CharUtils (MorphAdorner)

java.lang.Object
- edu.northwestern.at.utils.CharUtils

```
public class CharUtils
extends java.lang.Object
```
Character utilities.
This class provides various static utility methods for manipulating characters.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected static java.util.regex.Matcher`	`asteriskMatcher`
`protected static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`asteriskPattern` Pattern for 1 or more asterisks.
`static char`	`ASTERISM` Unicode asterism.
`static java.lang.String`	`ASTERISM_STRING`
`static char`	`BLACKCIRCLE` Unicode black circle/dot.
`static java.lang.String`	`BLACKCIRCLE_STRING`
`static char`	`BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR` Broken vertical bar.
`static java.lang.String`	`BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING` Broken vertical bar string.
`static char`	`CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION` End of text section marker character.
`static java.lang.String`	`CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION_STRING`
`static char`	`CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN` Substitute soft hyphen marker.
`static java.lang.String`	`CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN_STRING`
`static char`	`CHAR_GAP_MARKER` Gap marker inside words.
`static java.lang.String`	`CHAR_GAP_MARKER_STRING` Gap marker inside words as string.
`static char`	`CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE` Substitute single quote character.
`static java.lang.String`	`CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE_STRING`
`static char`	`CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER` ^{text marker.}
`static java.lang.String`	`CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER_STRING`
`static char`	`COMBINING_MACRON` Combining macron character.
`static java.lang.String`	`COMBINING_MACRON_STRING` Combining macron string.
`static char`	`DAGGER` Unicode dagger.
`static java.lang.String`	`DAGGER_STRING`
`static char`	`DEGREES_MARK` Degrees/Hours.
`static java.lang.String`	`DEGREES_MARK_STRING`
`static java.lang.String`	`digitsPattern` Digits pattern.
`static char`	`DIVIDER_VERTICAL_BAR` Divider vertical bar.
`static java.lang.String`	`DIVIDER_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING` Divider vertical bar string.
`static char`	`DOTTEDCIRCLE` Unicode dotted circle.
`static java.lang.String`	`DOTTEDCIRCLE_STRING`
`static char`	`DOUBLE_DAGGER` Unicode double dagger.
`static java.lang.String`	`DOUBLE_DAGGER_STRING`
`static char`	`ELLIPSIS` Ellipsis (...) character.
`static java.lang.String`	`ELLIPSIS_STRING`
`static char`	`EURO_SIGN` New Euro symbol.
`protected static java.util.regex.Matcher`	`hyphenMatcher`
`protected static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`hyphenPattern` Pattern for 1 or more hyphens.
`static char`	`INVISIBLE_SEPARATOR` Unicode invisible separator.
`static java.lang.String`	`INVISIBLE_SEPARATOR_STRING`
`static char`	`LDQUOTE` Left double curly quote.
`static java.lang.String`	`LDQUOTE_STRING`
`static char`	`LEFT_ANGLE_BRACKET` Unicode left angle bracket.
`static java.lang.String`	`LEFT_ANGLE_BRACKET_STRING`
`protected static java.util.regex.Matcher`	`lettersMatcher`
`protected static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`lettersPattern` Pattern for Unicode letters only.
`static char`	`LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR` Light vertical bar.
`static java.lang.String`	`LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING` Light vertical bar string.
`static char`	`LONG_DASH` Long dash.
`static java.lang.String`	`LONG_DASH_STRING` Long dash string.
`static char`	`LONG_S` Long s.
`static java.lang.String`	`LONG_S_STRING`
`static char`	`LOZENGE` Unicode lozenge.
`static java.lang.String`	`LOZENGE_STRING`
`static char`	`LSQUOTE` Left single curly quote.
`static java.lang.String`	`LSQUOTE_STRING`
`static char`	`MINUTES_MARK`
`static char`	`NONBREAKING_BLANK` Nonbreaking blank character.
`static java.lang.String`	`NONBREAKING_BLANK_STRING` Nonbreaking blank string.
`static char`	`NONBREAKING_HYPHEN` Nonbreaking hyphen character.
`static java.lang.String`	`NONBREAKING_HYPHEN_STRING` Nonbreaking hyphen string.
`static char`	`OLD_EURO_SIGN` Old Euro symbol.
`static java.lang.String`	`ordinalNumberPattern` Ordinal number pattern (English only!)
`static char`	`PARAGRAPH` Paragraph.
`static java.lang.String`	`PARAGRAPH_STRING`
`protected static java.util.regex.Matcher`	`possessiveAsteriskMatcher`
`protected static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`possessiveAsteriskPattern` Pattern for 1 or more asterisks followed by 's.
`protected static java.util.regex.Matcher`	`possessiveDashesMatcher`
`protected static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`possessiveDashesPattern` Pattern for 2 or more dashes followed by 's.
`protected static java.util.regex.Matcher`	`punctuationMatcher`
`protected static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`punctuationPattern` Pattern for punctuation only.
`protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer>`	`punctuationSet` Set of punctuation values.
`static char`	`RDQUOTE` Right double curly quote.
`static java.lang.String`	`RDQUOTE_STRING`
`static char`	`RIGHT_ANGLE_BRACKET` Unicode right angle bracket.
`static java.lang.String`	`RIGHT_ANGLE_BRACKET_STRING`
`static char`	`RLSQUOTE` Right low single curly quote.
`static java.lang.String`	`RLSQUOTE_STRING`
`static char`	`RSQUOTE` Right single curly quote.
`static java.lang.String`	`RSQUOTE_STRING`
`static char`	`SECONDS_MARK`
`static char`	`SECTION_SIGN` Section sign.
`static java.lang.String`	`SECTION_SIGN_STRING`
`static char`	`SHORT_DASH` Long dash.
`static java.lang.String`	`SHORT_DASH_STRING` Short dash string.
`static char`	`SOLAR_CIRCLE` Solar circle character.
`static java.lang.String`	`SOLAR_CIRCLE_STRING`
`static char`	`SOLIDCIRCLE` Unicode filled-in circle/dot.
`static java.lang.String`	`SOLIDCIRCLE_STRING`
`static java.lang.String`	`SPAN_GAP_MARKER` Span gap marker.
`protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer>`	`subscriptSet` Set of subscript characters.
`protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer>`	`superscriptSet` Set of superscript characters.
`protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer>`	`symbolSet` Set of symbol values.
`static char`	`UNKNOWN_PUNC` Unknown punctuation marker.
`static char`	`VERTICAL_BAR` Vertical bar.
`static java.lang.String`	`VERTICAL_BAR_STRING` Vertical bar string.
`protected static java.util.regex.Matcher`	`wordMatcher`
`protected static java.util.regex.Pattern`	`wordPattern` Pattern for Unicode word.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected CharUtils()
