OpenJDK 27 · java.text.BreakIterator · APIdia, the JavaDoc alternative

The BreakIterator class implements methods for finding the location of boundaries in text. Instances of BreakIterator maintain a current position and scan over text returning the index of characters where boundaries occur. Internally, BreakIterator scans text using a CharacterIterator, and is thus able to scan text held by any object implementing that protocol. A StringCharacterIterator is used to scan String objects passed to setText.

You use the factory methods provided by this class to create instances of various types of break iterators. In particular, use getWordInstance, getLineInstance, getSentenceInstance, and getCharacterInstance to create BreakIterators that perform word, line, sentence, and character boundary analysis respectively. A single BreakIterator can work only on one unit (word, line, sentence, and so on). You must use a different iterator for each unit boundary analysis you wish to perform.

Line boundary analysis determines where a text string can be broken when line-wrapping. The mechanism correctly handles punctuation and hyphenated words. Actual line breaking needs to also consider the available line width and is handled by higher-level software.

Sentence boundary analysis allows selection with correct interpretation of periods within numbers and abbreviations, and trailing punctuation marks such as quotation marks and parentheses.

Word boundary analysis is used by search and replace functions, as well as within text editing applications that allow the user to select words with a double click. Word selection provides correct interpretation of punctuation marks within and following words. Characters that are not part of a word, such as symbols or punctuation marks, have word-breaks on both sides.

Character boundary analysis allows users to interact with characters as they expect to, for example, when moving the cursor through a text string. Character boundary analysis provides correct navigation through character strings, regardless of how the character is stored. The boundaries returned may be those of supplementary characters, combining character sequences, or ligature clusters. For example, an accented character might be stored as a base character and a diacritical mark. What users consider to be a character can differ between languages.

Implementation Note

The default implementations of BreakIterator will perform the equivalent of calling setText("") if the text hasn't been set by either setText(String) or setText(CharacterIterator) and a boundary searching operation is called by the BreakIterator instance. The BreakIterator instances returned by the factory methods of this class are intended for use with natural languages only, not for programming language text. It is however possible to define subclasses that tokenize a programming language.

Examples:

Creating and using text boundaries:

public static void main(String args[]) { if (args.length == 1) { String stringToExamine = args[0]; //print each word in order BreakIterator boundary = BreakIterator.getWordInstance(); boundary.setText(stringToExamine); printEachForward(boundary, stringToExamine); //print each sentence in reverse order boundary = BreakIterator.getSentenceInstance(Locale.US); boundary.setText(stringToExamine); printEachBackward(boundary, stringToExamine); printFirst(boundary, stringToExamine); printLast(boundary, stringToExamine); } }
public static void main(String args[]) {
     if (args.length == 1) {
         String stringToExamine = args[0];
         //print each word in order
         BreakIterator boundary = BreakIterator.getWordInstance();
         boundary.setText(stringToExamine);
         printEachForward(boundary, stringToExamine);
         //print each sentence in reverse order
         boundary = BreakIterator.getSentenceInstance(Locale.US);
         boundary.setText(stringToExamine);
         printEachBackward(boundary, stringToExamine);
         printFirst(boundary, stringToExamine);
         printLast(boundary, stringToExamine);
     }
}

Print each element in order:

public static void printEachForward(BreakIterator boundary, String source) { int start = boundary.first(); for (int end = boundary.next(); end != BreakIterator.DONE; start = end, end = boundary.next()) { System.out.println(source.substring(start,end)); } }
public static void printEachForward(BreakIterator boundary, String source) {
    int start = boundary.first();
    for (int end = boundary.next();
         end != BreakIterator.DONE;
         start = end, end = boundary.next()) {
         System.out.println(source.substring(start,end));
    }
}

