java.lang.Character getDirectionality(int codePoint)
Description
The getDirectionality(int codepoint) method of Character class is static thus it should be accessed statically which means the we would be calling this method in this format:
Character.getDirectionality(int codePoint)
Non static method is usually called by just declaring method_name(argument) however in this case since the method is static, it should be called by appending the class name as suffix. We will be encountering a compilation problem if we call the java getDirectionality() method non statically.
Method Syntax
public static byte getDirectionality(int codePoint)
Method Argument
| Data Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| int | codepoint | the character (Unicode code point) for which the directionality property is requested. |
Method Returns
The getDirectionality(int codePoint) method of Character class returns byte which denotes the directionality property of the character.
Compatibility
Requires Java 1.5 and up
Java Character getDirectionality(int codePoint) Example
Below is a simple java example on the usage of getDirectionality(int codePoint) method of Character class.
package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;
/*
* This example source code demonstrates the use of
* getDirectionality(int codePoint) method of Character class.
*/
public class CharacterGetDirectionalityCodepointExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// initialize a codepoint
int codepoint1 = 65;
int codepoint2 = 1791;
// convert the code point to its numeric value
byte value1 = Character.getDirectionality(codepoint1);
byte value2 = Character.getDirectionality(codepoint2);
// print the result
System.out.println("unicodepoint '" + codepoint1
+ "' Unicode directionality property is " + value1);
System.out.println("unicodepoint '" + codepoint2
+ "' Unicode directionality property is " + value2);
/*
* byte value 0 represents DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT byte value 2
* represents DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC
*/
}
}
Sample Output
Below is the sample output when you run the above example.