Don't allow instantiation, do allow overrides.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`CharUtils()` Don't allow instantiation, do allow overrides.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static boolean`	`allLettersCapital(java.lang.String s)` True if all letters in a string are uppercase.
`static java.lang.String`	`capitalizeFirstLetter(java.lang.String s)` Capitalize first letter in string.
`static boolean`	`endsWithSingleQuote(java.lang.String s)` True if string ends with single quote.
`static boolean`	`endsWithSingleQuoteS(java.lang.String s)` True if string ends with "single quote + s".
`static java.lang.String`	`evictDashes(java.lang.String s)` Evict dashes from a string.
`static java.lang.String`	`getCaseOld(java.lang.String s)` Get case value for a string.
`static int`	`getLetterCase(java.lang.String s)` Get case value for a string.
`static boolean`	`hasApostrophe(java.lang.String s)` True if string contains at least one apostrophe.
`static boolean`	`hasCapitalLetter(java.lang.String s)` True if string contains at least one capital letter.
`static boolean`	`hasDash(java.lang.String s)` True if string contains a dash of some kind.
`static boolean`	`hasDigit(java.lang.String s)` True if at least one character in a string is a digit.
`static boolean`	`hasGapCharacter(java.lang.String s)` True if string contains at least one gap marker character.
`static boolean`	`hasGapMarkers(java.lang.String s)` True if any characters in a string are gap markers.
`static boolean`	`hasGreekLetters(java.lang.String s)` True if any characters in a string are Greek letters.
`static boolean`	`hasInternalCaps(java.lang.String s)` True if string contains internal capital letters.
`static boolean`	`hasPeriod(java.lang.String s)` True if string contains at least one period.
`static boolean`	`hasPunctuation(java.lang.String s)` True if any characters in a string are punctuation.
`static boolean`	`hasPunctuationNotApostrophes(java.lang.String s)` True if any characters in a string are punctuation.
`static boolean`	`hasSingleQuote(java.lang.String s)` True if string contains a single quote.
`static boolean`	`hasSymbols(java.lang.String s)` True if any characters in a string are symbols.
`static boolean`	`isAllAsterisks(java.lang.String s)` True if string is all asterisks.
`static boolean`	`isAllCaps(java.lang.String s)` True if string is all caps.
`static boolean`	`isAllHyphens(java.lang.String s)` True if string is all hyphens.
`static boolean`	`isAllLowerCase(java.lang.String s)` True if string is all lower case.
`static boolean`	`isAllPeriods(java.lang.String s)` True if string is all periods.
`static boolean`	`isApostrophe(char c)` True if character is an apostrophe.
`static boolean`	`isAWord(java.lang.String s)` Check if a string is a word (Unicode letters, digits, hyphen).
`static boolean`	`isBreakingDash(char c)` True if character is a breaking dash of some kind.
`static boolean`	`isCapitalLetter(char c)` Check if character is a capital letter.
`static boolean`	`isClosingQuote(char c)` True if character is any kind of closing quote.
`static boolean`	`isCurrency(java.lang.String token)` Check for currency.
`static boolean`	`isDash(char c)` True if character is a dash of some kind.
`static boolean`	`isDigit(char c)` True if character is a digit.
`static boolean`	`isDigits(java.lang.String s)` True if all characters in a string are digits.
`static boolean`	`isEnglishVowel(char c)` Is character an English vowel?
`static boolean`	`isFirstLetterCapital(java.lang.String s)` True if first letter in a string is uppercase.
`static boolean`	`isGapMarker(char c)` True if character is a gap marker.
`static boolean`	`isGreekLetter(char c)` True if character is a Greek letter.
`static boolean`	`isLetter(char c)` Check if character is a letter.
`static boolean`	`isLetter(java.lang.String s)` Check if string is a single letter.
`static boolean`	`isLetters(java.lang.String s)` Check if string contains only letters.
`static boolean`	`isNumber(java.lang.String s)` True if a string is a number.
`static boolean`	`isOpeningQuote(char c)` True if character is any kind of opening quote.
`static boolean`	`isOrdinal(java.lang.String s)` True if a string is an ordinal number.
`static boolean`	`isPossessiveAsterisks(java.lang.String s)` True if string is asterisks followed by 's.
`static boolean`	`isPossessiveDashes(java.lang.String s)` True if string is two or more dashes followed by 's.
`static boolean`	`isPunctuation(char ch)` True if character is punctuation.
`static boolean`	`isPunctuation(java.lang.String s)` True if all characters in a string are punctuation.
`static boolean`	`isPunctuationOrSymbol(char c)` True if character is punctuation or symbol.
`static boolean`	`isPunctuationOrSymbol(java.lang.String s)` True if all characters in a string are punctuation or symbols.
`static boolean`	`isSingleOpeningQuote(char c)` True if character is a single opening quote.
`static boolean`	`isSingleQuote(char c)` True if character is single quote.
`static boolean`	`isSingleQuoteS(java.lang.String s)` True if string is "single quote + s".
`static boolean`	`isSubscript(char ch)` Is character a subscript character.
`static boolean`	`isSuperscript(char ch)` Is character a superscript character.
`static boolean`	`isSymbol(char ch)` True if character is symbol.
`static boolean`	`isSymbol(java.lang.String s)` True if all characters in a string are symbols.
`static boolean`	`isUpperCase(java.lang.String s)` True if all characters in a string are uppercase.
`static boolean`	`isUSCurrency(java.lang.String token)` Check for US currency.
`static boolean`	`isUSCurrencyCents(java.lang.String token)` Check for US currency with cents.
`static boolean`	`isWhitespace(char c)` True if character is whitespace.
`static java.lang.String`	`makeCaseMatch(java.lang.String s, java.lang.String sCaseToMatch)` Make case of string match another string's case.
`static java.lang.String`	`normalizeString(java.lang.String s)` Convert super/subscript characters to normal equivalents.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - punctuationSet
```
protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer> punctuationSet
```
    Set of punctuation values.
  - symbolSet
```
protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer> symbolSet
```
    Set of symbol values.
  - superscriptSet
```
protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer> superscriptSet
```
    Set of superscript characters.
  - subscriptSet
```
protected static java.util.Set<java.lang.Integer> subscriptSet
```
    Set of subscript characters.
  - PARAGRAPH
```
public static final char PARAGRAPH
```
    Paragraph.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - PARAGRAPH_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String PARAGRAPH_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SECTION_SIGN
```
public static final char SECTION_SIGN
```
    Section sign.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SECTION_SIGN_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String SECTION_SIGN_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LSQUOTE
```
public static final char LSQUOTE
```
    Left single curly quote.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LSQUOTE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String LSQUOTE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - RSQUOTE
```
public static final char RSQUOTE
```
    Right single curly quote.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - RSQUOTE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String RSQUOTE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - RLSQUOTE
```
public static final char RLSQUOTE
```
    Right low single curly quote.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - RLSQUOTE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String RLSQUOTE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LDQUOTE
```
public static final char LDQUOTE
```
    Left double curly quote.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LDQUOTE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String LDQUOTE_STRING
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - RDQUOTE
```
public static final char RDQUOTE
```
    Right double curly quote.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - RDQUOTE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String RDQUOTE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SOLIDCIRCLE
```
public static final char SOLIDCIRCLE
```
    Unicode filled-in circle/dot.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SOLIDCIRCLE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String SOLIDCIRCLE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - BLACKCIRCLE
```
public static final char BLACKCIRCLE
```
    Unicode black circle/dot.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - BLACKCIRCLE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String BLACKCIRCLE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DEGREES_MARK
```
public static final char DEGREES_MARK
```
    Degrees/Hours.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DEGREES_MARK_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String DEGREES_MARK_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - MINUTES_MARK
```
public static final char MINUTES_MARK
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SECONDS_MARK
```
public static final char SECONDS_MARK
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_GAP_MARKER
```
public static final char CHAR_GAP_MARKER
```
    Gap marker inside words.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_GAP_MARKER_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String CHAR_GAP_MARKER_STRING
```
    Gap marker inside words as string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION
```
public static final char CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION
```
    End of text section marker character.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION_STRING
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN
```
public static final char CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN
```
    Substitute soft hyphen marker.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE
```
public static final char CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE
```
    Substitute single quote character.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER
```
public static final char CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER
```
    ^{text marker.}
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LONG_DASH
```
public static final char LONG_DASH
```
    Long dash.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LONG_DASH_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String LONG_DASH_STRING
```
    Long dash string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SHORT_DASH
```
public static final char SHORT_DASH
```
    Long dash.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SHORT_DASH_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String SHORT_DASH_STRING
```
    Short dash string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - OLD_EURO_SIGN
```
public static final char OLD_EURO_SIGN
```
    Old Euro symbol.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - EURO_SIGN
```
public static final char EURO_SIGN
```
    New Euro symbol.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - UNKNOWN_PUNC
```
public static final char UNKNOWN_PUNC
```
    Unknown punctuation marker.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - COMBINING_MACRON
```
public static final char COMBINING_MACRON
```
    Combining macron character.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - COMBINING_MACRON_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String COMBINING_MACRON_STRING
```
    Combining macron string.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - NONBREAKING_BLANK
```
public static final char NONBREAKING_BLANK
```
    Nonbreaking blank character.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - NONBREAKING_BLANK_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String NONBREAKING_BLANK_STRING
```
    Nonbreaking blank string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - NONBREAKING_HYPHEN
```
public static final char NONBREAKING_HYPHEN
```
    Nonbreaking hyphen character.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - NONBREAKING_HYPHEN_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String NONBREAKING_HYPHEN_STRING
```
    Nonbreaking hyphen string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - VERTICAL_BAR
```
public static final char VERTICAL_BAR
```
    Vertical bar.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - VERTICAL_BAR_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String VERTICAL_BAR_STRING
```
    Vertical bar string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR
```
public static final char BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR
```
    Broken vertical bar.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING
```
    Broken vertical bar string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR
```
public static final char LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR
```
    Light vertical bar.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING
```
    Light vertical bar string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DIVIDER_VERTICAL_BAR
```
public static final char DIVIDER_VERTICAL_BAR
```
    Divider vertical bar.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DIVIDER_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String DIVIDER_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING
```
