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	AEGEAN_NUMBERS Constant for the "Aegean Numbers" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ALPHABETIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS Constant for the "Alphabetic Presentation Forms" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARABIC Constant for the "Arabic" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_A Constant for the "Arabic Presentation Forms-A" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_B Constant for the "Arabic Presentation Forms-B" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARMENIAN Constant for the "Armenian" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ARROWS Constant for the "Arrows" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BASIC_LATIN Constant for the "Basic Latin" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BENGALI Constant for the "Bengali" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BLOCK_ELEMENTS Constant for the "Block Elements" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BOPOMOFO Constant for the "Bopomofo" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BOPOMOFO_EXTENDED Constant for the "Bopomofo Extended" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BOX_DRAWING Constant for the "Box Drawing" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BRAILLE_PATTERNS Constant for the "Braille Patterns" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BUHID Constant for the "Buhid" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	BYZANTINE_MUSICAL_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Byzantine Musical Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CHEROKEE Constant for the "Cherokee" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_COMPATIBILITY Constant for the "CJK Compatibility" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_COMPATIBILITY_FORMS Constant for the "CJK Compatibility Forms" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS Constant for the "CJK Compatibility Ideographs" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS_SUPPLEMENT Constant for the "CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_RADICALS_SUPPLEMENT Constant for the "CJK Radicals Supplement" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_SYMBOLS_AND_PUNCTUATION Constant for the "CJK Symbols and Punctuation" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS Constant for the "CJK Unified Ideographs" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_A Constant for the "CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_B Constant for the "CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	COMBINING_DIACRITICAL_MARKS Constant for the "Combining Diacritical Marks" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	COMBINING_HALF_MARKS Constant for the "Combining Half Marks" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	COMBINING_MARKS_FOR_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CONTROL_PICTURES Constant for the "Control Pictures" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CURRENCY_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Currency Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CYPRIOT_SYLLABARY Constant for the "Cypriot Syllabary" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CYRILLIC Constant for the "Cyrillic" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	CYRILLIC_SUPPLEMENTARY Constant for the "Cyrillic Supplementary" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	DESERET Constant for the "Deseret" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	DEVANAGARI Constant for the "Devanagari" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	DINGBATS Constant for the "Dingbats" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ENCLOSED_ALPHANUMERICS Constant for the "Enclosed Alphanumerics" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ENCLOSED_CJK_LETTERS_AND_MONTHS Constant for the "Enclosed CJK Letters and Months" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ETHIOPIC Constant for the "Ethiopic" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GENERAL_PUNCTUATION Constant for the "General Punctuation" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GEOMETRIC_SHAPES Constant for the "Geometric Shapes" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GEORGIAN Constant for the "Georgian" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GOTHIC Constant for the "Gothic" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GREEK Constant for the "Greek and Coptic" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GREEK_EXTENDED Constant for the "Greek Extended" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GUJARATI Constant for the "Gujarati" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	GURMUKHI Constant for the "Gurmukhi" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HALFWIDTH_AND_FULLWIDTH_FORMS Constant for the "Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HANGUL_COMPATIBILITY_JAMO Constant for the "Hangul Compatibility Jamo" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HANGUL_JAMO Constant for the "Hangul Jamo" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HANGUL_SYLLABLES Constant for the "Hangul Syllables" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HANUNOO Constant for the "Hanunoo" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HEBREW Constant for the "Hebrew" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HIGH_PRIVATE_USE_SURROGATES Constant for the "High Private Use Surrogates" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HIGH_SURROGATES Constant for the "High Surrogates" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	HIRAGANA Constant for the "Hiragana" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	IDEOGRAPHIC_DESCRIPTION_CHARACTERS Constant for the "Ideographic Description Characters" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	IPA_EXTENSIONS Constant for the "IPA Extensions" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KANBUN Constant for the "Kanbun" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KANGXI_RADICALS Constant for the "Kangxi Radicals" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KANNADA Constant for the "Kannada" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KATAKANA Constant for the "Katakana" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KATAKANA_PHONETIC_EXTENSIONS Constant for the "Katakana Phonetic Extensions" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KHMER