Cldr.Unit.BaseUnit.canonical_base_unit-exclamation-mark

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canonical_base_unit!(unit_string)

Returns the canonical base unit name for a unit.

The base unit is the common unit through which conversions are passed.

Arguments

unit_string is any string representing a unit such as light_year_per_week.

Returns

canonical_base_unit or
raises an exception

Examples

iex> Cldr.Unit.Parser.canonical_base_unit! "meter"
:meter

iex> Cldr.Unit.Parser.canonical_base_unit! "meter meter"
:square_meter

iex> Cldr.Unit.Parser.canonical_base_unit! "meter per kilogram"
"meter_per_kilogram"

iex> Cldr.Unit.Parser.canonical_base_unit! "yottagram per mile scandinavian"
"kilogram_per_meter"