Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Enums](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction#enumconstants) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction#inhmethods)

# RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction

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public
static
final

enum
RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction
`


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extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum<https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction>


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|---|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) |||
| ↳ | [java.lang.Enum](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum)\<[android.icu.text.RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction)\> ||
|   | ↳ | android.icu.text.RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction |

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Represents a direction for an absolute unit e.g "Next Tuesday"
or "Last Tuesday"

## Summary

| ### Enum values ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | `LAST` Last |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | `LAST_2` Two before. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | `NEXT` Next |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | `NEXT_2` Two after. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | `PLAIN` Plain, which means the absence of a qualifier |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | `THIS` This |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` static https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction#valueOf(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String name) ` |
| ` static final https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction#values()() ` |

### Inherited methods

From class `

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum

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final

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#clone()()
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Throws CloneNotSupportedException.


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final

int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#compareTo(E)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction o)
`

Compares this enum with the specified object for order.


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final

boolean` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object other)
`

Returns true if the specified object is equal to this
enum constant.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#finalize()()
`

enum classes cannot have finalize methods.


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final

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction>` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#getDeclaringClass()()
`

Returns the Class object corresponding to this enum constant's
enum type.


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final

int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#hashCode()()
`

Returns a hash code for this enum constant.


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final

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#name()()
`

Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its
enum declaration.


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final

int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#ordinal()()
`

Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position
in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned
an ordinal of zero).


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https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#toString()()
`

Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the
declaration.


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static

<T extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum<T>>
T` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#valueOf(java.lang.Class<T>,%20java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<T> enumClass, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String name)
`

Returns the enum constant of the specified enum class with the
specified name.


From class `

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object

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https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()()
`

Creates and returns a copy of this object.


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boolean` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj)
`

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.


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void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()()
`

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection
determines that there are no more references to the object.


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final

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()()
`

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.


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int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()()
`

Returns a hash code value for the object.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()()
`

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's
monitor.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()()
`

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.


`


https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()()
`

Returns a string representation of the object.


`


final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)
`

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.


`


final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis)
`

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.


`


final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()()
`

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being *notified* or *interrupted*.


From interface `

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable

` `
abstract


int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable#compareTo(T)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction o)
`

Compares this object with the specified object for order.


## Enum values

### LAST

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction LAST
```

Last

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### LAST_2

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction LAST_2
```

Two before. Not fully supported in every locale

<br />

### NEXT

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction NEXT
```

Next

<br />

### NEXT_2

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction NEXT_2
```

Two after. Not fully supported in every locale

<br />

### PLAIN

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction PLAIN
```

Plain, which means the absence of a qualifier

<br />

### THIS

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction THIS
```

This

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## Public methods

### valueOf

```
public static RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction valueOf (String name)
```

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `name` | `String` <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | <br /> |

### values

```
public static final Direction[] values ()
```

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter.Direction` | <br /> |