[OSM-talk] Who interprets semicolon in tag values?

[John Firebaugh]

iD interprets semicolon-delimited tag values specially for purposes of
merging tags, for example when joining two adjacent streets. It splits on
semicolon and optional whitespace, and then takes the union of the
resulting sets of values:

https://github.com/systemed/iD/blob/f02df04102e8da4561e66fa7887e9683d582c222/test/spec/core/entity.js#L100-L120


On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Jochen Topf <jochen at remote.org> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> We have had an informal convention for a long time to use a semicolon
> (;) in tag values to separate multiple values, for instance
> "ref=I 70; US 40" to denote that there are two numbered roads on a way.
> But most software out there doesn't actually interpret this in any
> special way.
>
> If you know of any software that actually does interpret this specially,
> please tell me. I am trying to get an idea where and how this is used in
> the real world. You can answer here on the list or write to me
> privately, I'll summarize for the list later. Thanks!
>
> Jochen
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