    Divider vertical bar string.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - ELLIPSIS
```
public static final char ELLIPSIS
```
    Ellipsis (...) character.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - ELLIPSIS_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String ELLIPSIS_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SOLAR_CIRCLE
```
public static final char SOLAR_CIRCLE
```
    Solar circle character.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SOLAR_CIRCLE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String SOLAR_CIRCLE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DOTTEDCIRCLE
```
public static final char DOTTEDCIRCLE
```
    Unicode dotted circle.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DOTTEDCIRCLE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String DOTTEDCIRCLE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LEFT_ANGLE_BRACKET
```
public static final char LEFT_ANGLE_BRACKET
```
    Unicode left angle bracket.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LEFT_ANGLE_BRACKET_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String LEFT_ANGLE_BRACKET_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - RIGHT_ANGLE_BRACKET
```
public static final char RIGHT_ANGLE_BRACKET
```
    Unicode right angle bracket.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - RIGHT_ANGLE_BRACKET_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String RIGHT_ANGLE_BRACKET_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LOZENGE
```
public static final char LOZENGE
```
    Unicode lozenge.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LOZENGE_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String LOZENGE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - ASTERISM
```
public static final char ASTERISM
```
    Unicode asterism.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - ASTERISM_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String ASTERISM_STRING
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - DAGGER
```
public static final char DAGGER
```
    Unicode dagger.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DAGGER_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String DAGGER_STRING
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - DOUBLE_DAGGER
```
public static final char DOUBLE_DAGGER
```
    Unicode double dagger.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - DOUBLE_DAGGER_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String DOUBLE_DAGGER_STRING
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - INVISIBLE_SEPARATOR
```
public static final char INVISIBLE_SEPARATOR
```
    Unicode invisible separator.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - INVISIBLE_SEPARATOR_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String INVISIBLE_SEPARATOR_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - SPAN_GAP_MARKER
```
public static final java.lang.String SPAN_GAP_MARKER
```
    Span gap marker.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LONG_S
```
public static final char LONG_S
```
    Long s.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - LONG_S_STRING
```
public static final java.lang.String LONG_S_STRING
```
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - digitsPattern
```
public static java.lang.String digitsPattern
```
    Digits pattern.
  - ordinalNumberPattern
```
public static java.lang.String ordinalNumberPattern
```
    Ordinal number pattern (English only!)
  - hyphenPattern
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern hyphenPattern
```
    Pattern for 1 or more hyphens.
  - hyphenMatcher
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher hyphenMatcher
```
  - asteriskPattern
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern asteriskPattern
```
    Pattern for 1 or more asterisks.
  - asteriskMatcher
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher asteriskMatcher
```
  - possessiveAsteriskPattern
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern possessiveAsteriskPattern
```
    Pattern for 1 or more asterisks followed by 's.
  - possessiveAsteriskMatcher
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher possessiveAsteriskMatcher
```
  - possessiveDashesPattern
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern possessiveDashesPattern
```
    Pattern for 2 or more dashes followed by 's.
  - possessiveDashesMatcher
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher possessiveDashesMatcher
```
  - wordPattern
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern wordPattern
```
    Pattern for Unicode word.
  - wordMatcher
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher wordMatcher
```
  - lettersPattern
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern lettersPattern
```
    Pattern for Unicode letters only.
  - lettersMatcher
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher lettersMatcher
```
  - punctuationPattern
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Pattern punctuationPattern
```
    Pattern for punctuation only.
  - punctuationMatcher
```
protected static final java.util.regex.Matcher punctuationMatcher
```
- Constructor Detail
  - CharUtils
```
protected CharUtils()
```
    Don't allow instantiation, do allow overrides.
- Method Detail
  - isLetter
```
public static boolean isLetter(char c)
```
    Check if character is a letter.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to test.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a letter.
  - isLetter
```
public static boolean isLetter(java.lang.String s)
```
    Check if string is a single letter.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to test.
    
    Returns:
    true if string is a single letter.
  - isLetters
```
public static boolean isLetters(java.lang.String s)
```
    Check if string contains only letters.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to test.
    
    Returns:
    true if string contains only letters.
  - isAWord
```
public static boolean isAWord(java.lang.String s)
```
    Check if a string is a word (Unicode letters, digits, hyphen).
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to test.
    
    Returns:
    true if string is a Unicode word.
  - isCapitalLetter
```
public static boolean isCapitalLetter(char c)
```
    Check if character is a capital letter.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to test.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a capital letter.
  - isPunctuation
```
public static boolean isPunctuation(char ch)
```
    True if character is punctuation.
  - isPunctuation
```
public static boolean isPunctuation(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if all characters in a string are punctuation.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for punctuation.
    