Print each element in reverse order:

public static void printEachBackward(BreakIterator boundary, String source) { int end = boundary.last(); for (int start = boundary.previous(); start != BreakIterator.DONE; end = start, start = boundary.previous()) { System.out.println(source.substring(start,end)); } }
public static void printEachBackward(BreakIterator boundary, String source) {
    int end = boundary.last();
    for (int start = boundary.previous();
         start != BreakIterator.DONE;
         end = start, start = boundary.previous()) {
        System.out.println(source.substring(start,end));
    }
}

Print first element:

public static void printFirst(BreakIterator boundary, String source) { int start = boundary.first(); int end = boundary.next(); System.out.println(source.substring(start,end)); }
public static void printFirst(BreakIterator boundary, String source) {
    int start = boundary.first();
    int end = boundary.next();
    System.out.println(source.substring(start,end));
}

Print last element:

public static void printLast(BreakIterator boundary, String source) { int end = boundary.last(); int start = boundary.previous(); System.out.println(source.substring(start,end)); }
public static void printLast(BreakIterator boundary, String source) {
    int end = boundary.last();
    int start = boundary.previous();
    System.out.println(source.substring(start,end));
}

Print the element at a specified position:

public static void printAt(BreakIterator boundary, int pos, String source) { int end = boundary.following(pos); int start = boundary.previous(); System.out.println(source.substring(start,end)); }
public static void printAt(BreakIterator boundary, int pos, String source) {
    int end = boundary.following(pos);
    int start = boundary.previous();
    System.out.println(source.substring(start,end));
}

Find the next word:

public static int nextWordStartAfter(int pos, String text) { BreakIterator wb = BreakIterator.getWordInstance(); wb.setText(text); int last = wb.following(pos); int current = wb.next(); while (current != BreakIterator.DONE) { for (int p = last; p < current; p++) { if (Character.isLetter(text.codePointAt(p))) return last; } last = current; current = wb.next(); } return BreakIterator.DONE; }
public static int nextWordStartAfter(int pos, String text) {
    BreakIterator wb = BreakIterator.getWordInstance();
    wb.setText(text);
    int last = wb.following(pos);
    int current = wb.next();
    while (current != BreakIterator.DONE) {
        for (int p = last; p < current; p++) {
            if (Character.isLetter(text.codePointAt(p)))
                return last;
        }
        last = current;
        current = wb.next();
    }
    return BreakIterator.DONE;
}
(The iterator returned by BreakIterator.getWordInstance() is unique in that the break positions it returns don't represent both the start and end of the thing being iterated over. That is, a sentence-break iterator returns breaks that each represent the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next. With the word-break iterator, the characters between two boundaries might be a word, or they might be the punctuation or whitespace between two words. The above code uses a simple heuristic to determine which boundary is the beginning of a word: If the characters between this boundary and the next boundary include at least one letter (this can be an alphabetical letter, a CJK ideograph, a Hangul syllable, a Kana character, etc.), then the text between this boundary and the next is a word; otherwise, it's the material between words.)

Nested and Inner Type Summary

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
private static class	BreakIterator.BreakIteratorCache

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static final int	CHARACTER_INDEX
public static final int	DONE DONE is returned by previous(), next(), next(int), preceding(int) and following(int) when either the first or last text boundary has been reached.
private static final SoftReference<BreakIterator.BreakIteratorCache>[]	iterCache
private static final int	LINE_INDEX
private static final int	SENTENCE_INDEX
private static final int	WORD_INDEX

