Returns the "absolute" direction of this axis. This "absolute" operation is similar to the {@code Math.abs(int)}method in that "negative" directions like ( {@link #SOUTH}, {@link #WEST}, {@link #DOWN}, {@link #PAST}) are changed for their "positive" counterparts ( {@link #NORTH}, {@link #EAST}, {@link #UP}, {@link #FUTURE}). More specifically, the following conversion table is applied:
Direction | Absolute value | {@link #NORTH} | {@link #NORTH} | {@link #SOUTH} | {@link #NORTH} | {@link #EAST} | {@link #EAST} | {@link #WEST} | {@link #EAST} | {@link #UP} | {@link #UP} | {@link #DOWN} | {@link #UP} | | Direction | Absolute value | {@link #DISPLAY_RIGHT} | {@link #DISPLAY_RIGHT} | {@link #DISPLAY_LEFT} | {@link #DISPLAY_RIGHT} | {@link #DISPLAY_UP} | {@link #DISPLAY_UP} | {@link #DISPLAY_DOWN} | {@link #DISPLAY_UP} | {@link #FUTURE} | {@link #FUTURE} | {@link #PAST} | {@link #FUTURE} | |
{@link #OTHER} | {@link #OTHER} |
@return The direction from the above table.