Character (Apache FOP Core 2.11 API)
Date: 2025-04-24

org.apache.fop.fo.flow

## Class Character

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.fop.fo.FONode
  - - org.apache.fop.fo.FObj
    - - org.apache.fop.fo.flow.Character

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Cloneable, Constants, StructureTreeElementHolder

      public class Character
      extends FObj
      implements StructureTreeElementHolder

  Class modelling the `fo:character` object.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FObj

      `FObj.FObjIterator`

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FONode

      `FONode.FONodeIterator, FONode.GatherContextInfoFunction`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static int` | `DOESNOT_FIT` constant indicating that the character does not fit
    `static int` | `OK` constant indicating that the character is OK

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FObj

      `firstChild, lastChild`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FONode

      `FO_URI, FOX_URI, locator, log, nodeChangeBarList, parent, siblings, startOfNodeChangeBarList`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.apache.fop.fo.Constants

      `COMPOUND_COUNT, COMPOUND_MASK, COMPOUND_SHIFT, CP_BLOCK_PROGRESSION_DIRECTION, CP_CONDITIONALITY, CP_INLINE_PROGRESSION_DIRECTION, CP_LENGTH, CP_MAXIMUM, CP_MINIMUM, CP_OPTIMUM, CP_PRECEDENCE, CP_WITHIN_COLUMN, CP_WITHIN_LINE, CP_WITHIN_PAGE, EN_100, EN_200, EN_300, EN_400, EN_500, EN_600, EN_700, EN_800, EN_900, EN_ABSOLUTE, EN_ABSOLUTE_COLORMETRIC, EN_AFTER, EN_AFTER_EDGE, EN_ALL, EN_ALPHABETIC, EN_ALTERNATE, EN_ALWAYS, EN_ANY, EN_AUTO, EN_AUTO_EVEN, EN_AUTO_ODD, EN_AVOID, EN_BACKSLANT, EN_BASELINE, EN_BEFORE, EN_BEFORE_EDGE, EN_BIDI_OVERRIDE, EN_BLANK, EN_BLINK, EN_BLOCK, EN_BOLDER, EN_BOTH, EN_BOTTOM, EN_BOUNDED_IN_ONE_DIMENSION, EN_BT, EN_CAPITALIZE, EN_CAPTION, EN_CENTER, EN_CENTRAL, EN_CHARACTER_BY_CHARACTER, EN_COLLAPSE, EN_COLLAPSE_WITH_PRECEDENCE, EN_COLUMN, EN_CONDENSED, EN_CONSIDER_SHIFTS, EN_DASHED, EN_DISCARD, EN_DISREGARD_SHIFTS, EN_DOCUMENT, EN_DOTS, EN_DOTTED, EN_DOUBLE, EN_EMBED, EN_END, EN_END_ON_EVEN, EN_END_ON_ODD, EN_ERROR_IF_OVERFLOW, EN_EVEN, EN_EVEN_PAGE, EN_EXPANDED, EN_EXTRA_CONDENSED, EN_EXTRA_EXPANDED, EN_FALSE, EN_FIC, EN_FIRST, EN_FIRST_INCLUDING_CARRYOVER, EN_FIRST_STARTING, EN_FIXED, EN_FONT_HEIGHT, EN_FORCE, EN_FSWP, EN_GROOVE, EN_HANGING, EN_HIDDEN, EN_HIDE, EN_ICON, EN_IDEOGRAPHIC, EN_IGNORE, EN_IGNORE_IF_AFTER_LINEFEED, EN_IGNORE_IF_BEFORE_LINEFEED, EN_IGNORE_IF_SURROUNDING_LINEFEED, EN_INDEFINITE, EN_INDENT, EN_INHERIT, EN_INSET, EN_INSIDE, EN_INTEGER_PIXELS, EN_ITALIC, EN_JUSTIFY, EN_LARGER, EN_LAST, EN_LAST_ENDING, EN_LAST_STARTING, EN_LEAVE_SEPARATE, EN_LEFT, EN_LEWP, EN_LIGHTER, EN_LINE, EN_LINE_HEIGHT, EN_LINE_THROUGH, EN_LINK, EN_LOWERCASE, EN_LR, EN_LR_TB, EN_LSWP, EN_LTR, EN_MATHEMATICAL, EN_MAX_HEIGHT, EN_MENU, EN_MERGE, EN_MESSAGE_BOX, EN_MIDDLE, EN_NARROWER, EN_NEW, EN_NO_BLINK, EN_NO_CHANGE, EN_NO_FORCE, EN_NO_LIMIT, EN_NO_LINE_THROUGH, EN_NO_LINK, EN_NO_OVERLINE, EN_NO_UNDERLINE, EN_NO_WRAP, EN_NON_UNIFORM, EN_NONE, EN_NOREPEAT, EN_NORMAL, EN_NOT_BLANK, EN_OBLIQUE, EN_ODD, EN_ODD_PAGE, EN_ONLY, EN_OUTSET, EN_OUTSIDE, EN_OVERLINE, EN_PAGE, EN_PAGE_SEQUENCE, EN_PAGINATE, EN_PERCEPTUAL, EN_PRE, EN_PRESERVE, EN_REFERENCE_AREA, EN_RELATIVE, EN_RELATIVE_COLOMETRIC, EN_REPEAT, EN_REPEATX, EN_REPEATY, EN_REPLACE, EN_RESAMPLE_ANY_METHOD, EN_RESET_SIZE, EN_REST, EN_RETAIN, EN_RIDGE, EN_RIGHT, EN_RL, EN_RL_TB, EN_RTL, EN_RULE, EN_SATURATION, EN_SCALE_DOWN_TO_FIT, EN_SCALE_TO_FIT, EN_SCALE_UP_TO_FIT, EN_SCROLL, EN_SELECT_FIRST_FITTING, EN_SEMI_CONDENSED, EN_SEMI_EXPANDED, EN_SEPARATE, EN_SHOW, EN_SMALL_CAPS, EN_SMALL_CAPTION, EN_SMALLER, EN_SOLID, EN_SPACE, EN_START, EN_STATIC, EN_STATUS_BAR, EN_SUB, EN_SUPER, EN_SUPPRESS, EN_TABLE, EN_TABLE_FRAGMENT, EN_TB, EN_TB_LR, EN_TB_RL, EN_TEXT_AFTER_EDGE, EN_TEXT_BEFORE_EDGE, EN_TEXT_BOTTOM, EN_TEXT_TOP, EN_TOP, EN_TRADITIONAL, EN_TREAT_AS_SPACE, EN_TREAT_AS_ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE, EN_TRUE, EN_ULTRA_CONDENSED, EN_ULTRA_EXPANDED, EN_UNBOUNDED, EN_UNDERLINE, EN_UNIFORM, EN_UPPERCASE, EN_USE_FONT_METRICS, EN_USE_SCRIPT, EN_USECONTENT, EN_VISIBLE, EN_WIDER, EN_WRAP, ENUM_COUNT, FO_BASIC_LINK, FO_BIDI_OVERRIDE, FO_BLOCK, FO_BLOCK_CONTAINER, FO_BOOKMARK, FO_BOOKMARK_TITLE, FO_BOOKMARK_TREE, FO_CHANGE_BAR_BEGIN, FO_CHANGE_BAR_END, FO_CHARACTER, FO_COLOR_PROFILE, FO_CONDITIONAL_PAGE_MASTER_REFERENCE, FO_DECLARATIONS, FO_EXTERNAL_GRAPHIC, FO_FLOAT, FO_FLOW, FO_FLOW_ASSIGNMENT, FO_FLOW_MAP, FO_FLOW_NAME_SPECIFIER, FO_FLOW_SOURCE_LIST, FO_FLOW_TARGET_LIST, FO_FOLIO_PREFIX, FO_FOLIO_SUFFIX, FO_FOOTNOTE, FO_FOOTNOTE_BODY, FO_INDEX_KEY_REFERENCE, FO_INDEX_PAGE_CITATION_LIST, FO_INDEX_PAGE_CITATION_LIST_SEPARATOR, FO_INDEX_PAGE_CITATION_RANGE_SEPARATOR, FO_INDEX_PAGE_NUMBER_PREFIX, FO_INDEX_PAGE_NUMBER_SUFFIX, FO_INDEX_RANGE_BEGIN, FO_INDEX_RANGE_END, FO_INITIAL_PROPERTY_SET, FO_INLINE, FO_INLINE_CONTAINER, FO_INSTREAM_FOREIGN_OBJECT, FO_LAYOUT_MASTER_SET, FO_LEADER, FO_LIST_BLOCK, FO_LIST_ITEM, FO_LIST_ITEM_BODY, FO_LIST_ITEM_LABEL, FO_MARKER, FO_MULTI_CASE, FO_MULTI_PROPERTIES, FO_MULTI_PROPERTY_SET, FO_MULTI_SWITCH, FO_MULTI_TOGGLE, FO_PAGE_NUMBER, FO_PAGE_NUMBER_CITATION, FO_PAGE_NUMBER_CITATION_LAST, FO_PAGE_SEQUENCE, FO_PAGE_SEQUENCE_MASTER, FO_PAGE_SEQUENCE_WRAPPER, FO_REGION_AFTER, FO_REGION_BEFORE, FO_REGION_BODY, FO_REGION_END, FO_REGION_NAME_SPECIFIER, FO_REGION_START, FO_REPEATABLE_PAGE_MASTER_ALTERNATIVES, FO_REPEATABLE_PAGE_MASTER_REFERENCE, FO_RETRIEVE_MARKER, FO_RETRIEVE_TABLE_MARKER, FO_ROOT, FO_SCALING_VALUE_CITATION, FO_SIMPLE_PAGE_MASTER, FO_SINGLE_PAGE_MASTER_REFERENCE, FO_STATIC_CONTENT, FO_TABLE, FO_TABLE_AND_CAPTION, FO_TABLE_BODY, FO_TABLE_CAPTION, FO_TABLE_CELL, FO_TABLE_COLUMN, FO_TABLE_FOOTER, FO_TABLE_HEADER, FO_TABLE_ROW, FO_TITLE, FO_UNKNOWN_NODE, FO_WRAPPER, FRM_OBJ_COUNT, NOT_SET, PR_ABSOLUTE_POSITION, PR_ACTIVE_STATE, PR_ALIGNMENT_ADJUST, PR_ALIGNMENT_BASELINE, PR_AUTO_RESTORE, PR_AZIMUTH, PR_BACKGROUND, PR_BACKGROUND_ATTACHMENT, PR_BACKGROUND_COLOR, PR_BACKGROUND_IMAGE, PR_BACKGROUND_POSITION, PR_BACKGROUND_POSITION_HORIZONTAL, PR_BACKGROUND_POSITION_VERTICAL, PR_BACKGROUND_REPEAT, PR_BASELINE_SHIFT, PR_BLANK_OR_NOT_BLANK, PR_BLOCK_PROGRESSION_DIMENSION, PR_BORDER, PR_BORDER_AFTER_COLOR, PR_BORDER_AFTER_PRECEDENCE, PR_BORDER_AFTER_STYLE, PR_BORDER_AFTER_WIDTH, PR_BORDER_BEFORE_COLOR, PR_BORDER_BEFORE_PRECEDENCE, PR_BORDER_BEFORE_STYLE, PR_BORDER_BEFORE_WIDTH, PR_BORDER_BOTTOM, PR_BORDER_BOTTOM_COLOR, PR_BORDER_BOTTOM_STYLE, PR_BORDER_BOTTOM_WIDTH, PR_BORDER_COLLAPSE, PR_BORDER_COLOR, PR_BORDER_END_COLOR, PR_BORDER_END_PRECEDENCE, PR_BORDER_END_STYLE, PR_BORDER_END_WIDTH, PR_BORDER_LEFT, PR_BORDER_LEFT_COLOR, PR_BORDER_LEFT_STYLE, PR_BORDER_LEFT_WIDTH, PR_BORDER_RIGHT, PR_BORDER_RIGHT_COLOR, PR_BORDER_RIGHT_STYLE, PR_BORDER_RIGHT_WIDTH, PR_BORDER_SEPARATION, PR_BORDER_SPACING, PR_BORDER_START_COLOR, PR_BORDER_START_PRECEDENCE, PR_BORDER_START_STYLE, PR_BORDER_START_WIDTH, PR_BORDER_STYLE, PR_BORDER_TOP, PR_BORDER_TOP_COLOR, PR_BORDER_TOP_STYLE, PR_BORDER_TOP_WIDTH, PR_BORDER_WIDTH, PR_BOTTOM, PR_BREAK_AFTER, PR_BREAK_BEFORE, PR_CAPTION_SIDE, PR_CASE_NAME, PR_CASE_TITLE, PR_CHANGE_BAR_CLASS, PR_CHANGE_BAR_COLOR, PR_CHANGE_BAR_OFFSET, PR_CHANGE_BAR_PLACEMENT, PR_CHANGE_BAR_STYLE, PR_CHANGE_BAR_WIDTH, PR_CHARACTER, PR_CLEAR, PR_CLIP, PR_COLOR, PR_COLOR_PROFILE_NAME, PR_COLUMN_COUNT, PR_COLUMN_GAP, PR_COLUMN_NUMBER, PR_COLUMN_WIDTH, PR_CONTENT_HEIGHT, PR_CONTENT_TYPE, PR_CONTENT_WIDTH, PR_COUNTRY, PR_CUE, PR_CUE_AFTER, PR_CUE_BEFORE, PR_DESTINATION_PLACEMENT_OFFSET, PR_DIRECTION, PR_DISPLAY_ALIGN, PR_DOMINANT_BASELINE, PR_ELEVATION, PR_EMPTY_CELLS, PR_END_INDENT, PR_ENDS_ROW, PR_EXTENT, PR_EXTERNAL_DESTINATION, PR_FLOAT, PR_FLOW_MAP_NAME, PR_FLOW_MAP_REFERENCE, PR_FLOW_NAME, PR_FLOW_NAME_REFERENCE, PR_FONT, PR_FONT_FAMILY, PR_FONT_SELECTION_STRATEGY, PR_FONT_SIZE, PR_FONT_SIZE_ADJUST, PR_FONT_STRETCH, PR_FONT_STYLE, PR_FONT_VARIANT, PR_FONT_WEIGHT, PR_FORCE_PAGE_COUNT, PR_FORMAT, PR_GLYPH_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, PR_GLYPH_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, PR_GROUPING_SEPARATOR, PR_GROUPING_SIZE, PR_HEIGHT, PR_HYPHENATE, PR_HYPHENATION_CHARACTER, PR_HYPHENATION_KEEP, PR_HYPHENATION_LADDER_COUNT, PR_HYPHENATION_PUSH_CHARACTER_COUNT, PR_HYPHENATION_REMAIN_CHARACTER_COUNT, PR_ID, PR_INDEX_CLASS, PR_INDEX_KEY, PR_INDICATE_DESTINATION, PR_INITIAL_PAGE_NUMBER, PR_INLINE_PROGRESSION_DIMENSION, PR_INTERNAL_DESTINATION, PR_INTRINSIC_SCALE_VALUE, PR_INTRUSION_DISPLACE, PR_KEEP_TOGETHER, PR_KEEP_WITH_NEXT, PR_KEEP_WITH_PREVIOUS, PR_LANGUAGE, PR_LAST_LINE_END_INDENT, PR_LEADER_ALIGNMENT, PR_LEADER_LENGTH, PR_LEADER_PATTERN, PR_LEADER_PATTERN_WIDTH, PR_LEFT, PR_LETTER_SPACING, PR_LETTER_VALUE, PR_LINE_HEIGHT, PR_LINE_HEIGHT_SHIFT_ADJUSTMENT, PR_LINE_STACKING_STRATEGY, PR_LINEFEED_TREATMENT, PR_MARGIN, PR_MARGIN_BOTTOM, PR_MARGIN_LEFT, PR_MARGIN_RIGHT, PR_MARGIN_TOP, PR_MARKER_CLASS_NAME, PR_MASTER_NAME, PR_MASTER_REFERENCE, PR_MAX_HEIGHT, PR_MAX_WIDTH, PR_MAXIMUM_REPEATS, PR_MEDIA_USAGE, PR_MERGE_PAGES_ACROSS_INDEX_KEY_REFERENCES, PR_MERGE_RANGES_ACROSS_INDEX_KEY_REFERENCES, PR_MERGE_SEQUENTIAL_PAGE_NUMBERS, PR_MIN_HEIGHT, PR_MIN_WIDTH, PR_NUMBER_COLUMNS_REPEATED, PR_NUMBER_COLUMNS_SPANNED, PR_NUMBER_ROWS_SPANNED, PR_ODD_OR_EVEN, PR_ORPHANS, PR_OVERFLOW, PR_PADDING, PR_PADDING_AFTER, PR_PADDING_BEFORE, PR_PADDING_BOTTOM, PR_PADDING_END, PR_PADDING_LEFT, PR_PADDING_RIGHT, PR_PADDING_START, PR_PADDING_TOP, PR_PAGE_BREAK_AFTER, PR_PAGE_BREAK_BEFORE, PR_PAGE_BREAK_INSIDE, PR_PAGE_CITATION_STRATEGY, PR_PAGE_HEIGHT, PR_PAGE_NUMBER_TREATMENT, PR_PAGE_POSITION, PR_PAGE_WIDTH, PR_PAUSE, PR_PAUSE_AFTER, PR_PAUSE_BEFORE, PR_PITCH, PR_PITCH_RANGE, PR_PLAY_DURING, PR_POSITION, PR_PRECEDENCE, PR_PROVISIONAL_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_STARTS, PR_PROVISIONAL_LABEL_SEPARATION, PR_REF_ID, PR_REF_INDEX_KEY, PR_REFERENCE_ORIENTATION, PR_REGION_NAME, PR_REGION_NAME_REFERENCE, PR_RELATIVE_ALIGN, PR_RELATIVE_POSITION, PR_RENDERING_INTENT, PR_RETRIEVE_BOUNDARY, PR_RETRIEVE_BOUNDARY_WITHIN_TABLE, PR_RETRIEVE_CLASS_NAME, PR_RETRIEVE_POSITION, PR_RETRIEVE_POSITION_WITHIN_TABLE, PR_RICHNESS, PR_RIGHT, PR_ROLE, PR_RULE_STYLE, PR_RULE_THICKNESS, PR_SCALING, PR_SCALING_METHOD, PR_SCORE_SPACES, PR_SCRIPT, PR_SHOW_DESTINATION, PR_SIZE, PR_SOURCE_DOCUMENT, PR_SPACE_AFTER, PR_SPACE_BEFORE, PR_SPACE_END, PR_SPACE_START, PR_SPAN, PR_SPEAK, PR_SPEAK_HEADER, PR_SPEAK_NUMERAL, PR_SPEAK_PUNCTUATION, PR_SPEECH_RATE, PR_SRC, PR_START_INDENT, PR_STARTING_STATE, PR_STARTS_ROW, PR_STRESS, PR_SUPPRESS_AT_LINE_BREAK, PR_SWITCH_TO, PR_TABLE_LAYOUT, PR_TABLE_OMIT_FOOTER_AT_BREAK, PR_TABLE_OMIT_HEADER_AT_BREAK, PR_TARGET_PRESENTATION_CONTEXT, PR_TARGET_PROCESSING_CONTEXT, PR_TARGET_STYLESHEET, PR_TEXT_ALIGN, PR_TEXT_ALIGN_LAST, PR_TEXT_ALTITUDE, PR_TEXT_DECORATION, PR_TEXT_DEPTH, PR_TEXT_INDENT, PR_TEXT_SHADOW, PR_TEXT_TRANSFORM, PR_TOP, PR_TREAT_AS_WORD_SPACE, PR_UNICODE_BIDI, PR_VERTICAL_ALIGN, PR_VISIBILITY, PR_VOICE_FAMILY, PR_VOLUME, PR_WHITE_SPACE, PR_WHITE_SPACE_COLLAPSE, PR_WHITE_SPACE_TREATMENT, PR_WIDOWS, PR_WIDTH, PR_WORD_SPACING, PR_WRAP_OPTION, PR_WRITING_MODE, PR_X_ABBREVIATION, PR_X_ALT_TEXT, PR_X_AUTO_TOGGLE, PR_X_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_HEIGHT, PR_X_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_WIDTH, PR_X_BORDER_AFTER_END_RADIUS, PR_X_BORDER_AFTER_RADIUS_END, PR_X_BORDER_AFTER_RADIUS_START, PR_X_BORDER_AFTER_START_RADIUS, PR_X_BORDER_BEFORE_END_RADIUS, PR_X_BORDER_BEFORE_RADIUS_END, PR_X_BORDER_BEFORE_RADIUS_START, PR_X_BORDER_BEFORE_START_RADIUS, PR_X_BORDER_END_RADIUS_AFTER, PR_X_BORDER_END_RADIUS_BEFORE, PR_X_BORDER_RADIUS, PR_X_BORDER_START_RADIUS_AFTER, PR_X_BORDER_START_RADIUS_BEFORE, PR_X_DISABLE_COLUMN_BALANCING, PR_X_HEADER_COLUMN, PR_X_LAYER, PR_X_NUMBER_CONVERSION_FEATURES, PR_X_ORPHAN_CONTENT_LIMIT, PR_X_WIDOW_CONTENT_LIMIT, PR_X_XML_BASE, PR_XML_LANG, PR_Z_INDEX, PROPERTY_COUNT, PROPERTY_MASK`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Character(FONode parent)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `bind(PropertyList pList)` Bind property values from the property list to the FO node.
    `CharIterator` | `charIterator()` Return a `CharIterator` over all characters in this node
    `protected Stack<DelimitedTextRange>` | `collectDelimitedTextRanges(Stack<DelimitedTextRange> ranges, DelimitedTextRange currentRange)` Collect the sequence of delimited text ranges, where each new range is pushed onto RANGES, where default implementation collects ranges of child nodes.
    `Length` | `getAlignmentAdjust()`
    `int` | `getAlignmentBaseline()`
    `Length` | `getBaselineShift()`
    `char` | `getCharacter()`
    `Color` | `getColor()`
    `CommonBorderPaddingBackground` | `getCommonBorderPaddingBackground()`
    `CommonFont` | `getCommonFont()`
    `CommonHyphenation` | `getCommonHyphenation()`
    `int` | `getDominantBaseline()`
    `KeepProperty` | `getKeepWithNext()`
    `KeepProperty` | `getKeepWithPrevious()`
    `Property` | `getLetterSpacing()`
    `SpaceProperty` | `getLineHeight()`
    `String` | `getLocalName()` Returns the local name (i.e.
    `int` | `getNameId()` Returns the `Constants` class integer value of this node
    `StructureTreeElement` | `getStructureTreeElement()` Returns the structure tree element associated to this object.
    `CommonTextDecoration` | `getTextDecoration()`
    `Property` | `getWordSpacing()`
    `boolean` | `isDelimitedTextRangeBoundary(int boundary)` Determine if node has a delimited text range boundary.
    `void` | `setStructureTreeElement(StructureTreeElement structureTreeElement)` Sets the structure tree element.
    `void` | `startOfNode()` Called after processNode() is called.
    `protected void` | `validateChildNode(Locator loc, String nsURI, String localName)` Checks to make sure, during SAX processing of input document, that the incoming node is valid for this (parent) node (e.g., checking to see that `fo:table` is not an immediate child of `fo:root`) called from `FOTreeBuilder.startElement(String, String, String, Attributes)` before constructing the child `FObj`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FObj

