )
	local args  = frame.args
	if  args then
       local str = args[1]
	else
       local str = frame
	end
    if  mw.ustring.sub ( str, 1, 1 ) == '#' then 
         return '#' .. mw.ustring.sub( str, 2, #str );
    elseif mw.ustring.sub ( str, 1, 1 ) == '*' then 
         return '*' .. mw.ustring.sub( str, 2, #str );
    elseif mw.ustring.sub ( str, 1, 1 ) == ':' then 
         return ':' .. mw.ustring.sub( str, 2, #str );
    elseif mw.ustring.sub ( str, 1, 1 ) == ';' then 
         return '&#59;' .. mw.ustring.sub( str, 2, #str );
    else
         return str;
    end
end

-- alias function name (abbreviation)
function   ncr.subst      ( frame )
	return ncr.substitute ( frame )
end

return ncr;