Method forName

lib/java/lang/Character.java:1895–1904

Retrieves the constant that corresponds to the specified block name. The block names are defined by the Unicode 4.0.1 specification in the Blocks-4.0.1.txt file. Block names may be one of the following: Canonical block name, as defined by the Unicode specification; case-insensit

(String blockName)

         * @since 1.5
         */
        public static UnicodeBlock forName(String blockName) {
            if (blockName == null) {
                throw new NullPointerException();
            }
            UnicodeBlock match = BLOCKS_BY_NAME.get(blockName);
            if (match == null) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException();
            }
            return match;
        }
        
        /**
         * Gets the constant for the Unicode block that contains the specified