BreakIterator.Preceding(Int32) Method

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Definition

Namespace:: Java.Text

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Returns the last boundary preceding the specified character offset.

[Android.Runtime.Register("preceding", "(I)I", "GetPreceding_IHandler")]
public virtual int Preceding (int offset);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("preceding", "(I)I", "GetPreceding_IHandler")>]
abstract member Preceding : int -> int
override this.Preceding : int -> int

Parameters

offset: Int32

the character offset to begin scanning.

Returns

Int32

The last boundary before the specified offset or BreakIterator.DONE if the first text boundary is passed in as the offset.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException

if the offset is invalid.

Remarks

Returns the last boundary preceding the specified character offset. If the specified offset is equal to the first text boundary, it returns BreakIterator.DONE and the iterator's current position is unchanged. Otherwise, the iterator's current position is set to the returned boundary. The value returned is always less than the offset or the value BreakIterator.DONE.

Added in 1.2.

Java documentation for java.text.BreakIterator.preceding(int).

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Applies to