Enum Directionality

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<Directionality>
com.ibm.icu.message2.Directionality
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Directionality>
public enum Directionality extends Enum<Directionality>
Encodes info about the direction of the message.

It is used to implement the @code u:dir} functionality.

Status:
Draft ICU 78.

  • Enum Constant Details

    • UNKNOWN

      public static final Directionality UNKNOWN
      Not initialized or unknown.

      No special processing will be used.

      Status:
      Draft ICU 78.

    • LTR

      public static final Directionality LTR
      Left-to-right directionality.
      Status:
      Draft ICU 78.

    • RTL

      public static final Directionality RTL
      Right-to-left directionality.
      Status:
      Draft ICU 78.

    • AUTO

      public static final Directionality AUTO
      Directionality determined from expression contents.
      Status:
      Draft ICU 78.

    • INHERIT

      public static final Directionality INHERIT
      Directionality inherited from the message or from the resolved value of the operand without requiring isolation of the expression value.
      Status:
      Draft ICU 78.

  • Method Details

    • values

      public static Directionality[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

    • valueOf

      public static Directionality valueOf(String name)
      Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
      Returns:
      the enum constant with the specified name
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null

    • of

      public static Directionality of(Locale locale)
      Determines the directionality appropriate for a given locale.
      Parameters:
      locale - the locale to determine the directionality from.
      Returns:
      the appropriate directionality for the locale given.
      Status:
      Draft ICU 78.