Add a QgsStringUtils function to substitute characters with vertical representation counterparts

python/core/auto_generated/qgsstringutils.sip.in

@@ -275,6 +275,17 @@ the string will be wrapped so that each line will ideally exceed ``length`` of c
 A custom delimiter can be specified to use instead of space characters.
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.4
+%End
+
+    static QString substituteVerticalCharacters( QString string );
+%Docstring
+Returns a string with characters having vertical representation form substituted.
+
+:param string: input string
+
+:return: string with substition applied
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.10
 %End
 };
 

src/core/qgsstringutils.cpp

@@ -518,6 +518,28 @@ QString QgsStringUtils::wordWrap( const QString &string, const int length, const
   return newstr;
 }
 
+QString QgsStringUtils::substituteVerticalCharacters( QString string )
+{
+  string = string.replace( ',', QChar( 65040 ) ).replace( QChar( 8229 ), QChar( 65072 ) ); // comma & two-dot leader
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 12289 ), QChar( 65041 ) ).replace( QChar( 12290 ), QChar( 65042 ) ); // ideographic comma & full stop
+  string = string.replace( ':', QChar( 65043 ) ).replace( ';', QChar( 65044 ) );
+  string = string.replace( '!', QChar( 65045 ) ).replace( '?', QChar( 65046 ) );
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 12310 ), QChar( 65047 ) ).replace( QChar( 12311 ), QChar( 65048 ) ); // white lenticular brackets
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 8230 ), QChar( 65049 ) ); // three-dot ellipse
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 8212 ), QChar( 65073 ) ).replace( QChar( 8211 ), QChar( 65074 ) ); // em & en dash
+  string = string.replace( '_', QChar( 65075 ) ).replace( QChar( 65103 ), QChar( 65076 ) ); // low line & wavy low line
+  string = string.replace( '(', QChar( 65077 ) ).replace( ')', QChar( 65078 ) );
+  string = string.replace( '{', QChar( 65079 ) ).replace( '}', QChar( 65080 ) );
+  string = string.replace( '<', QChar( 65087 ) ).replace( '>', QChar( 65088 ) );
+  string = string.replace( '[', QChar( 65095 ) ).replace( ']', QChar( 65096 ) );
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 12308 ), QChar( 65081 ) ).replace( QChar( 12309 ), QChar( 65082 ) );   // tortoise shell brackets
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 12304 ), QChar( 65083 ) ).replace( QChar( 12305 ), QChar( 65084 ) );   // black lenticular brackets
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 12298 ), QChar( 65085 ) ).replace( QChar( 12299 ), QChar( 65086 ) ); // double angle brackets
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 12300 ), QChar( 65089 ) ).replace( QChar( 12301 ), QChar( 65090 ) );   // corner brackets
+  string = string.replace( QChar( 12302 ), QChar( 65091 ) ).replace( QChar( 12303 ), QChar( 65092 ) );   // white corner brackets
+  return string;
+}
+
 QgsStringReplacement::QgsStringReplacement( const QString &match, const QString &replacement, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWordOnly )
   : mMatch( match )
   , mReplacement( replacement )

src/core/qgsstringutils.h

@@ -275,6 +275,14 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsStringUtils
      * \since QGIS 3.4
      */
     static QString wordWrap( const QString &string, int length, bool useMaxLineLength = true, const QString &customDelimiter = QString() );
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a string with characters having vertical representation form substituted.
+     * \param string input string
+     * \returns string with substition applied
+     * \since QGIS 3.10
+     */
+    static QString substituteVerticalCharacters( QString string );
 };
 
 #endif //QGSSTRINGUTILS_H

src/core/qgstextrenderer.cpp

@@ -3552,25 +3552,7 @@ void QgsTextRenderer::drawTextInternal( TextPart drawType,
 
       // apply some character replacement to draw symbols in vertical presentation
       QString lines = textLines.join( '\n' );
-      lines = lines.replace( ',', QChar( 65040 ) ).replace( QChar( 8229 ), QChar( 65072 ) ); // comma & two-dot leader
+      const auto constTextLines = QgsStringUtils::substituteVerticalCharacters( lines ).split( '\n' );
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 12289 ), QChar( 65041 ) ).replace( QChar( 12290 ), QChar( 65042 ) ); // ideographic comma & full stop
-      lines = lines.replace( ':', QChar( 65043 ) ).replace( ';', QChar( 65044 ) );
-      lines = lines.replace( '!', QChar( 65045 ) ).replace( '?', QChar( 65046 ) );
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 12310 ), QChar( 65047 ) ).replace( QChar( 12311 ), QChar( 65048 ) ); // white lenticular brackets
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 8230 ), QChar( 65049 ) ); // three-dot ellipse
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 8212 ), QChar( 65073 ) ).replace( QChar( 8211 ), QChar( 65074 ) ); // em & en dash
-      lines = lines.replace( '_', QChar( 65075 ) ).replace( QChar( 65103 ), QChar( 65076 ) ); // low line & wavy low line
-      lines = lines.replace( '(', QChar( 65077 ) ).replace( ')', QChar( 65078 ) );
-      lines = lines.replace( '{', QChar( 65079 ) ).replace( '}', QChar( 65080 ) );
-      lines = lines.replace( '<', QChar( 65087 ) ).replace( '>', QChar( 65088 ) );
-      lines = lines.replace( '[', QChar( 65095 ) ).replace( ']', QChar( 65096 ) );
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 12308 ), QChar( 65081 ) ).replace( QChar( 12309 ), QChar( 65082 ) );   // tortoise shell brackets
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 12304 ), QChar( 65083 ) ).replace( QChar( 12305 ), QChar( 65084 ) );   // black lenticular brackets
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 12298 ), QChar( 65085 ) ).replace( QChar( 12299 ), QChar( 65086 ) ); // double angle brackets
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 12300 ), QChar( 65089 ) ).replace( QChar( 12301 ), QChar( 65090 ) );   // corner brackets
-      lines = lines.replace( QChar( 12302 ), QChar( 65091 ) ).replace( QChar( 12303 ), QChar( 65092 ) );   // white corner brackets
-
-      const auto constTextLines = lines.split( '\n' );
       for ( QString line : constTextLines )
       {
         context.painter()->save();

tests/src/python/test_qgsstringutils.py

@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ class PyQgsStringUtils(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(QgsStringUtils.capitalize('    testing abc', QgsStringUtils.ForceFirstLetterToCapital),
                          '    Testing Abc')
 
+    def testSubstituteVerticalCharacters(self):
+        """ test subsitute vertical characters """
+        self.assertEqual(QgsStringUtils.substituteVerticalCharacters('123{[(45654)]}321'), '123︷﹇︵45654︶﹈︸321')
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()