java.lang.Character.getDirectionality(char ch)

package com.codingdict;



import java.lang.*;



public class CharacterDemo {



   public static void main(String[] args) {



      // create 2 character primitives ch1, ch2

      char ch1, ch2;



      // assign values to ch1, ch2

      ch1 = 'M';

      ch2 = '\u06ff';



      // create 2 byte primitives b1, b2

      byte b1, b2;



      // assign directionality of ch1, ch2 to b1, b2

      b1 = Character.getDirectionality(ch1);

      b2 = Character.getDirectionality(ch2);



      /**

       *  byte value 0 represents DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT

       *  byte value 2 represents DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC

       */



      String str1 = "Directionality of " + ch1 + " is " + b1;

      String str2 = "Directionality of ch2 is " + b2;



      // print b1, b2 values

      System.out.println( str1 );

      System.out.println( str2 );

   }

}