Constant for the "Khmer" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	KHMER_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Khmer Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LAO Constant for the "Lao" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LATIN_1_SUPPLEMENT Constant for the "Latin-1 Supplement" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LATIN_EXTENDED_A Constant for the "Latin Extended-A" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LATIN_EXTENDED_ADDITIONAL Constant for the "Latin Extended Additional" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LATIN_EXTENDED_B Constant for the "Latin Extended-B" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LETTERLIKE_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Letterlike Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LIMBU Constant for the "Limbu" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LINEAR_B_IDEOGRAMS Constant for the "Linear B Ideograms" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LINEAR_B_SYLLABARY Constant for the "Linear B Syllabary" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	LOW_SURROGATES Constant for the "Low Surrogates" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MALAYALAM Constant for the "Malayalam" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MATHEMATICAL_ALPHANUMERIC_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS Constant for the "Mathematical Operators" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MISCELLANEOUS_MATHEMATICAL_SYMBOLS_A Constant for the "Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MISCELLANEOUS_MATHEMATICAL_SYMBOLS_B Constant for the "Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Miscellaneous Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS_AND_ARROWS Constant for the "Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MISCELLANEOUS_TECHNICAL Constant for the "Miscellaneous Technical" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MONGOLIAN Constant for the "Mongolian" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MUSICAL_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Musical Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	MYANMAR Constant for the "Myanmar" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	NUMBER_FORMS Constant for the "Number Forms" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	OGHAM Constant for the "Ogham" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	OLD_ITALIC Constant for the "Old Italic" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	OPTICAL_CHARACTER_RECOGNITION Constant for the "Optical Character Recognition" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	ORIYA Constant for the "Oriya" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	OSMANYA Constant for the "Osmanya" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	PHONETIC_EXTENSIONS Constant for the "Phonetic Extensions" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	PRIVATE_USE_AREA Constant for the "Private Use Area" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	RUNIC Constant for the "Runic" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SHAVIAN Constant for the "Shavian" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SINHALA Constant for the "Sinhala" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SMALL_FORM_VARIANTS Constant for the "Small Form Variants" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SPACING_MODIFIER_LETTERS Constant for the "Spacing Modifier Letters" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SPECIALS Constant for the "Specials" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SUPERSCRIPTS_AND_SUBSCRIPTS Constant for the "Superscripts and Subscripts" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SUPPLEMENTAL_ARROWS_A Constant for the "Supplemental Arrows-A" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SUPPLEMENTAL_ARROWS_B Constant for the "Supplemental Arrows-B" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SUPPLEMENTAL_MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS Constant for the "Supplemental Mathematical Operators" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SUPPLEMENTARY_PRIVATE_USE_AREA_A Constant for the "Supplementary Private Use Area-A" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SUPPLEMENTARY_PRIVATE_USE_AREA_B Constant for the "Supplementary Private Use Area-B" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SURROGATES_AREA Deprecated. As of J2SE 5, use HIGH_SURROGATES, HIGH_PRIVATE_USE_SURROGATES, and LOW_SURROGATES. These new constants match the block definitions of the Unicode Standard. The of(char) and of(int) methods return the new constants, not SURROGATES_AREA.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	SYRIAC Constant for the "Syriac" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TAGALOG Constant for the "Tagalog" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TAGBANWA Constant for the "Tagbanwa" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TAGS Constant for the "Tags" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TAI_LE Constant for the "Tai Le" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TAI_XUAN_JING_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Tai Xuan Jing Symbols" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TAMIL Constant for the "Tamil" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TELUGU Constant for the "Telugu" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	THAANA Constant for the "Thaana" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	THAI Constant for the "Thai" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	TIBETAN Constant for the "Tibetan" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	UGARITIC Constant for the "Ugaritic" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	UNIFIED_CANADIAN_ABORIGINAL_SYLLABICS Constant for the "Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	VARIATION_SELECTORS Constant for the "Variation Selectors" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	VARIATION_SELECTORS_SUPPLEMENT Constant for the "Variation Selectors Supplement" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	YI_RADICALS Constant for the "Yi Radicals" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	YI_SYLLABLES Constant for the "Yi Syllables" Unicode character block.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	YIJING_HEXAGRAM_SYMBOLS Constant for the "Yijing Hexagram Symbols" Unicode character block.

