java.lang
Class Character.UnicodeBlock

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Character.Subset
      java.lang.Character.UnicodeBlock

Enclosing class:

Character

public static final class Character.UnicodeBlock

extends Character.Subset

A family of character subsets representing the character blocks in the Unicode specification. Character blocks generally define characters used for a specific script or purpose. A character is contained by at most one Unicode block.

Since:

1.2

Field Summary
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ALPHABETIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARABIC           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_A           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_B           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARMENIAN           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARROWS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BASIC_LATIN           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BENGALI           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BLOCK_ELEMENTS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BOPOMOFO           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BOPOMOFO_EXTENDED           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BOX_DRAWING           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BRAILLE_PATTERNS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CHEROKEE           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_COMPATIBILITY           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_COMPATIBILITY_FORMS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_RADICALS_SUPPLEMENT           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_SYMBOLS_AND_PUNCTUATION           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_A           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	COMBINING_DIACRITICAL_MARKS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	COMBINING_HALF_MARKS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	COMBINING_MARKS_FOR_SYMBOLS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CONTROL_PICTURES           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CURRENCY_SYMBOLS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CYRILLIC           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	DEVANAGARI           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	DINGBATS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ENCLOSED_ALPHANUMERICS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ENCLOSED_CJK_LETTERS_AND_MONTHS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ETHIOPIC           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GENERAL_PUNCTUATION           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GEOMETRIC_SHAPES           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GEORGIAN           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GREEK           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GREEK_EXTENDED           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GUJARATI           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GURMUKHI           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HALFWIDTH_AND_FULLWIDTH_FORMS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HANGUL_COMPATIBILITY_JAMO           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HANGUL_JAMO           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HANGUL_SYLLABLES           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HEBREW           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HIRAGANA           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	IDEOGRAPHIC_DESCRIPTION_CHARACTERS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	IPA_EXTENSIONS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KANBUN           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KANGXI_RADICALS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KANNADA           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KATAKANA           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KHMER           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LAO           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LATIN_1_SUPPLEMENT           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LATIN_EXTENDED_A           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LATIN_EXTENDED_ADDITIONAL           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LATIN_EXTENDED_B           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LETTERLIKE_SYMBOLS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MALAYALAM           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MISCELLANEOUS_TECHNICAL           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MONGOLIAN           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MYANMAR           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	NUMBER_FORMS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	OGHAM           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	OPTICAL_CHARACTER_RECOGNITION           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ORIYA           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	PRIVATE_USE_AREA           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	RUNIC           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SINHALA           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SMALL_FORM_VARIANTS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SPACING_MODIFIER_LETTERS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SPECIALS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SUPERSCRIPTS_AND_SUBSCRIPTS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SURROGATES_AREA           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SYRIAC           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TAMIL           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TELUGU           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	THAANA           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	THAI           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TIBETAN           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	UNIFIED_CANADIAN_ABORIGINAL_SYLLABICS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	YI_RADICALS           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	YI_SYLLABLES           Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

 

Method Summary
static Character.UnicodeBlock	of(char c)           Returns the object representing the Unicode block containing the given character, or null if the character is not a member of a defined block.

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Character.Subset

equals, hashCode, toString

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

 

Field Detail

BASIC_LATIN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BASIC_LATIN

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

LATIN_1_SUPPLEMENT

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LATIN_1_SUPPLEMENT

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

LATIN_EXTENDED_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LATIN_EXTENDED_A

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

LATIN_EXTENDED_B

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LATIN_EXTENDED_B

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

IPA_EXTENSIONS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock IPA_EXTENSIONS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

SPACING_MODIFIER_LETTERS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SPACING_MODIFIER_LETTERS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

COMBINING_DIACRITICAL_MARKS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock COMBINING_DIACRITICAL_MARKS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

GREEK

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GREEK

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

CYRILLIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CYRILLIC

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ARMENIAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARMENIAN

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

HEBREW

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HEBREW

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ARABIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARABIC

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

DEVANAGARI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock DEVANAGARI

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

BENGALI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BENGALI

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

GURMUKHI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GURMUKHI

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

GUJARATI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GUJARATI

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ORIYA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ORIYA

