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Item13440: Deprecate BITXOR(string) spreadsheet function. Document that it does not work due to utf-8 changes.

Priority: Normal
Current State: Closed
Released In: 2.0.0
Target Release: major

Applies To: Extension
Component: SpreadSheetPlugin
Branches: master

Reported By: GeorgeClark
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Last Change By: MichaelDaum

-- GeorgeClark - 29 May 2015

Thie issue is that a simple "bytewise XOR of strings with 0xff" doesn't work well in a unicode core with multi-byte character sets. This can also cause display issues when a simple xor creates codepoints that cannot be displayed. This task removes the BITXOR of strings.

-- GeorgeClark - 29 May 2015

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Summary	Deprecate BITXOR(string) spreadsheet function. Document that it does not work due to utf-8 changes.
ReportedBy	GeorgeClark
Codebase	trunk
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AppliesTo	Extension
Component	SpreadSheetPlugin
Priority	Normal
CurrentState	Closed
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TargetRelease	major
ReleasedIn	2.0.0
CheckinsOnBranches	master
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