Class 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.

    Author:
    Bruno Lowagie, Evelyne De Cordier
    See Also:
    Phrase
    • Constructor Detail

      • SpecialSymbol

        public SpecialSymbol()
    • Method Detail

      • 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