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Class ArabicTextHandler</H2>
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<DT><PRE>public class <B>ArabicTextHandler</B><DT>extends <A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></DL>
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Handles the processing of arabic text. In particular it determines the
form each arabic char should take. It also contains methods for substituting
plain arabic glyphs with their shaped forms. This is needed when the arabic
text is rendered using an AWT font.
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<CODE>static&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/batik/gvt/text/ArabicTextHandler.html#arabicChar(char)">arabicChar</A></B>(char&nbsp;c)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns true if the char is a standard arabic char.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/batik/gvt/text/ArabicTextHandler.html#arabicCharTransparent(char)">arabicCharTransparent</A></B>(char&nbsp;c)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns true if the char is transparent.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;<A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedString.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedString</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/batik/gvt/text/ArabicTextHandler.html#assignArabicForms(java.text.AttributedString)">assignArabicForms</A></B>(<A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedString.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedString</A>&nbsp;as)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the AttributedString contains any arabic chars, assigns an
arabic form attribute, i&#x2e;e&#x2e; initial|medial|terminal|isolated,
to each arabic char.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/batik/gvt/text/ArabicTextHandler.html#charStartsLigature(char)">charStartsLigature</A></B>(char&nbsp;c)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns true if a ligature exists that starts with the
specified character.</TD>
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<CODE>static&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/batik/gvt/text/ArabicTextHandler.html#containsArabic(java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator)">containsArabic</A></B>(<A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedCharacterIterator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedCharacterIterator</A>&nbsp;aci)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns true if the ACI contains any arabic characters.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns true if the string contains any arabic characters.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/batik/gvt/text/ArabicTextHandler.html#createSubstituteString(java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator)">createSubstituteString</A></B>(<A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedCharacterIterator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedCharacterIterator</A>&nbsp;aci)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Where possible substitues plain arabic glyphs with their shaped
forms.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the number of characters the glyph for the specified
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int&nbsp;form)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Will try and find a substitute character of the specified form.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/batik/gvt/text/ArabicTextHandler.html#isLigature(char)">isLigature</A></B>(char&nbsp;c)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns true if the glyph for the specified character
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<A NAME="assignArabicForms(java.text.AttributedString)"><!-- --></A><H3>
assignArabicForms</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedString.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedString</A> <B>assignArabicForms</B>(<A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedString.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedString</A>&nbsp;as)</PRE>
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<DD>If the AttributedString contains any arabic chars, assigns an
arabic form attribute, i&#x2e;e&#x2e; initial|medial|terminal|isolated,
to each arabic char.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>as</CODE> - The string to attach the arabic form attributes to.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>An attributed string with arabic form attributes.</DL>
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arabicChar</H3>
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public static boolean <B>arabicChar</B>(char&nbsp;c)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns true if the char is a standard arabic char.
(ie. within the range U+0600 - U+6FF)
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>c</CODE> - The character to test.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>True if the char is arabic, false otherwise.</DL>
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containsArabic</H3>
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public static boolean <B>containsArabic</B>(<A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedString.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedString</A>&nbsp;as)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns true if the string contains any arabic characters.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>as</CODE> - The string to test.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>True if at least one char is arabic, false otherwise.</DL>
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containsArabic</H3>
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public static boolean <B>containsArabic</B>(<A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedCharacterIterator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedCharacterIterator</A>&nbsp;aci)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns true if the ACI contains any arabic characters.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>aci</CODE> - The AttributedCharacterIterator to test.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>True if at least one char is arabic, false otherwise.</DL>
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arabicCharTransparent</H3>
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public static boolean <B>arabicCharTransparent</B>(char&nbsp;c)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns true if the char is transparent.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>c</CODE> - The character to test.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>True if the character is transparent, false otherwise.</DL>
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hasSubstitute</H3>
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public static boolean <B>hasSubstitute</B>(char&nbsp;ch1,
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getSubstituteChar</H3>
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public static int <B>getSubstituteChar</B>(char&nbsp;ch1,
char&nbsp;ch2,
int&nbsp;form)</PRE>
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<DD>Will try and find a substitute character of the specified form.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>ch1</CODE> - The first character of two to replace.<DD><CODE>ch2</CODE> - The second character of two to replace.<DD><CODE>form</CODE> - Indicates the required arabic form.
(isolated = 1, final = 2, initial = 3, medial = 4)
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The unicode value of the substutute char, or -1 if no substitute
exists.</DL>
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getSubstituteChar</H3>
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public static int <B>getSubstituteChar</B>(char&nbsp;ch,
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createSubstituteString</H3>
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public static <A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>createSubstituteString</B>(<A HREF="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/AttributedCharacterIterator.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.text">AttributedCharacterIterator</A>&nbsp;aci)</PRE>
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<DD>Where possible substitues plain arabic glyphs with their shaped
forms. This is needed when the arabic text is rendered using
an AWT font. Simple arabic ligatures will also be recognised
and replaced by a single character so the length of the
resulting string may be shorter than the number of characters
in the aci.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>aci</CODE> - Contains the text to process. Arabic form attributes
should already be assigned to each arabic character.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String containing the shaped versions of the arabic characters</DL>
</DD>
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charStartsLigature</H3>
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public static boolean <B>charStartsLigature</B>(char&nbsp;c)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns true if a ligature exists that starts with the
specified character.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>c</CODE> - The character to test.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>True if there is a ligature that starts with c, false otherwise.</DL>
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getNumChars</H3>
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public static int <B>getNumChars</B>(char&nbsp;c)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the number of characters the glyph for the specified
character represents. If the glyph represents a ligature this
will be 2, otherwise 1.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>c</CODE> - The character to test.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The number of characters the glyph for c represents.</DL>
</DD>
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isLigature</H3>
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public static boolean <B>isLigature</B>(char&nbsp;c)</PRE>
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<DD>Returns true if the glyph for the specified character
respresents a ligature.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>c</CODE> - The character to test.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>True if c is a ligature, false otherwise.</DL>
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