Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing.text

# Class Position.Bias

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.text.Position.Bias

Enclosing interface:
  Position

public static final class Position.Bias extends Object
A typesafe enumeration to indicate bias to a position in the model. A position indicates a location between two characters. The bias can be used to indicate an interest toward one of the two sides of the position in boundary conditions where a simple offset is ambiguous.

## Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type
Field
Description
`static final Position.Bias`
`Backward`
Indicates a bias toward the previous character in the model.
`static final Position.Bias`
`Forward`
Indicates to bias toward the next character in the model.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`String`
`toString()`
string representation

### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

## Field Details

### Forward

public static final Position.Bias Forward
Indicates to bias toward the next character in the model.

### Backward

public static final Position.Bias Backward
Indicates a bias toward the previous character in the model.

## Method Details

### toString

public String toString()
string representation

Overrides:
  `toString` in class `Object`
Returns:
  a string representation of the object.