1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringUtils.java
index c5ed39310..699a0b80e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/StringUtils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 public final class StringUtils {
@@ -183,6 +184,12 @@ public final class StringUtils {
         return codePoints;
     }
 
+    public static int[] toSortedCodePointArray(final String string) {
+        final int[] codePoints = toCodePointArray(string);
+        Arrays.sort(codePoints);
+        return codePoints;
+    }
+
     // This method assumes the text is not null. For the empty string, it returns CAPITALIZE_NONE.
     public static int getCapitalizationType(final String text) {
         // If the first char is not uppercase, then the word is either all lower case or