org.extex.typesetter.tc
Class Direction

java.lang.Object
  org.extex.typesetter.tc.Direction

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Direction
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

This interface provides a limited set of writing directions. The writing directions are defined as constants. The constructor is private to avoid that additional directions are defined.

Version:

$Revision: 5837 $

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer

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Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static class

Direction.Dir This enumeration restricts the values which can be used as components of a direction.

Field Summary

static Direction	LR The constant LR contains the direction for left-to-right languages.
static Direction	RL The constant RL contains the direction for right-to-left languages.
protected static long	serialVersionUID The constant serialVersionUID contains the id for serialization.

Constructor Summary

Direction(Direction.Dir beginningOfPage, Direction.Dir beginningOfLine, Direction.Dir topOfLine)
Creates a new object.

Method Summary

java.lang.String

toString() Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

LR

public static final Direction LR

The constant LR contains the direction for left-to-right languages.

RL

public static final Direction RL

The constant RL contains the direction for right-to-left languages.

serialVersionUID

protected static final long serialVersionUID

The constant serialVersionUID contains the id for serialization.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Direction

public Direction(Direction.Dir beginningOfPage,
                 Direction.Dir beginningOfLine,
                 Direction.Dir topOfLine)

Creates a new object.

Parameters:

beginningOfPage - the beginning of the page

beginningOfLine - the beginning of the line

topOfLine - the top of the line

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string representation of the object.

See Also:

Object.toString()