Method Summary

static Character.UnicodeBlock	forName(String blockName) Returns the UnicodeBlock with the given name.
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.
static Character.UnicodeBlock	of(int codePoint) Returns the object representing the Unicode block containing the given character (Unicode code point), 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 "Basic Latin" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

LATIN_1_SUPPLEMENT

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LATIN_1_SUPPLEMENT

Constant for the "Latin-1 Supplement" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

LATIN_EXTENDED_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LATIN_EXTENDED_A

Constant for the "Latin Extended-A" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

LATIN_EXTENDED_B

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LATIN_EXTENDED_B

Constant for the "Latin Extended-B" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

IPA_EXTENSIONS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock IPA_EXTENSIONS

Constant for the "IPA Extensions" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

SPACING_MODIFIER_LETTERS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SPACING_MODIFIER_LETTERS

Constant for the "Spacing Modifier Letters" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

COMBINING_DIACRITICAL_MARKS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock COMBINING_DIACRITICAL_MARKS

Constant for the "Combining Diacritical Marks" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

GREEK

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GREEK

Constant for the "Greek and Coptic" Unicode character block.

This block was previously known as the "Greek" block.

Since:

1.2

CYRILLIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CYRILLIC

Constant for the "Cyrillic" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ARMENIAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARMENIAN

Constant for the "Armenian" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

HEBREW

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HEBREW

Constant for the "Hebrew" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ARABIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARABIC

Constant for the "Arabic" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

DEVANAGARI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock DEVANAGARI

Constant for the "Devanagari" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

BENGALI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BENGALI

Constant for the "Bengali" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

GURMUKHI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GURMUKHI

Constant for the "Gurmukhi" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

GUJARATI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GUJARATI

Constant for the "Gujarati" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ORIYA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ORIYA

Constant for the "Oriya" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

TAMIL

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TAMIL

Constant for the "Tamil" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

TELUGU

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TELUGU

Constant for the "Telugu" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

KANNADA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KANNADA

Constant for the "Kannada" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

MALAYALAM

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MALAYALAM

Constant for the "Malayalam" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

THAI

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock THAI

Constant for the "Thai" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

LAO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LAO

Constant for the "Lao" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

TIBETAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TIBETAN

Constant for the "Tibetan" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

GEORGIAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GEORGIAN

Constant for the "Georgian" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

HANGUL_JAMO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HANGUL_JAMO

Constant for the "Hangul Jamo" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

LATIN_EXTENDED_ADDITIONAL

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LATIN_EXTENDED_ADDITIONAL

Constant for the "Latin Extended Additional" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

GREEK_EXTENDED

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GREEK_EXTENDED

Constant for the "Greek Extended" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

GENERAL_PUNCTUATION

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GENERAL_PUNCTUATION

Constant for the "General Punctuation" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

SUPERSCRIPTS_AND_SUBSCRIPTS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SUPERSCRIPTS_AND_SUBSCRIPTS

Constant for the "Superscripts and Subscripts" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

CURRENCY_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CURRENCY_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Currency Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

COMBINING_MARKS_FOR_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock COMBINING_MARKS_FOR_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols" Unicode character block.

This block was previously known as "Combining Marks for Symbols".

