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com.ibm.icu.impl.breakiter

public Interface LanguageBreakEngine

Known Direct Implementers
com.ibm.icu.impl.breakiter.UnhandledBreakEngine, com.ibm.icu.impl.breakiter.DictionaryBreakEngine
Imports
java.text.CharacterIterator
The LanguageBreakEngine interface is to be used to implement any language-specific logic for break iteration.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public int

Returns:

the number of breaks found
findBreaks(CharacterIterator
The text to break over. The iterator is left at the end of the run of characters which the engine has handled.
text, int
The index of the beginning of the range
startPos, int
The index of the possible end of our range. It is possible, however, that the range ends earlier
endPos, DictionaryBreakEngine.DequeI
A data structure to receive the break positions.
foundBreaks, boolean isPhraseBreaking)

Implements the actual breaking logic.

public boolean

Returns:

true if the engine can handle this character, false otherwise
handles(int
A Unicode codepoint value
c)

Method Detail

findBreaksback to summary
public int findBreaks(CharacterIterator text, int startPos, int endPos, DictionaryBreakEngine.DequeI foundBreaks, boolean isPhraseBreaking)

Implements the actual breaking logic. Find any breaks within a run in the supplied text.

Parameters
text:CharacterIterator

The text to break over. The iterator is left at the end of the run of characters which the engine has handled.

startPos:int

The index of the beginning of the range

endPos:int

The index of the possible end of our range. It is possible, however, that the range ends earlier

foundBreaks:DictionaryBreakEngine.DequeI

A data structure to receive the break positions.

Returns:int

the number of breaks found

handlesback to summary
public boolean handles(int c)
Parameters
c:int

A Unicode codepoint value

Returns:boolean

true if the engine can handle this character, false otherwise