# UCharacterDirection

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

# UCharacterDirection

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Kotlin\|[Java](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/lang/UCharacterDirection "View this page in Java")  

```
class UCharacterDirection : UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection
```

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| [kotlin.Any](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-any/index.html)                                               ||
| ↳ | [android.icu.lang.UCharacterDirection](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterDirection#) |

Enumerated Unicode character linguistic direction constants. Used as return results from[UCharacter](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacter)

This class is not subclassable

## Summary

| Inherited constants ||
|---|---|
| From class[ECharacterDirection](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [ARABIC_NUMBER](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#ARABIC_NUMBER:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type AN <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [BLOCK_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#BLOCK_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type B <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type BN <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type CS <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_ARABIC_NUMBER](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_ARABIC_NUMBER:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_ARABIC_NUMBER](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_ARABIC_NUMBER:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[ARABIC_NUMBER](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#ARABIC_NUMBER:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                                               | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#BOUNDARY_NEUTRAL:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                             | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#COMMON_NUMBER_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Int). <br />                   | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[EUROPEAN_NUMBER](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#EUROPEAN_NUMBER:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                                   | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Int). <br />       | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR:kotlin.Int). <br /> | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[LEFT_TO_RIGHT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#LEFT_TO_RIGHT:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                                               | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING:kotlin.Int). <br />                   | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE:kotlin.Int). <br />                         | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_NONSPACING_MARK](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_NONSPACING_MARK:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_NONSPACING_MARK](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_NONSPACING_MARK:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[DIR_NON_SPACING_MARK](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIR_NON_SPACING_MARK:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                         | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_OTHER_NEUTRALS](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_OTHER_NEUTRALS:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_OTHER_NEUTRALS](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_OTHER_NEUTRALS:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[OTHER_NEUTRAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#OTHER_NEUTRAL:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                                           | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[BLOCK_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#BLOCK_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                   | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT:kotlin.Int). <br />                         | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[RIGHT_TO_LEFT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                                               | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC:kotlin.Int). <br />                                     | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING:kotlin.Int). <br />                   | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE:kotlin.Int). <br />                         | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[SEGMENT_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#SEGMENT_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                       | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_UNDEFINED](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_UNDEFINED:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Undefined bidirectional character type. Undefined`char`values have undefined directionality in the Unicode specification. <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [DIRECTIONALITY_WHITESPACE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIRECTIONALITY_WHITESPACE:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Equivalent to[java.lang.Character#DIRECTIONALITY_WHITESPACE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/java/lang/Character.html#DIRECTIONALITY_WHITESPACE:kotlin.Byte). Synonym of[WHITE_SPACE_NEUTRAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#WHITE_SPACE_NEUTRAL:kotlin.Int). <br />                                                                               | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [DIR_NON_SPACING_MARK](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#DIR_NON_SPACING_MARK:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type NSM <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [EUROPEAN_NUMBER](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#EUROPEAN_NUMBER:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type EN <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#EUROPEAN_NUMBER_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type ES <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#EUROPEAN_NUMBER_TERMINATOR:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type ET <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [FIRST_STRONG_ISOLATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#FIRST_STRONG_ISOLATE:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Directional type FSI <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [LEFT_TO_RIGHT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#LEFT_TO_RIGHT:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type L <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#LEFT_TO_RIGHT_EMBEDDING:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type LRE <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [LEFT_TO_RIGHT_ISOLATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#LEFT_TO_RIGHT_ISOLATE:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Directional type LRI <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#LEFT_TO_RIGHT_OVERRIDE:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type LRO <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [OTHER_NEUTRAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#OTHER_NEUTRAL:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type ON <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#POP_DIRECTIONAL_FORMAT:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type PDF <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [POP_DIRECTIONAL_ISOLATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#POP_DIRECTIONAL_ISOLATE:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Directional type PDI <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [RIGHT_TO_LEFT](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type R <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type AL <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT_EMBEDDING:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type RLE <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | | [Byte](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-byte/index.html) | [RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ISOLATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ISOLATE:kotlin.Byte) <br /> Directional type RLI <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#RIGHT_TO_LEFT_OVERRIDE:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type RLO <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [SEGMENT_SEPARATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#SEGMENT_SEPARATOR:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type S <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)   | [WHITE_SPACE_NEUTRAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterEnums.ECharacterDirection#WHITE_SPACE_NEUTRAL:kotlin.Int) <br /> Directional type WS <br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | ||

|                                                                                                                                                                Public methods                                                                                                                                                                ||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| static[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)! | [toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/lang/UCharacterDirection#toString(kotlin.Int))`(`dir:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)` Gets the name of the argument direction |

## Public methods

### toString

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

```
static fun toString(dir: Int): String!
```

Gets the name of the argument direction

|                                                    Parameters                                                     ||
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `dir` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):direction type to retrieve name |

|                                               Return                                                ||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| [String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)! | directional name |