    Returns:
    true if all characters are punctuation, including dashes.
  - isSymbol
```
public static boolean isSymbol(char ch)
```
    True if character is symbol.
  - isSymbol
```
public static boolean isSymbol(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if all characters in a string are symbols.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for symbols.
    
    Returns:
    true if all characters are symbols.
  - isPunctuationOrSymbol
```
public static boolean isPunctuationOrSymbol(char c)
```
    True if character is punctuation or symbol.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for punctuation or symbol.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is punctuation or symbol.
  - isPunctuationOrSymbol
```
public static boolean isPunctuationOrSymbol(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if all characters in a string are punctuation or symbols.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for punctuation and symbols.
    
    Returns:
    true if all characters are punctuation or symbols.
  - isDigit
```
public static boolean isDigit(char c)
```
    True if character is a digit.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being a digit.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a digit from 0 through 9.
  - isDigits
```
public static boolean isDigits(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if all characters in a string are digits.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for digits.
    
    Returns:
    true if all characters are digits 0 through 9.
  - hasDigit
```
public static boolean hasDigit(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if at least one character in a string is a digit.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for digits.
    
    Returns:
    true if at least one character is a digit 0 through 9.
  - isDash
```
public static boolean isDash(char c)
```
    True if character is a dash of some kind.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being a dash.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a dash.
  - isBreakingDash
```
public static boolean isBreakingDash(char c)
```
    True if character is a breaking dash of some kind.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being a breaking dash.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a breaking dash.
  - hasDash
```
public static boolean hasDash(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string contains a dash of some kind.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for containing a dash.
    
    Returns:
    true if string contains a dash.
  - evictDashes
```
public static java.lang.String evictDashes(java.lang.String s)
```
    Evict dashes from a string.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String from which to evict dashes.
    
    Returns:
    String with dashes evicted.
  - isNumber
```
public static boolean isNumber(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if a string is a number.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being a number.
    