      `addChildNode, addChildTo, addForeignAttribute, addMarker, clearChildNodes, clone, createPropertyList, endOfNode, findAncestor, findNearestAncestorFObj, gatherContextInfo, generatesReferenceAreas, getBidiLevel, getBidiLevelRecursive, getChildNodes, getChildNodes, getContextInfoAlt, getExtensionAttachments, getForeignAttributes, getId, getLayer, getMarkers, getNamespaceURI, getNormalNamespacePrefix, getPropertyMakerFor, hasChildren, hasExtensionAttachments, hasId, hasLayer, hasMarkers, isBidiBoundary, isBidiRangeBlockItem, isBlockItem, isBlockOrInlineItem, isForceKeepTogether, isInlineItem, isNeutralItem, processNode, removeChild, setBidiLevel, setForceKeepTogether, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.fo.FONode

      `addCharacters, attachSiblings, canHaveMarkers, characters, clone, collectDelimitedTextRanges, decorateWithContextInfo, errorText, finalizeNode, getBuilderContext, getChangeBarList, getContentHandlerFactory, getContextInfo, getExtensionAttachment, getFOEventHandler, getFOValidationEventProducer, getLocator, getLocatorString, getLogger, getName, getName, getNodePrefix, getNodeString, getParent, getRoot, getUserAgent, inMarker, invalidChildError, invalidChildError, invalidPropertyValueError, isChangeBarElement, missingChildElementError, missingChildElementError, missingPropertyError, nodesOutOfOrderError, nodesOutOfOrderError, notSupportedChildError, setLocator, tooManyNodesError, tooManyNodesError, tooManyNodesError, validateChildNode, warningText`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### OK

