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parseCandidate() — tailwindcss Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the parseCandidate() function in canonicalize-candidates.ts from the tailwindcss codebase.

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Dependency Diagram

graph TD
  c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34["parseCandidate()"]
  85c01f92_2868_9f10_aa0d_1b8b6eaeaaa3["createCanonicalizeCandidateCache()"]
  85c01f92_2868_9f10_aa0d_1b8b6eaeaaa3 -->|calls| c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34
  19c705c9_6183_f093_b0c2_334f2d300052["createCanonicalizeUtilityCache()"]
  19c705c9_6183_f093_b0c2_334f2d300052 -->|calls| c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34
  96c91904_da91_37f1_9ad1_9d3e9e197781["arbitraryUtilities()"]
  96c91904_da91_37f1_9ad1_9d3e9e197781 -->|calls| c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34
  4cc826cb_5fc2_520c_deeb_2b868c0401ed["bareValueUtilities()"]
  4cc826cb_5fc2_520c_deeb_2b868c0401ed -->|calls| c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34
  01e4e3ab_c239_9968_db7d_75f3fe76fa96["deprecatedUtilities()"]
  01e4e3ab_c239_9968_db7d_75f3fe76fa96 -->|calls| c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34
  6bc468c3_f692_fb93_b3e2_cf2a6051b874["createUtilitySignatureCache()"]
  6bc468c3_f692_fb93_b3e2_cf2a6051b874 -->|calls| c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34
  69cc8435_e606_a151_8be0_cd5f1378ad52["createUtilityPropertiesCache()"]
  69cc8435_e606_a151_8be0_cd5f1378ad52 -->|calls| c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34
  0bec5ca9_74c8_dcc7_ec12_6404fb6493bd["parseCandidate()"]
  c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34 -->|calls| 0bec5ca9_74c8_dcc7_ec12_6404fb6493bd
  style c98bf5b0_e31e_f92d_3810_96d1e1308d34 fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

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Source Code

packages/tailwindcss/src/canonicalize-candidates.ts lines 918–924

function parseCandidate(designSystem: DesignSystem, input: string) {
  return designSystem.parseCandidate(
    designSystem.theme.prefix && !input.startsWith(`${designSystem.theme.prefix}:`)
      ? `${designSystem.theme.prefix}:${input}`
      : input,
  )
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does parseCandidate() do?
parseCandidate() is a function in the tailwindcss codebase.
What does parseCandidate() call?
parseCandidate() calls 1 function(s): parseCandidate.
What calls parseCandidate()?
parseCandidate() is called by 7 function(s): arbitraryUtilities, bareValueUtilities, createCanonicalizeCandidateCache, createCanonicalizeUtilityCache, createUtilityPropertiesCache, createUtilitySignatureCache, deprecatedUtilities.

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