Access	Constructor and Description
protected	BreakIterator() Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public Object	Returns: A copy of this clone() Overrides java.lang.Object.clone. Create a copy of this iterator
private static BreakIterator	createBreakInstance(Locale locale, int type)
private static BreakIterator	createBreakInstance(LocaleProviderAdapter adapter, Locale locale, int type)
public abstract int	Returns: The text boundary returned from the above methods, first or last text boundary. current() Returns character index of the text boundary that was most recently returned by next(), next(int), previous(), first(), last(), following(int) or preceding(int).
public abstract int	Returns: The character index of the first text boundary. first() Returns the first boundary.
public abstract int	Returns: The first boundary after the specified offset or `BreakIterator.DONE` if the last text boundary is passed in as the offset. following(int the character offset to begin scanning. offset) Returns the first boundary following the specified character offset.
public static synchronized Locale[]	Returns: An array of locales for which localized `BreakIterator` instances are available. getAvailableLocales() Returns an array of all locales for which the `get*Instance` methods of this class can return localized instances.
private static BreakIterator	getBreakInstance(Locale locale, int type)
public static BreakIterator	Returns: A break iterator for character breaks getCharacterInstance() Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for character breaks for the default locale.
public static BreakIterator	Returns: A break iterator for character breaks getCharacterInstance(Locale the desired locale locale) Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for character breaks for the given locale.
public static BreakIterator	Returns: A break iterator for line breaks getLineInstance() Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for line breaks for the default locale.
public static BreakIterator	Returns: A break iterator for line breaks getLineInstance(Locale the desired locale locale) Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for line breaks for the given locale.
public static BreakIterator	Returns: A break iterator for sentence breaks getSentenceInstance() Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for sentence breaks for the default locale.
public static BreakIterator	Returns: A break iterator for sentence breaks getSentenceInstance(Locale the desired locale locale) Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for sentence breaks for the given locale.
public abstract CharacterIterator	Returns: the text being scanned getText() Get the text being scanned
public static BreakIterator	Returns: A break iterator for word breaks getWordInstance() Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for word breaks for the default locale.
public static BreakIterator	Returns: A break iterator for word breaks getWordInstance(Locale the desired locale locale) Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for word breaks for the given locale.
public boolean	Returns: `true` if "offset" is a boundary position, `false` otherwise. isBoundary(int the character offset to check. offset) Returns true if the specified character offset is a text boundary.
public abstract int	Returns: The character index of the last text boundary. last() Returns the last boundary.
public abstract int	Returns: The character index of the nth boundary from the current position or `BreakIterator.DONE` if either first or last text boundary has been reached. next(int which boundary to return. A value of 0 does nothing. Negative values move to previous boundaries and positive values move to later boundaries. n) Returns the nth boundary from the current boundary.
public abstract int	Returns: The character index of the next text boundary or `BreakIterator.DONE` if the current boundary is the last text boundary. Equivalent to next(1). next() Returns the boundary following the current boundary.
public int	Returns: The last boundary before the specified offset or `BreakIterator.DONE` if the first text boundary is passed in as the offset. preceding(int the character offset to begin scanning. offset) Returns the last boundary preceding the specified character offset.
public abstract int	Returns: The character index of the previous text boundary or `BreakIterator.DONE` if the current boundary is the first text boundary. previous() Returns the boundary preceding the current boundary.
public void	setText(String new text to scan. newText) Set a new text string to be scanned.
public abstract void	setText(CharacterIterator new text to scan. newText) Set a new text for scanning.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:: equals finalize getClass hashCode notify notifyAll toString wait wait wait

Field Detail

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private static final int CHARACTER_INDEX

DONE	back to summary
public static final int DONE DONE is returned by previous(), next(), next(int), preceding(int) and following(int) when either the first or last text boundary has been reached.

iterCache	back to summary
private static final SoftReference<BreakIterator.BreakIteratorCache>[] iterCache Annotations @SuppressWarnings:unchecked

LINE_INDEX	back to summary
private static final int LINE_INDEX

SENTENCE_INDEX	back to summary
private static final int SENTENCE_INDEX

WORD_INDEX	back to summary
private static final int WORD_INDEX

Constructor Detail

BreakIterator	back to summary
protected BreakIterator() Constructor. BreakIterator is stateless and has no default behavior.

Method Detail

clone	back to summary
public Object clone() Overrides java.lang.Object.clone. Create a copy of this iterator Returns:Object A copy of this Annotations @Override

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public Object clone()

Overrides java.lang.Object.clone.

