rename()

This function is part of IconSet class in Iconify Tools.

Function rename() renames icon.

Function checks aliases and variations that use renamed icon, changes parent icon to new name.

If icon with new name already exists, it will be overwritten.

Usage

Function has the following parameters:

• oldName, string. Old icon name.
• newName, string. New icon name.

Function returns a simple true on success, false on failure.

Example

example.ts

tsimport { IconSet } from '@iconify/tools';

// Import icon set
const iconSet = new IconSet({
   prefix: 'carbon',
   icons: {
       'add': {
           body: '<path d="M17 15V8h-2v7H8v2h7v7h2v-7h7v-2z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
       'arrow-left': {
           body: '<path d="M14 26l1.41-1.41L7.83 17H28v-2H7.83l7.58-7.59L14 6L4 16l10 10z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
   },
   aliases: {
       'plus': {
           parent: 'add',
       },
       'arrow-right': {
           parent: 'arrow-left',
           hFlip: true,
       },
   },
   width: 32,
   height: 32,
});

// Rename 'add' to 'plus'
iconSet.rename('add', 'plus');

// Rename 'arrow-left' to 'arrow', also changes 'parent' property in 'arrow-right'
iconSet.rename('arrow-left', 'arrow');

// Export
console.log(iconSet.export());

Result:

json{
   "prefix": "carbon",
   "icons": {
       "arrow": {
           "body": "<path d=\"M14 26l1.41-1.41L7.83 17H28v-2H7.83l7.58-7.59L14 6L4 16l10 10z\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>"
       },
       "plus": {
           "body": "<path d=\"M17 15V8h-2v7H8v2h7v7h2v-7h7v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"/>"
       }
   },
   "aliases": {
       "arrow-right": { "parent": "arrow", "hFlip": true }
   },
   "width": 32,
   "height": 32
}