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printCandidate() — tailwindcss Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the printCandidate() function in candidate.ts from the tailwindcss codebase.

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  4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff["printCandidate()"]
  7be152ff_3d54_3c38_8abe_56a34c91bb4d["printUnprefixedCandidate()"]
  7be152ff_3d54_3c38_8abe_56a34c91bb4d -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  707ef5d3_1654_7094_06d2_99e8004cab43["migrateArbitraryVariants()"]
  707ef5d3_1654_7094_06d2_99e8004cab43 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  0d34c838_b3bc_b388_6b0d_17fe24312e5f["migrateAutomaticVarInjection()"]
  0d34c838_b3bc_b388_6b0d_17fe24312e5f -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  4d31f3a8_5ec2_6651_828a_48dc621934f5["migrateCamelcaseInNamedValue()"]
  4d31f3a8_5ec2_6651_828a_48dc621934f5 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  c54c0b46_6508_253f_e6ff_d96bcc4246d5["migrateLegacyArbitraryValues()"]
  c54c0b46_6508_253f_e6ff_d96bcc4246d5 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  83b8a939_5e80_0880_4db2_753e6d6e279c["migrateLegacyClasses()"]
  83b8a939_5e80_0880_4db2_753e6d6e279c -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  042344d6_c400_b6f0_00d2_ff8fded428bc["migrateModernizeArbitraryValues()"]
  042344d6_c400_b6f0_00d2_ff8fded428bc -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  f18be462_61dc_36f7_156d_7e1323554ba7["migratePrefix()"]
  f18be462_61dc_36f7_156d_7e1323554ba7 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  52b790cf_9f93_aadf_60b7_6333be12e6cb["migrateVariantOrder()"]
  52b790cf_9f93_aadf_60b7_6333be12e6cb -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  85c01f92_2868_9f10_aa0d_1b8b6eaeaaa3["createCanonicalizeCandidateCache()"]
  85c01f92_2868_9f10_aa0d_1b8b6eaeaaa3 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  19c705c9_6183_f093_b0c2_334f2d300052["createCanonicalizeUtilityCache()"]
  19c705c9_6183_f093_b0c2_334f2d300052 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  4ecd38ab_ffd3_a327_598e_f401f4635827["printUnprefixedCandidate()"]
  4ecd38ab_ffd3_a327_598e_f401f4635827 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  96c91904_da91_37f1_9ad1_9d3e9e197781["arbitraryUtilities()"]
  96c91904_da91_37f1_9ad1_9d3e9e197781 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  6fea9ec3_967d_9508_b278_ec5bbd5afb24["allVariablesAreUsed()"]
  6fea9ec3_967d_9508_b278_ec5bbd5afb24 -->|calls| 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff
  style 4c29981d_a61a_00fb_b3b5_5a69228c4fff fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

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Source Code

packages/tailwindcss/src/candidate.ts lines 907–967

export function printCandidate(designSystem: DesignSystem, candidate: Candidate) {
  let parts: string[] = []

  for (let variant of candidate.variants) {
    parts.unshift(printVariant(variant))
  }

  // Handle prefix
  if (designSystem.theme.prefix) {
    parts.unshift(designSystem.theme.prefix)
  }

  let base: string = ''

  // Handle static
  if (candidate.kind === 'static') {
    base += candidate.root
  }

  // Handle functional
  if (candidate.kind === 'functional') {
    base += candidate.root

    if (candidate.value) {
      if (candidate.value.kind === 'arbitrary') {
        if (candidate.value !== null) {
          let isVarValue = isVar(candidate.value.value)
          let value = isVarValue ? candidate.value.value.slice(4, -1) : candidate.value.value
          let [open, close] = isVarValue ? ['(', ')'] : ['[', ']']

          if (candidate.value.dataType) {
            base += `-${open}${candidate.value.dataType}:${printArbitraryValue(value)}${close}`
          } else {
            base += `-${open}${printArbitraryValue(value)}${close}`
          }
        }
      } else if (candidate.value.kind === 'named') {
        base += `-${candidate.value.value}`
      }
    }
  }

  // Handle arbitrary
  if (candidate.kind === 'arbitrary') {
    base += `[${candidate.property}:${printArbitraryValue(candidate.value)}]`
  }

  // Handle modifier
  if (candidate.kind === 'arbitrary' || candidate.kind === 'functional') {
    base += printModifier(candidate.modifier)
  }

  // Handle important
  if (candidate.important) {
    base += '!'
  }

  parts.push(base)

  return parts.join(':')
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does printCandidate() do?
printCandidate() is a function in the tailwindcss codebase.
What does printCandidate() call?
printCandidate() calls 4 function(s): isVar, printArbitraryValue, printModifier, printVariant.
What calls printCandidate()?
printCandidate() is called by 19 function(s): allVariablesAreUsed, arbitraryUtilities, arbitraryValueToBareValueUtility, bareValueUtilities, buildDesignSystem, createCanonicalizeCandidateCache, createCanonicalizeUtilityCache, dropUnnecessaryDataTypes, and 11 more.

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