java.lang

Class Character.Subset

  • Direct Known Subclasses:
    Character.UnicodeBlock, InputSubset
    Enclosing class:
    Character 

    public static class Character.Subset
extends Object
    Instances of this class represent particular subsets of the Unicode character set. The only family of subsets defined in the Character class is Character.UnicodeBlock. Other portions of the Java API may define other subsets for their own purposes.
    Since:
    1.2

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors

      Modifier Constructor and Description
      protected Subset(String name)
      Constructs a new Subset instance.

    • Constructor Detail

      • Subset

        protected Subset(String name)
        Constructs a new Subset instance.
        Parameters:
        name - The name of this subset
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if name is null

    • Method Detail

      • equals

        public final boolean equals(Object obj)
        Compares two Subset objects for equality. This method returns true if and only if this and the argument refer to the same object; since this method is final, this guarantee holds for all subclasses.
        Overrides:
        equals in class  Object
        Parameters:
        obj - the reference object with which to compare.
        Returns:
        true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.
        See Also:
        Object.hashCode(), HashMap

      • toString

        public final String toString()
        Returns the name of this subset.
        Overrides:
        toString in class  Object
        Returns:
        a string representation of the object.