com.lowagie.text.xml.simpleparser

Class EntitiesToSymbol

public class EntitiesToSymbol extends Object

This class contains entities that can be used in an entity tag.
Field Summary
static HashMapmap
This is a map that contains all possible id values of the entity tag that can be translated to a character in font Symbol.
Method Summary
static Chunkget(String e, Font font)
Gets a chunk with a symbol character.
static chargetCorrespondingSymbol(String name)
Looks for the corresponding symbol in the font Symbol.
static booleanisTag(String tag)
Checks if a given tag corresponds with this object.

Field Detail

map

public static final HashMap map
This is a map that contains all possible id values of the entity tag that can be translated to a character in font Symbol.

Method Detail

get

public static Chunk get(String e, Font font)
Gets a chunk with a symbol character.

Parameters: e a symbol value (see Entities class: alfa is greek alfa,...) font the font if the symbol isn't found (otherwise Font.SYMBOL)

Returns: a Chunk

getCorrespondingSymbol

public static char getCorrespondingSymbol(String name)
Looks for the corresponding symbol in the font Symbol.

Parameters: name the name of the entity

Returns: the corresponding character in font Symbol

isTag

public static boolean isTag(String tag)
Checks if a given tag corresponds with this object.

Parameters: tag the given tag

Returns: true if the tag corresponds