          public static final int OK

      constant indicating that the character is OK
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DOESNOT_FIT

          public static final int DOESNOT_FIT

      constant indicating that the character does not fit
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Character

          public Character(FONode parent)

      Parameters:
        `parent` - `FONode` that is the parent of this object

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### bind

          public void bind(PropertyList pList)
                    throws FOPException

      Bind property values from the property list to the FO node. Must be overridden in all FObj subclasses that have properties applying to it.
      Overrides:
        `bind` in class `FObj`
      Parameters:
        `pList` - the PropertyList where the properties can be found.
      Throws:
        `FOPException` - if there is a problem binding the values

    - #### startOfNode

          public void startOfNode()
                           throws FOPException

      Called after processNode() is called. Subclasses can do additional processing.
      Overrides:
        `startOfNode` in class `FObj`
      Throws:
        `FOPException` - FOP Exception

    - #### validateChildNode

          protected void validateChildNode(Locator loc,
                                           String nsURI,
                                           String localName)
                                    throws ValidationException

      Checks to make sure, during SAX processing of input document, that the incoming node is valid for this (parent) node (e.g., checking to see that `fo:table` is not an immediate child of `fo:root`) called from `FOTreeBuilder.startElement(String, String, String, Attributes)` before constructing the child `FObj`.
      XSL Content Model: empty
      Overrides:
        `validateChildNode` in class `FONode`
      Parameters:
        `loc` - location in the FO source file
        `nsURI` - namespace of incoming node
        `localName` - name of the incoming node (without namespace prefix)
      Throws:
        `ValidationException` - if incoming node not valid for parent

    - #### charIterator

          public CharIterator charIterator()

      Return a `CharIterator` over all characters in this node
      Overrides:
        `charIterator` in class `FONode`
      Returns:
        an iterator for the characters in this node

    - #### getCommonBorderPaddingBackground

          public CommonBorderPaddingBackground getCommonBorderPaddingBackground()

