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CharArrayWriter.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API7529Fri Aug 26 14:56:58 BST 2005java.io

CharArrayWriter.java

/*
 * @(#)CharArrayWriter.java	1.23 04/07/16
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.io;

/**
 * This class implements a character buffer that can be used as an Writer.
 * The buffer automatically grows when data is written to the stream.  The data
 * can be retrieved using toCharArray() and toString().
 * <P>
 * Note: Invoking close() on this class has no effect, and methods
 * of this class can be called after the stream has closed
 * without generating an IOException.
 *
 * @author	Herb Jellinek
 * @version 	1.23, 07/16/04
 * @since       JDK1.1
 */
public
class CharArrayWriter extends Writer {
    /**
     * The buffer where data is stored.
     */
    protected char buf[];

    /**
     * The number of chars in the buffer.
     */
    protected int count;

    /**
     * Creates a new CharArrayWriter.
     */
    public CharArrayWriter() {
	this(32);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new CharArrayWriter with the specified initial size.
     *
     * @param initialSize  an int specifying the initial buffer size.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if initialSize is negative
     */
    public CharArrayWriter(int initialSize) {
        if (initialSize < 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Negative initial size: "
					       + initialSize);
        }
	buf = new char[initialSize];
    }

    /**
     * Writes a character to the buffer.
     */
    public void write(int c) {
	synchronized (lock) {
	    int newcount = count + 1;
	    if (newcount > buf.length) {
		char newbuf[] = new char[Math.max(buf.length << 1, newcount)];
		System.arraycopy(buf, 0, newbuf, 0, count);
		buf = newbuf;
	    }
	    buf[count] = (char)c;
	    count = newcount;
	}
    }

    /**
     * Writes characters to the buffer.
     * @param c	the data to be written
     * @param off	the start offset in the data
     * @param len	the number of chars that are written
     */
    public void write(char c[], int off, int len) {
	if ((off < 0) || (off > c.length) || (len < 0) ||
            ((off + len) > c.length) || ((off + len) < 0)) {
	    throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
	} else if (len == 0) {
	    return;
	}
	synchronized (lock) {
	    int newcount = count + len;
	    if (newcount > buf.length) {
		char newbuf[] = new char[Math.max(buf.length << 1, newcount)];
		System.arraycopy(buf, 0, newbuf, 0, count);
		buf = newbuf;
	    }
	    System.arraycopy(c, off, buf, count, len);
	    count = newcount;
	}
    }

    /**
     * Write a portion of a string to the buffer.
     * @param  str  String to be written from
     * @param  off  Offset from which to start reading characters
     * @param  len  Number of characters to be written
     */
    public void write(String str, int off, int len) {
	synchronized (lock) {
	    int newcount = count + len;
	    if (newcount > buf.length) {
		char newbuf[] = new char[Math.max(buf.length << 1, newcount)];
		System.arraycopy(buf, 0, newbuf, 0, count);
		buf = newbuf;
	    }
	    str.getChars(off, off + len, buf, count);
	    count = newcount;
	}
    }

    /**
     * Writes the contents of the buffer to another character stream.
     *
     * @param out	the output stream to write to
     * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs.
     */
    public void writeTo(Writer out) throws IOException {
	synchronized (lock) {
	    out.write(buf, 0, count);
	}
    }

    /**
     * Appends the specified character sequence to this writer.
     *
     * <p> An invocation of this method of the form <tt>out.append(csq)</tt>
     * behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation
     *
     * <pre>
     *     out.write(csq.toString()) </pre>
     *
     * <p> Depending on the specification of <tt>toString</tt> for the
     * character sequence <tt>csq</tt>, the entire sequence may not be
     * appended. For instance, invoking the <tt>toString</tt> method of a
     * character buffer will return a subsequence whose content depends upon
     * the buffer's position and limit.
     *
     * @param  csq
     *         The character sequence to append.  If <tt>csq</tt> is
     *         <tt>null</tt>, then the four characters <tt>"null"</tt> are
     *         appended to this writer.
     *
     * @return  This writer
     *
     * @since  1.5
     */
    public CharArrayWriter append(CharSequence csq) {
	String s = (csq == null ? "null" : csq.toString());
	write(s, 0, s.length());
	return this;
    }

    /**
     * Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this writer.
     *
     * <p> An invocation of this method of the form <tt>out.append(csq, start,
     * end)</tt> when <tt>csq</tt> is not <tt>null</tt>, behaves in
     * exactly the same way as the invocation
     *
     * <pre>
     *     out.write(csq.subSequence(start, end).toString()) </pre>
     *
     * @param  csq
     *         The character sequence from which a subsequence will be
     *         appended.  If <tt>csq</tt> is <tt>null</tt>, then characters
     *         will be appended as if <tt>csq</tt> contained the four
     *         characters <tt>"null"</tt>.
     *
     * @param  start
     *         The index of the first character in the subsequence
     *
     * @param  end
     *         The index of the character following the last character in the
     *         subsequence
     *
     * @return  This writer
     *
     * @throws  IndexOutOfBoundsException
     *          If <tt>start</tt> or <tt>end</tt> are negative, <tt>start</tt>
     *          is greater than <tt>end</tt>, or <tt>end</tt> is greater than
     *          <tt>csq.length()</tt>
     *
     * @since  1.5
     */
    public CharArrayWriter append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end) {
	String s = (csq == null ? "null" : csq).subSequence(start, end).toString();
	write(s, 0, s.length());
	return this;
    }

    /**
     * Appends the specified character to this writer.
     *
     * <p> An invocation of this method of the form <tt>out.append(c)</tt>
     * behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation
     *
     * <pre>
     *     out.write(c) </pre>
     *
     * @param  c
     *         The 16-bit character to append
     *
     * @return  This writer
     *
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public CharArrayWriter append(char c) {
	write(c);
	return this;
    }

    /**
     * Resets the buffer so that you can use it again without
     * throwing away the already allocated buffer.
     */
    public void reset() {
	count = 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a copy of the input data.
     *
     * @return an array of chars copied from the input data.
     */
    public char toCharArray()[] {
	synchronized (lock) {
	    char newbuf[] = new char[count];
	    System.arraycopy(buf, 0, newbuf, 0, count);
	    return newbuf;
	}
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current size of the buffer.
     *
     * @return an int representing the current size of the buffer.
     */
    public int size() {
	return count;
    }

    /**
     * Converts input data to a string.
     * @return the string.
     */
    public String toString() {
	synchronized (lock) {
	    return new String(buf, 0, count);
	}
    }

    /**
     * Flush the stream.
     */
    public void flush() { }

    /**
     * Close the stream.  This method does not release the buffer, since its
     * contents might still be required. Note: Invoking this method in this class
     * will have no effect.
     */
    public void close() { }

}