Create a copy of this iterator

Returns:Object

A copy of this

Annotations

@Override

createBreakInstance	back to summary
private static BreakIterator createBreakInstance(Locale locale, int type)

createBreakInstance	back to summary
private static BreakIterator createBreakInstance(LocaleProviderAdapter adapter, Locale locale, int type)

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public abstract int current() Returns character index of the text boundary that was most recently returned by next(), next(int), previous(), first(), last(), following(int) or preceding(int). If any of these methods returns `BreakIterator.DONE` because either first or last text boundary has been reached, it returns the first or last text boundary depending on which one is reached. Returns:int The text boundary returned from the above methods, first or last text boundary. See Also `next()`, `next(int)`, `previous()`, `first()`, `last()`, `following(int)`, `preceding(int)`

public abstract int current()

Returns character index of the text boundary that was most recently returned by next(), next(int), previous(), first(), last(), following(int) or preceding(int). If any of these methods returns BreakIterator.DONE because either first or last text boundary has been reached, it returns the first or last text boundary depending on which one is reached.

Returns:int: The text boundary returned from the above methods, first or last text boundary.
See Also: next(), next(int), previous(), first(), last(), following(int), preceding(int)

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public abstract int first() Returns the first boundary. The iterator's current position is set to the first text boundary. Returns:int The character index of the first text boundary.

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public abstract int first()

Returns the first boundary. The iterator's current position is set to the first text boundary.

Returns:int: The character index of the first text boundary.

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public abstract int following(int offset) Returns the first boundary following the specified character offset. If the specified offset is equal to the last text boundary, it returns `BreakIterator.DONE` and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the returned boundary. The value returned is always greater than the offset or the value `BreakIterator.DONE`. Parameters offset:int the character offset to begin scanning. Returns:int The first boundary after the specified offset or `BreakIterator.DONE` if the last text boundary is passed in as the offset. Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if the specified offset is less than the first text boundary or greater than the last text boundary.

public abstract int following(int offset)

Returns the first boundary following the specified character offset. If the specified offset is equal to the last text boundary, it returns BreakIterator.DONE and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the returned boundary. The value returned is always greater than the offset or the value BreakIterator.DONE.

Parameters

offset:int: the character offset to begin scanning.

Returns:int

The first boundary after the specified offset or BreakIterator.DONE if the last text boundary is passed in as the offset.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if the specified offset is less than the first text boundary or greater than the last text boundary.

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public static synchronized Locale[] getAvailableLocales() Returns an array of all locales for which the `get*Instance` methods of this class can return localized instances. The returned array represents the union of locales supported by the Java runtime and by installed `BreakIteratorProvider` implementations. At a minimum, the returned array must contain a `Locale` instance equal to `Locale.ROOT` and a `Locale` instance equal to `Locale.US`. Returns:Locale[] An array of locales for which localized `BreakIterator` instances are available.

public static synchronized Locale[] getAvailableLocales()

Returns an array of all locales for which the get*Instance methods of this class can return localized instances. The returned array represents the union of locales supported by the Java runtime and by installed BreakIteratorProvider implementations. At a minimum, the returned array must contain a Locale instance equal to Locale.ROOT and a Locale instance equal to Locale.US.

Returns:Locale[]: An array of locales for which localized BreakIterator instances are available.

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private static BreakIterator getBreakInstance(Locale locale, int type)

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getCharacterInstance	back to summary
public static BreakIterator getCharacterInstance() Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for character breaks for the default locale. Returns:BreakIterator A break iterator for character breaks

public static BreakIterator getCharacterInstance()

Returns a new BreakIterator instance for character breaks for the default locale.

Returns:BreakIterator: A break iterator for character breaks

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getCharacterInstance	back to summary
public static BreakIterator getCharacterInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for character breaks for the given locale. Parameters locale:Locale the desired locale Returns:BreakIterator A break iterator for character breaks Exceptions NullPointerException: if `locale` is null

public static BreakIterator getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new BreakIterator instance for character breaks for the given locale.

