Java Data Type Tutorial - Java Character. getDirectionality (int codePoint)

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Syntax

Character.getDirectionality(int codePoint) has the following syntax.

public static byte getDirectionality(int codePoint)

Example

In the following code shows how to use Character.getDirectionality(int codePoint) method.

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public class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      char ch1 = 'M', ch2 = '\u06aa';

      byte b1 = Character.getDirectionality(ch1);
      byte b2 = Character.getDirectionality(ch2);

      if(b1 == 0){
        System.out.println("DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT");
      }
      if(b2 == 2){
        System.out.println("DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC");
      }
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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