Module java.base
Package java.lang

Class Character.Subset

  • Direct Known Subclasses:
    Character.UnicodeBlock,InputSubset
    Enclosing class:
    Character

    public static classCharacter.SubsetextendsObject
    Instances of this class represent particular subsets of the Unicode character set. The only family of subsets defined in theCharacter class isCharacter.UnicodeBlock. Other portions of the Java API may define other subsets for their own purposes.
    Since:
    1.2
    • Constructor Detail

      • Subset

        protected Subset​(String name)
        Constructs a newSubset instance.
        Parameters:
        name - The name of this subset
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if name isnull
    • Method Detail

      • equals

        public final boolean equals​(Object obj)
        Compares twoSubset objects for equality. This method returnstrue if and only ifthis and the argument refer to the same object; since this method isfinal, 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.
        See Also:
        Object.hashCode(),HashMap
      • toString

        public final String toString()
        Returns the name of this subset.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        a string representation of the object.