    Returns:
    true if string is a number.
  - isOrdinal
```
public static boolean isOrdinal(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if a string is an ordinal number.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being an ordinal number.
    
    Returns:
    true if string is an ordinal number.
  - allLettersCapital
```
public static boolean allLettersCapital(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if all letters in a string are uppercase.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for upper case letters.
    
    Returns:
    true if all letters are upper case.
    Note: non-letters are ignored. The result is false if there are no letters in the string.
  - isUpperCase
```
public static boolean isUpperCase(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if all characters in a string are uppercase.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for upper case letters.
    
    Returns:
    true if all characters are upper case.
    All characters are checked, letters and non-letters alike.
  - isFirstLetterCapital
```
public static boolean isFirstLetterCapital(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if first letter in a string is uppercase.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for initial uppercase letter.
    
    Returns:
    true if first letter in string is uppercase.
    Leading non-letters are ignored. If none of the characters in the string is a letters, false is returned.
  - hasPunctuation
```
public static boolean hasPunctuation(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if any characters in a string are punctuation.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for punctuation.
    
    Returns:
    true if any characters are punctuation, except that dashes are allowed.
  - hasPunctuationNotApostrophes
```
public static boolean hasPunctuationNotApostrophes(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if any characters in a string are punctuation.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for punctuation.
    
    Returns:
    true if any characters are punctuation, except that dashes and apostrophes are allowed.
  - hasSymbols
```
public static boolean hasSymbols(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if any characters in a string are symbols.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for symbols.
    
    Returns:
    true if any characters are symbols.
  - isGapMarker
```
public static boolean isGapMarker(char c)
```
    True if character is a gap marker.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being a gap marker.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a gap marker.
  - hasGapMarkers
```
public static boolean hasGapMarkers(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if any characters in a string are gap markers.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for gap markers.
    