Parameters

locale:Locale: the desired locale

Returns:BreakIterator

A break iterator for character breaks

Exceptions

NullPointerException:: if locale is null

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getLineInstance	back to summary
public static BreakIterator getLineInstance() Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for line breaks for the default locale. Returns:BreakIterator A break iterator for line breaks

public static BreakIterator getLineInstance()

Returns a new BreakIterator instance for line breaks for the default locale.

Returns:BreakIterator: A break iterator for line breaks

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public static BreakIterator getLineInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for line breaks for the given locale. Parameters locale:Locale the desired locale Returns:BreakIterator A break iterator for line breaks Exceptions NullPointerException: if `locale` is null

public static BreakIterator getLineInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new BreakIterator instance for line breaks for the given locale.

Parameters

locale:Locale: the desired locale

Returns:BreakIterator

A break iterator for line breaks

Exceptions

NullPointerException:: if locale is null

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getSentenceInstance	back to summary
public static BreakIterator getSentenceInstance() Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for sentence breaks for the default locale. Returns:BreakIterator A break iterator for sentence breaks

public static BreakIterator getSentenceInstance()

Returns a new BreakIterator instance for sentence breaks for the default locale.

Returns:BreakIterator: A break iterator for sentence breaks

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getSentenceInstance	back to summary
public static BreakIterator getSentenceInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for sentence breaks for the given locale. Parameters locale:Locale the desired locale Returns:BreakIterator A break iterator for sentence breaks Exceptions NullPointerException: if `locale` is null

public static BreakIterator getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new BreakIterator instance for sentence breaks for the given locale.

Parameters

locale:Locale: the desired locale

Returns:BreakIterator

A break iterator for sentence breaks

Exceptions

NullPointerException:: if locale is null

getText	back to summary
public abstract CharacterIterator getText() Get the text being scanned Returns:CharacterIterator the text being scanned

getText

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public abstract CharacterIterator getText()

Get the text being scanned

Returns:CharacterIterator: the text being scanned

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getWordInstance	back to summary
public static BreakIterator getWordInstance() Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for word breaks for the default locale. Returns:BreakIterator A break iterator for word breaks

public static BreakIterator getWordInstance()

Returns a new BreakIterator instance for word breaks for the default locale.

Returns:BreakIterator: A break iterator for word breaks

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getWordInstance	back to summary
public static BreakIterator getWordInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for word breaks for the given locale. Parameters locale:Locale the desired locale Returns:BreakIterator A break iterator for word breaks Exceptions NullPointerException: if `locale` is null

public static BreakIterator getWordInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new BreakIterator instance for word breaks for the given locale.

Parameters

locale:Locale: the desired locale

Returns:BreakIterator

A break iterator for word breaks

Exceptions

NullPointerException:: if locale is null

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isBoundary	back to summary
public boolean isBoundary(int offset) Returns true if the specified character offset is a text boundary. Parameters offset:int the character offset to check. Returns:boolean `true` if "offset" is a boundary position, `false` otherwise. Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if the specified offset is less than the first text boundary or greater than the last text boundary. Since 1.2

public boolean isBoundary(int offset)

Returns true if the specified character offset is a text boundary.

Parameters

offset:int: the character offset to check.

Returns:boolean

true if "offset" is a boundary position, false otherwise.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if the specified offset is less than the first text boundary or greater than the last text boundary.

Since

1.2

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public abstract int last() Returns the last boundary. The iterator's current position is set to the last text boundary. Returns:int The character index of the last text boundary.

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public abstract int last()

Returns the last boundary. The iterator's current position is set to the last text boundary.

Returns:int: The character index of the last text boundary.

