Class Character.Subset
java.lang
java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Character.Subset
Direct Known Subclasses:
Character.UnicodeBlock
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 UnicodeBlock. Other portions of the Java API may define other subsets for their own purposes.
Since:
1.2
Constructor Summary
protected
 Character.Subset(String name)
Constructs a new Subset instance.
Method Summary
boolean
 equals(Object obj)
Compares two Subset objects for equality.
int
 hashCode()
Returns the standard hash code as defined by the Object.hashCode() method.
String
 toString()
Returns the name of this subset.
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
Constructor Detail
Character.Subset
protected Character.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.
hashCode
public final int hashCode()
Returns the standard hash code as defined by the Object.hashCode() method. This method is final in order to ensure that the equals and hashCode methods will be consistent in all subclasses.
Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
Returns:
a hash code value for this object.
toString
public final String toString()
Returns the name of this subset.
Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
a string representation of the object.
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