Since:

1.2

LETTERLIKE_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LETTERLIKE_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Letterlike Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

NUMBER_FORMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock NUMBER_FORMS

Constant for the "Number Forms" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ARROWS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARROWS

Constant for the "Arrows" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS

Constant for the "Mathematical Operators" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

MISCELLANEOUS_TECHNICAL

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MISCELLANEOUS_TECHNICAL

Constant for the "Miscellaneous Technical" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

CONTROL_PICTURES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CONTROL_PICTURES

Constant for the "Control Pictures" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

OPTICAL_CHARACTER_RECOGNITION

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock OPTICAL_CHARACTER_RECOGNITION

Constant for the "Optical Character Recognition" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ENCLOSED_ALPHANUMERICS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ENCLOSED_ALPHANUMERICS

Constant for the "Enclosed Alphanumerics" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

BOX_DRAWING

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BOX_DRAWING

Constant for the "Box Drawing" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

BLOCK_ELEMENTS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BLOCK_ELEMENTS

Constant for the "Block Elements" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

GEOMETRIC_SHAPES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GEOMETRIC_SHAPES

Constant for the "Geometric Shapes" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Miscellaneous Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

DINGBATS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock DINGBATS

Constant for the "Dingbats" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

CJK_SYMBOLS_AND_PUNCTUATION

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_SYMBOLS_AND_PUNCTUATION

Constant for the "CJK Symbols and Punctuation" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

HIRAGANA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HIRAGANA

Constant for the "Hiragana" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

KATAKANA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KATAKANA

Constant for the "Katakana" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

BOPOMOFO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BOPOMOFO

Constant for the "Bopomofo" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

HANGUL_COMPATIBILITY_JAMO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HANGUL_COMPATIBILITY_JAMO

Constant for the "Hangul Compatibility Jamo" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

KANBUN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KANBUN

Constant for the "Kanbun" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ENCLOSED_CJK_LETTERS_AND_MONTHS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ENCLOSED_CJK_LETTERS_AND_MONTHS

Constant for the "Enclosed CJK Letters and Months" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

CJK_COMPATIBILITY

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_COMPATIBILITY

Constant for the "CJK Compatibility" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS

Constant for the "CJK Unified Ideographs" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

HANGUL_SYLLABLES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HANGUL_SYLLABLES

Constant for the "Hangul Syllables" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

PRIVATE_USE_AREA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock PRIVATE_USE_AREA

Constant for the "Private Use Area" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS

Constant for the "CJK Compatibility Ideographs" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ALPHABETIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ALPHABETIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS

Constant for the "Alphabetic Presentation Forms" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_A

Constant for the "Arabic Presentation Forms-A" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

COMBINING_HALF_MARKS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock COMBINING_HALF_MARKS

Constant for the "Combining Half Marks" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

CJK_COMPATIBILITY_FORMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_COMPATIBILITY_FORMS

Constant for the "CJK Compatibility Forms" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

SMALL_FORM_VARIANTS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SMALL_FORM_VARIANTS

Constant for the "Small Form Variants" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_B

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ARABIC_PRESENTATION_FORMS_B

Constant for the "Arabic Presentation Forms-B" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

HALFWIDTH_AND_FULLWIDTH_FORMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HALFWIDTH_AND_FULLWIDTH_FORMS

Constant for the "Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

SPECIALS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SPECIALS

Constant for the "Specials" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.2

SURROGATES_AREA

@Deprecated
public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SURROGATES_AREA

Deprecated. As of J2SE 5, use HIGH_SURROGATES, HIGH_PRIVATE_USE_SURROGATES, and LOW_SURROGATES. These new constants match the block definitions of the Unicode Standard. The of(char) and of(int) methods return the new constants, not SURROGATES_AREA.

SYRIAC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SYRIAC

Constant for the "Syriac" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

THAANA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock THAANA

Constant for the "Thaana" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

SINHALA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SINHALA

Constant for the "Sinhala" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

MYANMAR

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MYANMAR

Constant for the "Myanmar" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

ETHIOPIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock ETHIOPIC

Constant for the "Ethiopic" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

CHEROKEE

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CHEROKEE

Constant for the "Cherokee" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

UNIFIED_CANADIAN_ABORIGINAL_SYLLABICS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock UNIFIED_CANADIAN_ABORIGINAL_SYLLABICS

