gov.nih.nlm.nls.lvg.Util

Class Char

java.lang.Object

gov.nih.nlm.nls.lvg.Util.Char

public class Char
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents character related methods.

History:

Version:

V-2025

Author:

NLM NLS Development Team

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Char()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	IsPunctuation(char inChar) Check if a char is a puntuation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Char

public Char()

Method Detail

IsPunctuation

public static boolean IsPunctuation(char inChar)

Check if a char is a puntuation. Punctuations include:

• DASH_PUNCTUATION: -
• START_PUNCTUATION: ( { [
• END_PUNCTUATION: ) } ]
• CONNECTOR_PUNCTUATION: _
• OTHER_PUNCTUATION: !@#%&*\:;"',.?/
• MATH_SYMBOL: ~ + = | < >
• CURRENCY_SYMBOL: $
• MODIFIER_SYMBOL: ` ^

Parameters:

inChar - input chararter for checking if it is a punctuation

Returns:

true or false if the input character is or is not a punctuation