nomcode

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Index

• type Code
  • func New(s string) Code
  • func (c Code) String() string

Types

type Code

type Code int

Code represents a nomenclatural code.

const (
	Unknown    Code = iota // Unknown code
	Zoological             // Zoological code
	Botanical              // Botanical code
	Cultivar               // Cultivar code
	Bacterial              // Bacterial code
)

Constants for different nomenclatural codes.

func New

func New(s string) Code

New creates a new Code from a string representation. It accepts short codes ('b', 'z', 'c') and full names ('botanical', 'zoological', 'cultivar') as well as official abbreviations ('icn', 'iczn', 'icncp'). The input string is case-insensitive.

func (Code) String

func (c Code) String() string

String returns the official abbreviation of the nomenclatural code.