File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
Segment.java	API Doc	Java SE 5 API	6528	Fri Aug 26 14:58:16 BST 2005	javax.swing.text

Segment

• java.lang.Object

Fields Summary
public char[]	array This is the array containing the text of interest. This array should never be modified; it is available only for efficiency.
public int	offset This is the offset into the array that the desired text begins.
public int	count This is the number of array elements that make up the text of interest.
private boolean	partialReturn
private int	pos

Constructors Summary
public Segment() Creates a new segment. this(null, 0, 0);
public Segment(char[] array, int offset, int count) Creates a new segment referring to an existing array. param array the array to refer to param offset the offset into the array param count the number of characters this.array = array; this.offset = offset; this.count = count; partialReturn = false;

Methods Summary
public java.lang.Object	clone() Creates a shallow copy. return the copy Object o; try { o = super.clone(); } catch (CloneNotSupportedException cnse) { o = null; } return o;
public char	current() Gets the character at the current position (as returned by getIndex()). return the character at the current position or DONE if the current position is off the end of the text. see #getIndex if (count != 0 && pos < offset + count) { return array[pos]; } return DONE;
public char	first() Sets the position to getBeginIndex() and returns the character at that position. return the first character in the text, or DONE if the text is empty see #getBeginIndex pos = offset; if (count != 0) { return array[pos]; } return DONE;
public int	getBeginIndex() Returns the start index of the text. return the index at which the text begins. return offset;
public int	getEndIndex() Returns the end index of the text. This index is the index of the first character following the end of the text. return the index after the last character in the text return offset + count;
public int	getIndex() Returns the current index. return the current index. return pos;
public boolean	isPartialReturn() Flag to indicate that partial returns are valid. return whether or not partial returns are valid. since 1.4 return partialReturn;
public char	last() Sets the position to getEndIndex()-1 (getEndIndex() if the text is empty) and returns the character at that position. return the last character in the text, or DONE if the text is empty see #getEndIndex pos = offset + count; if (count != 0) { pos -= 1; return array[pos]; } return DONE;
public char	next() Increments the iterator's index by one and returns the character at the new index. If the resulting index is greater or equal to getEndIndex(), the current index is reset to getEndIndex() and a value of DONE is returned. return the character at the new position or DONE if the new position is off the end of the text range. pos += 1; int end = offset + count; if (pos >= end) { pos = end; return DONE; } return current();
public char	previous() Decrements the iterator's index by one and returns the character at the new index. If the current index is getBeginIndex(), the index remains at getBeginIndex() and a value of DONE is returned. return the character at the new position or DONE if the current position is equal to getBeginIndex(). if (pos == offset) { return DONE; } pos -= 1; return current();
public char	setIndex(int position) Sets the position to the specified position in the text and returns that character. param position the position within the text. Valid values range from getBeginIndex() to getEndIndex(). An IllegalArgumentException is thrown if an invalid value is supplied. return the character at the specified position or DONE if the specified position is equal to getEndIndex() int end = offset + count; if ((position < offset) || (position > end)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("bad position: " + position); } pos = position; if ((pos != end) && (count != 0)) { return array[pos]; } return DONE;
public void	setPartialReturn(boolean p) Flag to indicate that partial returns are valid. If the flag is true, an implementation of the interface method Document.getText(position,length,Segment) should return as much text as possible without making a copy. The default state of the flag is false which will cause Document.getText(position,length,Segment) to provide the same return behavior it always had, which may or may not make a copy of the text depending upon the request. param p whether or not partial returns are valid. since 1.4 partialReturn = p;
public java.lang.String	toString() Converts a segment into a String. return the string if (array != null) { return new String(array, offset, count); } return new String();