Class IndicLigaturizer

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.text.pdf.languages.IndicLigaturizer

All Implemented Interfaces:

LanguageProcessor

Direct Known Subclasses:

DevanagariLigaturizer, GujaratiLigaturizer

public abstract class IndicLigaturizer
extends Object
implements LanguageProcessor

Superclass for processors that can convert a String of bytes in an Indic language to a String in the same language of which the bytes are reordered for rendering using a font that contains the necessary glyphs.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	HALANTA
protected char[]	langTable	The table mapping specific character indexes to the characters in a specific language.
static final int	LETTER_A
static final int	LETTER_AU
static final int	LETTER_HA
static final int	LETTER_KA
static final int	MATRA_AA
static final int	MATRA_AI
static final int	MATRA_E
static final int	MATRA_HLR
static final int	MATRA_HLRR
static final int	MATRA_I

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
IndicLigaturizer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isRTL()	Indic languages are written from right to left.
protected boolean	IsSwaraLetter(char ch)	Checks if a character is vowel letter.
protected boolean	IsSwaraMatra(char ch)	Checks if a character is vowel sign.
protected boolean	IsVyanjana(char ch)	Checks if a character is consonant letter.
String	process(String s)	Reorders the bytes in a String making Indic ligatures
private static void	swap(StringBuilder s, int i, int j)	Swaps two characters in a StringBuilder object

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Field Details

MATRA_AA

public static final int MATRA_AA

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MATRA_I

public static final int MATRA_I

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MATRA_E

public static final int MATRA_E

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MATRA_AI

public static final int MATRA_AI

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MATRA_HLR

public static final int MATRA_HLR

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MATRA_HLRR

public static final int MATRA_HLRR

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LETTER_A

public static final int LETTER_A

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LETTER_AU

public static final int LETTER_AU

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LETTER_KA

public static final int LETTER_KA

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LETTER_HA

public static final int LETTER_HA

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HALANTA

public static final int HALANTA

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langTable

protected char[] langTable

The table mapping specific character indexes to the characters in a specific language.

Constructor Details

IndicLigaturizer

public IndicLigaturizer()

Method Details

process

public String process(String s)

Reorders the bytes in a String making Indic ligatures

Specified by:

process in interface LanguageProcessor

Parameters:

s - the original String

Returns:

the ligaturized String

isRTL

public boolean isRTL()

Indic languages are written from right to left.

Specified by:

isRTL in interface LanguageProcessor

Returns:

false

See Also:

• LanguageProcessor.isRTL()

IsSwaraLetter

protected boolean IsSwaraLetter(char ch)

Checks if a character is vowel letter.

Parameters:

ch - the character that needs to be checked

Returns:

true if the characters is a vowel letter

IsSwaraMatra

protected boolean IsSwaraMatra(char ch)

Checks if a character is vowel sign.

Parameters:

ch - the character that needs to be checked

Returns:

true if the characters is a vowel sign

IsVyanjana

protected boolean IsVyanjana(char ch)

Checks if a character is consonant letter.

Parameters:

ch - the character that needs to be checked

Returns:

true if the chracter is a consonant letter

swap

private static void swap(StringBuilder s,
 int i,
 int j)

Swaps two characters in a StringBuilder object

Parameters:

s - the StringBuilder

i - the index of one character

j - the index of the other character