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package java.text;

StringCharacterIterator implements the CharacterIterator protocol for a String. The StringCharacterIterator class iterates over the entire String.
See Also:
  • CharacterIterator
Since:1.1
/** * <code>StringCharacterIterator</code> implements the * <code>CharacterIterator</code> protocol for a <code>String</code>. * The <code>StringCharacterIterator</code> class iterates over the * entire <code>String</code>. * * @see CharacterIterator * @since 1.1 */
public final class StringCharacterIterator implements CharacterIterator { private String text; private int begin; private int end; // invariant: begin <= pos <= end private int pos;
Constructs an iterator with an initial index of 0.
Params:
  • text – the String to be iterated over
/** * Constructs an iterator with an initial index of 0. * * @param text the {@code String} to be iterated over */
public StringCharacterIterator(String text) { this(text, 0); }
Constructs an iterator with the specified initial index.
Params:
  • text – The String to be iterated over
  • pos – Initial iterator position
/** * Constructs an iterator with the specified initial index. * * @param text The String to be iterated over * @param pos Initial iterator position */
public StringCharacterIterator(String text, int pos) { this(text, 0, text.length(), pos); }
Constructs an iterator over the given range of the given string, with the index set at the specified position.
Params:
  • text – The String to be iterated over
  • begin – Index of the first character
  • end – Index of the character following the last character
  • pos – Initial iterator position
/** * Constructs an iterator over the given range of the given string, with the * index set at the specified position. * * @param text The String to be iterated over * @param begin Index of the first character * @param end Index of the character following the last character * @param pos Initial iterator position */
public StringCharacterIterator(String text, int begin, int end, int pos) { if (text == null) throw new NullPointerException(); this.text = text; if (begin < 0 || begin > end || end > text.length()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid substring range"); if (pos < begin || pos > end) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid position"); this.begin = begin; this.end = end; this.pos = pos; }
Reset this iterator to point to a new string. This package-visible method is used by other java.text classes that want to avoid allocating new StringCharacterIterator objects every time their setText method is called.
Params:
  • text – The String to be iterated over
Since:1.2
/** * Reset this iterator to point to a new string. This package-visible * method is used by other java.text classes that want to avoid allocating * new StringCharacterIterator objects every time their setText method * is called. * * @param text The String to be iterated over * @since 1.2 */
public void setText(String text) { if (text == null) throw new NullPointerException(); this.text = text; this.begin = 0; this.end = text.length(); this.pos = 0; }
Implements CharacterIterator.first() for String.
See Also:
  • first.first
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.first() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#first */
public char first() { pos = begin; return current(); }
Implements CharacterIterator.last() for String.
See Also:
  • last.last
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.last() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#last */
public char last() { if (end != begin) { pos = end - 1; } else { pos = end; } return current(); }
Implements CharacterIterator.setIndex() for String.
See Also:
  • setIndex.setIndex
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.setIndex() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#setIndex */
public char setIndex(int p) { if (p < begin || p > end) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid index"); pos = p; return current(); }
Implements CharacterIterator.current() for String.
See Also:
  • current.current
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.current() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#current */
public char current() { if (pos >= begin && pos < end) { return text.charAt(pos); } else { return DONE; } }
Implements CharacterIterator.next() for String.
See Also:
  • next.next
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.next() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#next */
public char next() { if (pos < end - 1) { pos++; return text.charAt(pos); } else { pos = end; return DONE; } }
Implements CharacterIterator.previous() for String.
See Also:
  • previous.previous
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.previous() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#previous */
public char previous() { if (pos > begin) { pos--; return text.charAt(pos); } else { return DONE; } }
Implements CharacterIterator.getBeginIndex() for String.
See Also:
  • getBeginIndex.getBeginIndex
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.getBeginIndex() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#getBeginIndex */
public int getBeginIndex() { return begin; }
Implements CharacterIterator.getEndIndex() for String.
See Also:
  • getEndIndex.getEndIndex
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.getEndIndex() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#getEndIndex */
public int getEndIndex() { return end; }
Implements CharacterIterator.getIndex() for String.
See Also:
  • getIndex.getIndex
/** * Implements CharacterIterator.getIndex() for String. * @see CharacterIterator#getIndex */
public int getIndex() { return pos; }
Compares the equality of two StringCharacterIterator objects.
Params:
  • obj – the StringCharacterIterator object to be compared with.
Returns:true if the given obj is the same as this StringCharacterIterator object; false otherwise.
/** * Compares the equality of two StringCharacterIterator objects. * @param obj the StringCharacterIterator object to be compared with. * @return true if the given obj is the same as this * StringCharacterIterator object; false otherwise. */
public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (this == obj) return true; if (!(obj instanceof StringCharacterIterator)) return false; StringCharacterIterator that = (StringCharacterIterator) obj; if (hashCode() != that.hashCode()) return false; if (!text.equals(that.text)) return false; if (pos != that.pos || begin != that.begin || end != that.end) return false; return true; }
Computes a hashcode for this iterator.
Returns:A hash code
/** * Computes a hashcode for this iterator. * @return A hash code */
public int hashCode() { return text.hashCode() ^ pos ^ begin ^ end; }
Creates a copy of this iterator.
Returns:A copy of this
/** * Creates a copy of this iterator. * @return A copy of this */
public Object clone() { try { StringCharacterIterator other = (StringCharacterIterator) super.clone(); return other; } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) { throw new InternalError(e); } } }