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

TAMIL

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TAMIL

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

TELUGU

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TELUGU

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

KANNADA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KANNADA

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

MALAYALAM

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MALAYALAM

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

THAI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock THAI

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

LAO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LAO

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

TIBETAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TIBETAN

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

GEORGIAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GEORGIAN

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

HANGUL_JAMO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HANGUL_JAMO

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

LATIN_EXTENDED_ADDITIONAL

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LATIN_EXTENDED_ADDITIONAL

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

GREEK_EXTENDED

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GREEK_EXTENDED

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

GENERAL_PUNCTUATION

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GENERAL_PUNCTUATION

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

SUPERSCRIPTS_AND_SUBSCRIPTS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SUPERSCRIPTS_AND_SUBSCRIPTS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

CURRENCY_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CURRENCY_SYMBOLS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

COMBINING_MARKS_FOR_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock COMBINING_MARKS_FOR_SYMBOLS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

LETTERLIKE_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LETTERLIKE_SYMBOLS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

NUMBER_FORMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock NUMBER_FORMS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ARROWS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARROWS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

MISCELLANEOUS_TECHNICAL

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MISCELLANEOUS_TECHNICAL

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

CONTROL_PICTURES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CONTROL_PICTURES

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

OPTICAL_CHARACTER_RECOGNITION

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock OPTICAL_CHARACTER_RECOGNITION

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ENCLOSED_ALPHANUMERICS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ENCLOSED_ALPHANUMERICS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

BOX_DRAWING

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BOX_DRAWING

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

BLOCK_ELEMENTS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BLOCK_ELEMENTS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

GEOMETRIC_SHAPES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GEOMETRIC_SHAPES

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

DINGBATS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock DINGBATS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

CJK_SYMBOLS_AND_PUNCTUATION

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_SYMBOLS_AND_PUNCTUATION

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

HIRAGANA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HIRAGANA

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

KATAKANA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KATAKANA

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

BOPOMOFO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BOPOMOFO

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

HANGUL_COMPATIBILITY_JAMO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HANGUL_COMPATIBILITY_JAMO

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

KANBUN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KANBUN

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ENCLOSED_CJK_LETTERS_AND_MONTHS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ENCLOSED_CJK_LETTERS_AND_MONTHS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

CJK_COMPATIBILITY

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_COMPATIBILITY

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

HANGUL_SYLLABLES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HANGUL_SYLLABLES

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

SURROGATES_AREA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SURROGATES_AREA

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

PRIVATE_USE_AREA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock PRIVATE_USE_AREA

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ALPHABETIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ALPHABETIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_A

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

COMBINING_HALF_MARKS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock COMBINING_HALF_MARKS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

CJK_COMPATIBILITY_FORMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_COMPATIBILITY_FORMS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

SMALL_FORM_VARIANTS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SMALL_FORM_VARIANTS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_B

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_B

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

HALFWIDTH_AND_FULLWIDTH_FORMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HALFWIDTH_AND_FULLWIDTH_FORMS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

SPECIALS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SPECIALS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

SYRIAC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SYRIAC

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

THAANA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock THAANA

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

SINHALA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SINHALA

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

MYANMAR

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MYANMAR

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

ETHIOPIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ETHIOPIC

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

CHEROKEE

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CHEROKEE

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

UNIFIED_CANADIAN_ABORIGINAL_SYLLABICS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock UNIFIED_CANADIAN_ABORIGINAL_SYLLABICS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

OGHAM

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock OGHAM

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

RUNIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock RUNIC

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

KHMER

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KHMER

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

MONGOLIAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MONGOLIAN

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

BRAILLE_PATTERNS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BRAILLE_PATTERNS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

CJK_RADICALS_SUPPLEMENT

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_RADICALS_SUPPLEMENT

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

KANGXI_RADICALS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KANGXI_RADICALS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

IDEOGRAPHIC_DESCRIPTION_CHARACTERS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock IDEOGRAPHIC_DESCRIPTION_CHARACTERS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

BOPOMOFO_EXTENDED

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BOPOMOFO_EXTENDED

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_A

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

YI_SYLLABLES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock YI_SYLLABLES

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

YI_RADICALS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock YI_RADICALS

Constant for the Unicode character block of the same name.

Since:

1.4

of

public static Character.UnicodeBlock of(char c)

Returns the object representing the Unicode block containing the given character, or null if the character is not a member of a defined block.

Parameters:

c - The character in question

Returns:

The UnicodeBlock instance representing the Unicode block of which this character is a member, or null if the character is not a member of any Unicode block