diff --git src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextEmail.java src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextEmail.java
index 3f69de0..cc8a1d2 100644
--- src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextEmail.java
+++ src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextEmail.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 		super("<>.:,;@"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
+	public int getDirection(STextEnvironment environment, String text) {
+		return getDirection(environment, text, new STextCharTypes(text));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 *  @return {@link STextEngine#DIR_RTL DIR_RTL} if the following
 	 *          conditions are satisfied:
diff --git src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextMath.java src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextMath.java
index dcadfba..69d7a28 100644
--- src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextMath.java
+++ src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextMath.java
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 		super("+-/*()="); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
+	public int getDirection(STextEnvironment environment, String text) {
+		return getDirection(environment, text, new STextCharTypes(text));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 *  @return {@link STextEngine#DIR_RTL DIR_RTL} if the following
 	 *          conditions are satisfied:
diff --git src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextRegex.java src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextRegex.java
index 97d7e3f..56b1baa 100644
--- src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextRegex.java
+++ src/org/eclipse/equinox/bidi/internal/consumable/STextRegex.java
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@
 		return text.length();
 	}
 
+	public int getDirection(STextEnvironment environment, String text) {
+		return getDirection(environment, text, new STextCharTypes(text));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 *  @return {@link STextEngine#DIR_RTL DIR_RTL} if the following
 	 *          conditions are satisfied: