directionality
v0.1.0
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Determines the writing system's [directionality](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_system#Directionality) based on characters tests.
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directionality
Determines the writing system's directionality based on characters tests.
Installation
$ component install component/directionality
Example
var dir = require('directionality');
dir('الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية'); // 'right'
dir('Hello world'); // 'left'
Method
The decision is made based on the first character of the input string.
API
directionality(str)
Returns 'rtl'
for right-to-left text, and 'ltr'
for
left-to-right text.
directionality.regex.ltr
Access the regular expression of ltr charecters.
directionality.regex.rtl
Access the regular expression of rtl charecters.
License
MIT