Class UCharacterCategory

java.lang.Object
com.ibm.icu.lang.UCharacterCategory
All Implemented Interfaces:
UCharacterEnums.ECharacterCategory

public final class UCharacterCategory extends Object implements UCharacterEnums.ECharacterCategory
Enumerated Unicode category types from the UnicodeData.txt file. Used as return results from UCharacter Equivalent to icu's UCharCategory. Refer to Unicode Consortium for more information about UnicodeData.txt.

NOTE: the UCharacterCategory values are not compatible with those returned by java.lang.Character.getType. UCharacterCategory values match the ones used in ICU4C, while java.lang.Character type values, though similar, skip the value 17.

This class is not subclassable

Author:
Syn Wee Quek
  • Method Details

    • toString

      public static String toString(int category)
      Gets the name of the argument category
      Parameters:
      category - to retrieve name
      Returns:
      category name