org.crosswire.common.util
Class Languages.RtoL

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.crosswire.common.util.Languages.RtoL
Enclosing class:
Languages

public static final class Languages.RtoL
extends Object

Provide a fallback lookup against a huge list of all languages. The basic list has a few hundred languages. The full list has over 7000. As a fallback, this file is not internationalized.


Field Summary
private static Set rtol
          Do lazy loading of the huge file of languages.
 
Constructor Summary
private Languages.RtoL()
          This is a singleton class.
 
Method Summary
static boolean isRtoL(String script, String lang)
          Determine whether this language is a Left-to-Right or a Right-to-Left language.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

rtol

private static Set rtol
Do lazy loading of the huge file of languages. Note: It is OK for it not to be present.

Constructor Detail

Languages.RtoL

private Languages.RtoL()
This is a singleton class. Do not allow construction.

Method Detail

isRtoL

public static boolean isRtoL(String script,
                             String lang)
Determine whether this language is a Left-to-Right or a Right-to-Left language. If the language has a script, it is used for the determination. Otherwise, check the language.

Note: This is problematic. Languages do not have direction. Scripts do. Further, there are over 7000 living languages, many of which are written in Right-to-Left scripts and are not listed here.

Parameters:
script - the iso15924 script code, must be in Title case
lang - the iso639 language code, must be lower case
Returns:
true if the language is Right-to-Left

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