Class SpecialSymbol

java.lang.Object
com.lowagie.text.SpecialSymbol

public class SpecialSymbol extends Object
This class contains the symbols that correspond with special symbols.

When you construct a Phrase with Phrase.getInstance using a String, this String can contain special Symbols. These are characters with an int value between 913 and 937 (except 930) and between 945 and 969. With this class the value of the corresponding character of the Font Symbol, can be retrieved.

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  • Constructor Details

    • SpecialSymbol

      public SpecialSymbol()
  • Method Details

    • index

      public static int index(String string)
      Returns the first occurrence of a special symbol in a String.
      Parameters:
      string - a String
      Returns:
      an index of -1 if no special symbol was found
    • get

      public static Chunk get(char c, Font font)
      Gets a chunk with a symbol character.
      Parameters:
      c - a character that has to be changed into a symbol
      font - Font if there is no SYMBOL character corresponding with c
      Returns:
      a SYMBOL version of a character
    • getCorrespondingSymbol

      public static char getCorrespondingSymbol(char c)
      Looks for the corresponding symbol in the font Symbol.
      Parameters:
      c - the original ASCII-char
      Returns:
      the corresponding symbol in font Symbol