    Returns:
    true if any characters are gap markers.
  - isGreekLetter
```
public static boolean isGreekLetter(char c)
```
    True if character is a Greek letter.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being a Greek letter.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a Greek letter.
  - hasGreekLetters
```
public static boolean hasGreekLetters(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if any characters in a string are Greek letters.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for Greek letters.
    
    Returns:
    true if any characters are Greek letters.
  - isEnglishVowel
```
public static boolean isEnglishVowel(char c)
```
    Is character an English vowel?
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check.
    
    Returns:
    true if "c" is a, e, i, o, u.
  - isSingleQuote
```
public static boolean isSingleQuote(char c)
```
    True if character is single quote.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being a single quote.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a single quote.
  - isApostrophe
```
public static boolean isApostrophe(char c)
```
    True if character is an apostrophe.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being an apostrophe.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is an apostrophe.
  - isSingleOpeningQuote
```
public static boolean isSingleOpeningQuote(char c)
```
    True if character is a single opening quote.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being a single opening quote.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a single opening quote.
  - endsWithSingleQuoteS
```
public static boolean endsWithSingleQuoteS(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string ends with "single quote + s".
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for ending with single quote + s.
    
    Returns:
    true if token ends with single quote + s.
  - isSingleQuoteS
```
public static boolean isSingleQuoteS(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string is "single quote + s".
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being single quote + s.
    
    Returns:
    true if token is single quote + s.
  - endsWithSingleQuote
```
public static boolean endsWithSingleQuote(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string ends with single quote.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for ending with single quote.
    
    Returns:
    true if token ends with single quote.
  - isOpeningQuote
```
public static boolean isOpeningQuote(char c)
```
    True if character is any kind of opening quote.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being an opening quote.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is an opening quote.
  - isClosingQuote
```
public static boolean isClosingQuote(char c)
```
    True if character is any kind of closing quote.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being a closing quote.
    
    Returns:
    true if character is a closing quote.
  - hasSingleQuote
```
public static boolean hasSingleQuote(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string contains a single quote.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for containing a single quote.
    
    Returns:
    true if string contains a single quote.
  - isAllCaps
```
public static boolean isAllCaps(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string is all caps.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being all capitals.
    
    Returns:
    True if string is all capitals.
  - isAllLowerCase
```
public static boolean isAllLowerCase(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string is all lower case.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being all lower case.
    
    Returns:
    True if string is all lower case.
  - hasCapitalLetter
```
public static boolean hasCapitalLetter(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string contains at least one capital letter.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for having a capital letter.
    
    Returns:
    True if string has a capital letter.
  - hasApostrophe
```
public static boolean hasApostrophe(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string contains at least one apostrophe.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for having an apostrophe.
    
    Returns:
    True if string has an apostrophe.
  - hasPeriod
```
public static boolean hasPeriod(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string contains at least one period.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for having a period.
    
    Returns:
    True if string has a period.
  - hasGapCharacter
```
public static boolean hasGapCharacter(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string contains at least one gap marker character.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for having a gap marker character.
    
    Returns:
    True if string has a gap marker.
  - hasInternalCaps
```
public static boolean hasInternalCaps(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string contains internal capital letters.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for having internal capitals.
    
    Returns:
    True if string has internal capitals.
  - isAllPeriods
```
public static boolean isAllPeriods(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string is all periods.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being all periods.
    
    Returns:
    True if string is all periods.
  - isAllHyphens
```
public static boolean isAllHyphens(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string is all hyphens.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being all hyphens.
    
    Returns:
    True if string is all hyphens.
  - isAllAsterisks
```
public static boolean isAllAsterisks(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string is all asterisks.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being all asterisks.
    
    Returns:
    True if string is all asterisks.
  - isPossessiveAsterisks
```
public static boolean isPossessiveAsterisks(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string is asterisks followed by 's.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being asterisks followed by 's.
    
    Returns:
    True if string is asterisks followed by 's.
  - isPossessiveDashes
```
public static boolean isPossessiveDashes(java.lang.String s)
```
    True if string is two or more dashes followed by 's.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to check for being dashes followed by 's.
    
    Returns:
    True if string is dashes followed by 's.
  - isWhitespace
```
public static boolean isWhitespace(char c)
```
    True if character is whitespace.
    
    Parameters:
    c - Character to check for being whitespace.
    
    Returns:
    True if character c is whitespace.
  - makeCaseMatch
```
public static java.lang.String makeCaseMatch(java.lang.String s,
                             java.lang.String sCaseToMatch)
```
    Make case of string match another string's case.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String whose case should be changed.
    sCaseToMatch - String whose case should be matched.
    
    Returns:
    "s" modified to match case of "sCaseToMatch".
  - capitalizeFirstLetter
```
public static java.lang.String capitalizeFirstLetter(java.lang.String s)
```
    Capitalize first letter in string.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String to capitalize.
    