Constant for the "Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

OGHAM

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock OGHAM

Constant for the "Ogham" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

RUNIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock RUNIC

Constant for the "Runic" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

KHMER

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KHMER

Constant for the "Khmer" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

MONGOLIAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MONGOLIAN

Constant for the "Mongolian" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

BRAILLE_PATTERNS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BRAILLE_PATTERNS

Constant for the "Braille Patterns" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

CJK_RADICALS_SUPPLEMENT

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_RADICALS_SUPPLEMENT

Constant for the "CJK Radicals Supplement" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

KANGXI_RADICALS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KANGXI_RADICALS

Constant for the "Kangxi Radicals" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

IDEOGRAPHIC_DESCRIPTION_CHARACTERS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock IDEOGRAPHIC_DESCRIPTION_CHARACTERS

Constant for the "Ideographic Description Characters" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

BOPOMOFO_EXTENDED

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BOPOMOFO_EXTENDED

Constant for the "Bopomofo Extended" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_A

Constant for the "CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

YI_SYLLABLES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock YI_SYLLABLES

Constant for the "Yi Syllables" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

YI_RADICALS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock YI_RADICALS

Constant for the "Yi Radicals" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.4

CYRILLIC_SUPPLEMENTARY

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CYRILLIC_SUPPLEMENTARY

Constant for the "Cyrillic Supplementary" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

TAGALOG

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TAGALOG

Constant for the "Tagalog" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

HANUNOO

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HANUNOO

Constant for the "Hanunoo" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

BUHID

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BUHID

Constant for the "Buhid" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

TAGBANWA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TAGBANWA

Constant for the "Tagbanwa" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

LIMBU

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LIMBU

Constant for the "Limbu" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

TAI_LE

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TAI_LE

Constant for the "Tai Le" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

KHMER_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KHMER_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Khmer Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

PHONETIC_EXTENSIONS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock PHONETIC_EXTENSIONS

Constant for the "Phonetic Extensions" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

MISCELLANEOUS_MATHEMATICAL_SYMBOLS_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MISCELLANEOUS_MATHEMATICAL_SYMBOLS_A

Constant for the "Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

SUPPLEMENTAL_ARROWS_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SUPPLEMENTAL_ARROWS_A

Constant for the "Supplemental Arrows-A" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

SUPPLEMENTAL_ARROWS_B

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SUPPLEMENTAL_ARROWS_B

Constant for the "Supplemental Arrows-B" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

MISCELLANEOUS_MATHEMATICAL_SYMBOLS_B

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MISCELLANEOUS_MATHEMATICAL_SYMBOLS_B

Constant for the "Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

SUPPLEMENTAL_MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SUPPLEMENTAL_MATHEMATICAL_OPERATORS

Constant for the "Supplemental Mathematical Operators" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS_AND_ARROWS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MISCELLANEOUS_SYMBOLS_AND_ARROWS

Constant for the "Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

KATAKANA_PHONETIC_EXTENSIONS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock KATAKANA_PHONETIC_EXTENSIONS

Constant for the "Katakana Phonetic Extensions" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

YIJING_HEXAGRAM_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock YIJING_HEXAGRAM_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Yijing Hexagram Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

VARIATION_SELECTORS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock VARIATION_SELECTORS

Constant for the "Variation Selectors" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

LINEAR_B_SYLLABARY

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LINEAR_B_SYLLABARY

Constant for the "Linear B Syllabary" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

LINEAR_B_IDEOGRAMS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LINEAR_B_IDEOGRAMS

Constant for the "Linear B Ideograms" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

AEGEAN_NUMBERS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock AEGEAN_NUMBERS

Constant for the "Aegean Numbers" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

OLD_ITALIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock OLD_ITALIC

Constant for the "Old Italic" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

GOTHIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock GOTHIC

Constant for the "Gothic" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

UGARITIC

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock UGARITIC

Constant for the "Ugaritic" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

DESERET

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock DESERET

Constant for the "Deseret" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

SHAVIAN

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SHAVIAN

Constant for the "Shavian" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

OSMANYA

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock OSMANYA

Constant for the "Osmanya" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

CYPRIOT_SYLLABARY

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CYPRIOT_SYLLABARY

Constant for the "Cypriot Syllabary" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