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next	back to summary
public abstract int next(int n) Returns the nth boundary from the current boundary. If either the first or last text boundary has been reached, it returns `BreakIterator.DONE` and the current position is set to either the first or last text boundary depending on which one is reached. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the new boundary. For example, if the iterator's current position is the mth text boundary and three more boundaries exist from the current boundary to the last text boundary, the next(2) call will return m + 2. The new text position is set to the (m + 2)th text boundary. A next(4) call would return `BreakIterator.DONE` and the last text boundary would become the new text position. Parameters n:int which boundary to return. A value of 0 does nothing. Negative values move to previous boundaries and positive values move to later boundaries. Returns:int The character index of the nth boundary from the current position or `BreakIterator.DONE` if either first or last text boundary has been reached.

public abstract int next(int n)

Returns the nth boundary from the current boundary. If either the first or last text boundary has been reached, it returns BreakIterator.DONE and the current position is set to either the first or last text boundary depending on which one is reached. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the new boundary. For example, if the iterator's current position is the mth text boundary and three more boundaries exist from the current boundary to the last text boundary, the next(2) call will return m + 2. The new text position is set to the (m + 2)th text boundary. A next(4) call would return BreakIterator.DONE and the last text boundary would become the new text position.

Parameters

n:int: which boundary to return. A value of 0 does nothing. Negative values move to previous boundaries and positive values move to later boundaries.

Returns:int

The character index of the nth boundary from the current position or BreakIterator.DONE if either first or last text boundary has been reached.

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public abstract int next() Returns the boundary following the current boundary. If the current boundary is the last text boundary, it returns `BreakIterator.DONE` and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the boundary following the current boundary. Returns:int The character index of the next text boundary or `BreakIterator.DONE` if the current boundary is the last text boundary. Equivalent to next(1). See Also `next(int)`

public abstract int next()

Returns the boundary following the current boundary. If the current boundary is the last text boundary, it returns BreakIterator.DONE and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the boundary following the current boundary.

Returns:int: The character index of the next text boundary or BreakIterator.DONE if the current boundary is the last text boundary. Equivalent to next(1).
See Also: next(int)

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public int preceding(int offset) Returns the last boundary preceding the specified character offset. If the specified offset is equal to the first text boundary, it returns `BreakIterator.DONE` and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the returned boundary. The value returned is always less than the offset or the value `BreakIterator.DONE`. Parameters offset:int the character offset to begin scanning. Returns:int The last boundary before the specified offset or `BreakIterator.DONE` if the first text boundary is passed in as the offset. Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if the specified offset is less than the first text boundary or greater than the last text boundary. Since 1.2

public int preceding(int offset)

Returns the last boundary preceding the specified character offset. If the specified offset is equal to the first text boundary, it returns BreakIterator.DONE and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the returned boundary. The value returned is always less than the offset or the value BreakIterator.DONE.

Parameters

offset:int: the character offset to begin scanning.

Returns:int

The last boundary before the specified offset or BreakIterator.DONE if the first text boundary is passed in as the offset.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if the specified offset is less than the first text boundary or greater than the last text boundary.

Since

1.2

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public abstract int previous() Returns the boundary preceding the current boundary. If the current boundary is the first text boundary, it returns `BreakIterator.DONE` and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the boundary preceding the current boundary. Returns:int The character index of the previous text boundary or `BreakIterator.DONE` if the current boundary is the first text boundary.

public abstract int previous()

Returns the boundary preceding the current boundary. If the current boundary is the first text boundary, it returns BreakIterator.DONE and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the boundary preceding the current boundary.

Returns:int: The character index of the previous text boundary or BreakIterator.DONE if the current boundary is the first text boundary.

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public void setText(String newText) Set a new text string to be scanned. The current scan position is reset to first(). Parameters newText:String new text to scan.

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public void setText(String newText)

Set a new text string to be scanned. The current scan position is reset to first().

Parameters

newText:String: new text to scan.

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public abstract void setText(CharacterIterator newText) Set a new text for scanning. The current scan position is reset to first(). Parameters newText:CharacterIterator new text to scan.

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public abstract void setText(CharacterIterator newText)

Set a new text for scanning. The current scan position is reset to first().

Parameters

newText:CharacterIterator: new text to scan.

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
pack-priv BreakIterator	createBreakInstance()
pack-priv Locale	getLocale()

public abstract Class BreakIterator

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private final Class BreakIterator.BreakIteratorCache

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