      Returns:
        the Common Border, Padding, and Background Properties

    - #### getCommonFont

          public CommonFont getCommonFont()

      Returns:
        the Common Font Properties

    - #### getCommonHyphenation

          public CommonHyphenation getCommonHyphenation()

      Returns:
        the Common Hyphenation Properties

    - #### getCharacter

          public char getCharacter()

      Returns:
        the "character" property

    - #### getColor

          public Color getColor()

      Returns:
        the "color" property

    - #### getAlignmentAdjust

          public Length getAlignmentAdjust()

      Returns:
        the "alignment-adjust" property

    - #### getAlignmentBaseline

          public int getAlignmentBaseline()

      Returns:
        the "alignment-baseline" property

    - #### getBaselineShift

          public Length getBaselineShift()

      Returns:
        the "baseline-shift" property

    - #### getDominantBaseline

          public int getDominantBaseline()

      Returns:
        the "dominant-baseline" property

    - #### getLetterSpacing

          public Property getLetterSpacing()

      Returns:
        the "letter-spacing" property

    - #### getLineHeight

          public SpaceProperty getLineHeight()

      Returns:
        the "line-height" property

    - #### getTextDecoration

          public CommonTextDecoration getTextDecoration()

      Returns:
        the "text-decoration" property.

    - #### getWordSpacing

          public Property getWordSpacing()

      Returns:
        the "word-spacing" property

    - #### getKeepWithNext

          public KeepProperty getKeepWithNext()

      Returns:
        the "keep-with-next" property

    - #### getKeepWithPrevious

          public KeepProperty getKeepWithPrevious()

      Returns:
        the "keep-with-previous" property

    - #### setStructureTreeElement

          public void setStructureTreeElement(StructureTreeElement structureTreeElement)

      Description copied from class: `FONode`
      Sets the structure tree element.
      Overrides:
        `setStructureTreeElement` in class `FONode`
      Parameters:
        `structureTreeElement` - set.

    - #### getStructureTreeElement

          public StructureTreeElement getStructureTreeElement()

      Description copied from class: `FONode`
      Returns the structure tree element associated to this object.
      Specified by:
        `getStructureTreeElement` in interface `StructureTreeElementHolder`
      Overrides:
        `getStructureTreeElement` in class `FONode`
      Returns:
        the structure tree element

    - #### getLocalName

          public String getLocalName()

      Returns the local name (i.e. without namespace prefix) of the node
      Specified by:
        `getLocalName` in class `FONode`
      Returns:
        the local name of this node

    - #### getNameId

          public int getNameId()

      Returns the `Constants` class integer value of this node
      Overrides:
        `getNameId` in class `FONode`
      Returns:
        `Constants.FO_CHARACTER`

    - #### isDelimitedTextRangeBoundary

          public boolean isDelimitedTextRangeBoundary(int boundary)

      Description copied from class: `FONode`
      Determine if node has a delimited text range boundary. N.B. that we report this to be true by default, while specific subclasses override this method to report false.
      Overrides:
        `isDelimitedTextRangeBoundary` in class `FONode`
      Parameters:
        `boundary` - one of {EN_BEFORE, EN_AFTER, or EN_BOTH} enumeration constants
      Returns:
        true if indicated boundary (or boundaries) constitute a delimited text range boundary.

    - #### collectDelimitedTextRanges

          protected Stack<DelimitedTextRange> collectDelimitedTextRanges(Stack<DelimitedTextRange> ranges,
                                                                         DelimitedTextRange currentRange)

      Description copied from class: `FONode`
      Collect the sequence of delimited text ranges, where each new range is pushed onto RANGES, where default implementation collects ranges of child nodes.
      Overrides:
        `collectDelimitedTextRanges` in class `FONode`
      Parameters:
        `ranges` - a stack of delimited text ranges
        `currentRange` - the current range or null (if none)
      Returns:
        the (possibly) updated stack of delimited text ranges

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