diff --git a/lib2/h3-cc.adb b/lib2/h3-cc.adb
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+with System.UTF_32; -- TOOD: remove dependency on this package. create a seperate unicode package.
+
+package body H3.CC is
+
+	package UC renames System.UTF_32;
+	use type System.UTF_32.Category;
+
+	SP: constant Item_Type := Item_Type'Val(32);
+	VT: constant Item_Type := Item_Type'Val(9);
+	
+	function Is_Alpha (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Is_UTF_32_Letter(Item_Type'Pos(V));
+	end Is_Alpha;
+
+	function Is_Alnum (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Is_UTF_32_Letter(Item_Type'Pos(V)) or else
+		       UC.Is_UTF_32_Digit(Item_Type'Pos(V));
+	end Is_Alnum;
+
+	function Is_Blank (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return V = SP or else V = VT;
+	end Is_Blank;
+
+	function Is_Cntrl (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Get_Category(Item_Type'Pos(V)) = UC.Cc;
+	end Is_Cntrl;
+
+	function Is_Digit (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Is_UTF_32_Digit(Item_Type'Pos(V));
+	end Is_Digit;
+
+	function Is_Graph (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		--return UC.Is_UTF_32_Graphic(Item_Type'Pos(V));
+		return True;
+	end Is_Graph;
+
+	function Is_Lower (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Get_Category(Item_Type'Pos(V)) = UC.Ll;
+	end Is_Lower;
+
+	function Is_Print (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		--TODO:
+		return True;
+	end Is_Print;
+
+	function Is_Punct (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Is_UTF_32_Punctuation(Item_Type'Pos(V));
+	end Is_Punct;
+
+	function Is_Space (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Is_UTF_32_Space(Item_Type'Pos(V)) or else
+		       UC.Is_UTF_32_Line_Terminator(Item_Type'Pos(V));
+	end Is_Space;
+
+	function Is_Upper (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Get_Category(Item_Type'Pos(V)) = UC.Lu;
+	end Is_Upper;
+
+	function Is_Xdigit (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		return UC.Is_UTF_32_Digit(Item_Type'Pos(V)) or else
+		       Item_Type'Pos(V) in Standard.Character'Pos('A') .. Standard.Character'Pos('F') or else
+		       Item_Type'Pos(V) in Standard.Character'Pos('a') .. Standard.Character'Pos('f');
+	end Is_Xdigit;
+
+	function To_Lower (V: in Item_Type) return Item_Type is
+	begin
+		return Item_Type'Val(UC.UTF_32_To_Lower_Case(Item_Type'Pos(V)));
+	end To_Lower;
+
+	function To_Upper (V: in Item_Type) return Item_Type is
+	begin
+		return Item_Type'Val(UC.UTF_32_To_Upper_Case(Item_Type'Pos(V)));
+	end To_Upper;
+
+	function Is_Class (V: in Item_Type; C: in Class) return Standard.Boolean is
+	begin
+		case C is
+			when ALPHA => return Is_Alpha(V);
+			when ALNUM => return Is_Alnum(V);
+			when BLANK => return Is_Blank(V);
+			when CNTRL => return Is_Cntrl(V);
+			when DIGIT => return Is_Digit(V);
+			when GRAPH => return Is_Graph(V);
+			when LOWER => return Is_Lower(V);
+			when PRINT => return Is_Print(V);
+			when PUNCT => return Is_Punct(V);
+			when SPACE => return Is_Space(V);
+			when XDIGIT => return Is_Xdigit(V);
+			when UPPER => return Is_Upper(V);
+		end case;
+	end Is_Class;
+end H3.CC;
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diff --git a/lib2/h3-cc.ads b/lib2/h3-cc.ads
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+generic 
+	type Item_Type is (<>); -- any discrete type
+package H3.CC is
+	-- <ctype.h>-like character classification package
+	-- unicode-based. no system locale honored.
+
+	type Class is (ALPHA, ALNUM, BLANK, CNTRL, DIGIT, GRAPH, LOWER, PRINT, PUNCT, SPACE, XDIGIT, UPPER);
+	function Is_Class (V: in Item_Type; C: in Class) return Standard.Boolean;	
+
+	function Is_Alpha (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Alnum (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Blank (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Cntrl (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Digit (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Graph (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Print (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Punct (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Space (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Xdigit (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+
+	function Is_Lower (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+	function Is_Upper (V: in Item_Type) return Standard.Boolean;
+
+	function To_Lower (V: in Item_Type) return Item_Type;
+	function To_Upper (V: in Item_Type) return Item_Type;
+end H3.CC;
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