net.morimekta.console.chr

Interface Char

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Char>, Numeric, Stringable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Color, Control, Unicode

public interface Char
extends Stringable, Numeric, Comparable<Char>

General interface implemented by character-like classes. A char can represent an actual character (Unicode), or a control sequence (Control, Color) that can alter the look or behaviour of the console the application runs in.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static char	ABR Abort - [Control c]
static char	BEL Bell.
static char	BS Backspace.
static char	CR Carriage Return.
static char	DEL Delete
static char	EOF Abort - [Control d]
static char	ESC Escape.
static char	FF Form Feed.
static char	FS File Separator.
static char	GS Group Separator.
static char	LF Line Feed (newline).
static char	NUL Null.
static char	RS Record Separator.
static char	TAB Horizontal Tab.
static char	US Unit Separator.
static char	VT Vertical Tab.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	asInteger() Unicode codepoint representing this character.
int	length() Number of utf-16 characters that this character takes up if enclosed in a java string.
int	printableWidth() The number of character spaces taken up by this symbol.

Methods inherited from interface net.morimekta.util.Stringable

asString

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Field Detail

NUL

static final char NUL

Null.

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ABR

static final char ABR

Abort - [Control c]

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EOF

static final char EOF

Abort - [Control d]

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BEL

static final char BEL

Bell.

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BS

static final char BS

Backspace.

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TAB

static final char TAB

Horizontal Tab.

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LF

static final char LF

Line Feed (newline).

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VT

static final char VT

Vertical Tab.

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FF

static final char FF

Form Feed.

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CR

static final char CR

Carriage Return.

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ESC

static final char ESC

Escape.

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FS

static final char FS

File Separator.

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GS

static final char GS

Group Separator.

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RS

static final char RS

Record Separator.

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US

static final char US

Unit Separator.

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DEL

static final char DEL

Delete

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Method Detail

asInteger

int asInteger()

Unicode codepoint representing this character.

Specified by:

asInteger in interface Numeric

Returns:

The 31 bit unsigned unicode code-point, or -1 if not representing a single unicode character.

printableWidth

int printableWidth()

The number of character spaces taken up by this symbol. Usually 1, but 0 for control sequences, control characters, and 2 for wide symbols like CJK characters.

Returns:

The printable width of the character.

length

int length()

Number of utf-16 characters that this character takes up if enclosed in a java string.

Returns:

The char count of the character.