BYZANTINE_MUSICAL_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock BYZANTINE_MUSICAL_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Byzantine Musical Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

MUSICAL_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MUSICAL_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Musical Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

TAI_XUAN_JING_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TAI_XUAN_JING_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Tai Xuan Jing Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

MATHEMATICAL_ALPHANUMERIC_SYMBOLS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock MATHEMATICAL_ALPHANUMERIC_SYMBOLS

Constant for the "Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_B

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_UNIFIED_IDEOGRAPHS_EXTENSION_B

Constant for the "CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS_SUPPLEMENT

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock CJK_COMPATIBILITY_IDEOGRAPHS_SUPPLEMENT

Constant for the "CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

TAGS

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock TAGS

Constant for the "Tags" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

VARIATION_SELECTORS_SUPPLEMENT

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock VARIATION_SELECTORS_SUPPLEMENT

Constant for the "Variation Selectors Supplement" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

SUPPLEMENTARY_PRIVATE_USE_AREA_A

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SUPPLEMENTARY_PRIVATE_USE_AREA_A

Constant for the "Supplementary Private Use Area-A" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

SUPPLEMENTARY_PRIVATE_USE_AREA_B

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock SUPPLEMENTARY_PRIVATE_USE_AREA_B

Constant for the "Supplementary Private Use Area-B" Unicode character block.

Since:

1.5

HIGH_SURROGATES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HIGH_SURROGATES

Constant for the "High Surrogates" Unicode character block. This block represents codepoint values in the high surrogate range: 0xD800 through 0xDB7F

Since:

1.5

HIGH_PRIVATE_USE_SURROGATES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock HIGH_PRIVATE_USE_SURROGATES

Constant for the "High Private Use Surrogates" Unicode character block. This block represents codepoint values in the high surrogate range: 0xDB80 through 0xDBFF

Since:

1.5

LOW_SURROGATES

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock LOW_SURROGATES

Constant for the "Low Surrogates" Unicode character block. This block represents codepoint values in the high surrogate range: 0xDC00 through 0xDFFF

Since:

1.5

Method Detail

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.

Note: This method cannot handle supplementary characters. To support all Unicode characters, including supplementary characters, use the of(int) method.

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

of

public static Character.UnicodeBlock of(int codePoint)

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

Parameters:

codePoint - the character (Unicode code point) 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

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the specified codePoint is an invalid Unicode code point.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Character.isValidCodePoint(int)

forName

public static final Character.UnicodeBlock forName(String blockName)

Returns the UnicodeBlock with the given name. Block names are determined by The Unicode Standard. The file Blocks-<version>.txt defines blocks for a particular version of the standard. The Character class specifies the version of the standard that it supports.

This method accepts block names in the following forms:

1. Canonical block names as defined by the Unicode Standard. For example, the standard defines a "Basic Latin" block. Therefore, this method accepts "Basic Latin" as a valid block name. The documentation of each UnicodeBlock provides the canonical name.
2. Canonical block names with all spaces removed. For example, "BasicLatin" is a valid block name for the "Basic Latin" block.
3. The text representation of each constant UnicodeBlock identifier. For example, this method will return the BASIC_LATIN block if provided with the "BASIC_LATIN" name. This form replaces all spaces and hyphens in the canonical name with underscores.

Finally, character case is ignored for all of the valid block name forms. For example, "BASIC_LATIN" and "basic_latin" are both valid block names. The en_US locale's case mapping rules are used to provide case-insensitive string comparisons for block name validation.

If the Unicode Standard changes block names, both the previous and current names will be accepted.

Parameters:

blockName - A UnicodeBlock name.

Returns:

The UnicodeBlock instance identified by blockName

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if blockName is an invalid name

NullPointerException - if blockName is null

Since:

1.5