    Returns:
    "s" with first letter (not first character) capitalized. Remaining characters are set to lower case.
  - isUSCurrency
```
public static boolean isUSCurrency(java.lang.String token)
```
    Check for US currency.
    
    Parameters:
    token - Word to check for currency.
    
    Returns:
    true if token is US currency.
  - isUSCurrencyCents
```
public static boolean isUSCurrencyCents(java.lang.String token)
```
    Check for US currency with cents.
    
    Parameters:
    token - Word to check for currency.
    
    Returns:
    true if token is US currency.
  - isCurrency
```
public static boolean isCurrency(java.lang.String token)
```
    Check for currency.
    
    Parameters:
    token - Word to check for currency.
    
    Returns:
    true if token is currency.
  - getCaseOld
```
public static java.lang.String getCaseOld(java.lang.String s)
```
    Get case value for a string.
    
    Parameters:
    s - The string.
    
    Returns:
    Case value. "0" = all lower case "1" = first letter is upper case "2" = first character not upper case, but some characters after first are upper case. "3" = all characters are upper case
  - getLetterCase
```
public static int getLetterCase(java.lang.String s)
```
    Get case value for a string.
    
    Parameters:
    s - The string.
    
    Returns:
    Case value. 0 = all letters are lower case 1 = first letter (only) is upper case 2 = first letter is not upper case, but some letters after first are upper case 3 = all letters are upper case
  - normalizeString
```
public static java.lang.String normalizeString(java.lang.String s)
```
    Convert super/subscript characters to normal equivalents.
    
    Parameters:
    s - String containing super/subscript characters.
    
    Returns:
    String with super/subscript characters converted to normal equivalents.
  - isSuperscript
```
public static boolean isSuperscript(char ch)
```
    Is character a superscript character.
    
    Parameters:
    ch - Character to check.
    
    Returns:
    true if superscript character, false otherwise.
  - isSubscript
```
public static boolean isSubscript(char ch)
```
    Is character a subscript character.
    
    Parameters:
    ch - Character to check.
    
    Returns:
    true if subscript character, false otherwise.

Class CharUtils

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

punctuationSet

symbolSet

superscriptSet

subscriptSet

PARAGRAPH

PARAGRAPH_STRING

SECTION_SIGN

SECTION_SIGN_STRING

LSQUOTE

LSQUOTE_STRING

RSQUOTE

RSQUOTE_STRING

RLSQUOTE

RLSQUOTE_STRING

LDQUOTE

LDQUOTE_STRING

RDQUOTE

RDQUOTE_STRING

SOLIDCIRCLE

SOLIDCIRCLE_STRING

BLACKCIRCLE

BLACKCIRCLE_STRING

DEGREES_MARK

DEGREES_MARK_STRING

MINUTES_MARK

SECONDS_MARK

CHAR_GAP_MARKER

CHAR_GAP_MARKER_STRING

CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION

CHAR_END_OF_TEXT_SECTION_STRING

CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN

CHAR_FAKE_SOFT_HYPHEN_STRING

CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE

CHAR_SUBSTITUTE_SINGLE_QUOTE_STRING

CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER

CHAR_SUP_TEXT_MARKER_STRING

LONG_DASH

LONG_DASH_STRING

SHORT_DASH

SHORT_DASH_STRING

OLD_EURO_SIGN

EURO_SIGN

UNKNOWN_PUNC

COMBINING_MACRON

COMBINING_MACRON_STRING

NONBREAKING_BLANK

NONBREAKING_BLANK_STRING

NONBREAKING_HYPHEN

NONBREAKING_HYPHEN_STRING

VERTICAL_BAR

VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR

BROKEN_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR

LIGHT_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

DIVIDER_VERTICAL_BAR

DIVIDER_VERTICAL_BAR_STRING

ELLIPSIS

ELLIPSIS_STRING

SOLAR_CIRCLE

SOLAR_CIRCLE_STRING

DOTTEDCIRCLE

DOTTEDCIRCLE_STRING

LEFT_ANGLE_BRACKET

LEFT_ANGLE_BRACKET_STRING

RIGHT_ANGLE_BRACKET

RIGHT_ANGLE_BRACKET_STRING

LOZENGE

LOZENGE_STRING

ASTERISM

ASTERISM_STRING

DAGGER

DAGGER_STRING

DOUBLE_DAGGER