PrecedingText (dotify.library 1.0.5 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ResolvableText, Segment

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnchorSegment, Evaluate, ExternalReferenceSegment, IdentifierSegment, LeaderSegment, MarkerReferenceSegment, MarkerSegment, NewLineSegment, PageNumberReference, Style, TextSegment
```
public interface PrecedingText
```
Provides information about an already processed item. Note that what's provided through this interface is the input to the process.

See Also:

ResolvableText

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Optional<String>`	`getLocale()`	Gets the locale for the text, if specified.
`String`	`resolve()`	Resolves the item.
`boolean`	`shouldHyphenate()`	Returns true if the text should be hyphenated.
`boolean`	`shouldMarkCapitalLetters()`	Returns true if the text should mark capital letters.

- Method Detail
  - resolve
```
String resolve()
```
    Resolves the item. Once the value has been resolved, it cannot change between calls in the same context.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value, never null
  - getLocale
```
Optional<String> getLocale()
```
    Gets the locale for the text, if specified.
    
    Note that this method returns the language that the text is written in. It does not imply association with a particular translator or braille code.
    
    Returns:
    
    an optional containing the locale, never null
  - shouldHyphenate
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boolean shouldHyphenate()
```
    Returns true if the text should be hyphenated.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the text should be hyphenated, false otherwise
  - shouldMarkCapitalLetters
```
boolean shouldMarkCapitalLetters()
```
    Returns true if the text should mark capital letters.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the capital letters should be marked, false otherwise