org.simpleframework.util.parse
Class ParseBuffer

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.simpleframework.util.parse.ParseBuffer

public class ParseBuffer
extends java.lang.Object

This is primarily used to replace the StringBuffer class, as a way for the Parser to store the char's for a specific region within the parse data that constitutes a desired value. The methods are not synchronized so it enables the char's to be taken quicker than the StringBuffer class.

Author:
Niall Gallagher

Field Summary
protected  char[] buf
          The char's this buffer accumulated.
protected  java.lang.String cache
          This is used to quicken toString.
protected  int count
          This is the number of char's stored.
 
Constructor Summary
ParseBuffer()
          Constructor for ParseBuffer.
ParseBuffer(int size)
          This creates a ParseBuffer with a specific default size.
 
Method Summary
 void append(char c)
          This will add a char to the end of the buffer.
 void append(char[] c, int off, int len)
          This will add a char to the end of the buffer.
 void append(ParseBuffer text)
          This will add a ParseBuffer to the end of this.
 void append(ParseBuffer text, int off, int len)
          This will add a ParseBuffer to the end of this.
 void append(java.lang.String text)
          This will add a String to the end of the buffer.
 void append(java.lang.String str, int off, int len)
          This will add a String to the end of the buffer.
 void clear()
          This will empty the ParseBuffer so that the toString parameter will return null.
protected  void ensureCapacity(int min)
          This ensure that there is enough space in the buffer to allow for more char's to be added.
 int length()
          This will return the number of bytes that have been appended to the ParseBuffer.
 void reset(ParseBuffer text)
          This will reset the buffer in such a way that the buffer is cleared of all contents and then has the given string appended.
 void reset(java.lang.String text)
          This will reset the buffer in such a way that the buffer is cleared of all contents and then has the given string appended.
 java.lang.String toString()
          This will return the characters that have been appended to the ParseBuffer as a String object.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

cache

protected java.lang.String cache
This is used to quicken toString.


buf

protected char[] buf
The char's this buffer accumulated.


count

protected int count
This is the number of char's stored.

Constructor Detail

ParseBuffer

public ParseBuffer()
Constructor for ParseBuffer. The default ParseBuffer stores 16 char's before a resize is needed to accommodate extra characters.


ParseBuffer

public ParseBuffer(int size)
This creates a ParseBuffer with a specific default size. The buffer will be created the with the length specified. The ParseBuffer can grow to accommodate a collection of char's larger the the size specified.

Parameters:
size - initial size of this ParseBuffer
Method Detail

append

public void append(char c)
This will add a char to the end of the buffer. The buffer will not overflow with repeated uses of the append, it uses an ensureCapacity method which will allow the buffer to dynamically grow in size to accommodate more char's.

Parameters:
c - the char to be appended

append

public void append(java.lang.String text)
This will add a String to the end of the buffer. The buffer will not overflow with repeated uses of the append, it uses an ensureCapacity method which will allow the buffer to dynamically grow in size to accommodate large String objects.

Parameters:
text - the String to be appended to this

reset

public void reset(java.lang.String text)
This will reset the buffer in such a way that the buffer is cleared of all contents and then has the given string appended. This is used when a value is to be set into the buffer value. See the append(String) method for reference.

Parameters:
text - this is the text that is to be appended to this

append

public void append(ParseBuffer text)
This will add a ParseBuffer to the end of this. The buffer will not overflow with repeated uses of the append, it uses an ensureCapacity method which will allow the buffer to dynamically grow in size to accommodate large ParseBuffer objects.

Parameters:
text - the ParseBuffer to be appended

reset

public void reset(ParseBuffer text)
This will reset the buffer in such a way that the buffer is cleared of all contents and then has the given string appended. This is used when a value is to be set into the buffer value. See the append(ParseBuffer) method for reference.

Parameters:
text - this is the text that is to be appended to this

append

public void append(char[] c,
                   int off,
                   int len)
This will add a char to the end of the buffer. The buffer will not overflow with repeated uses of the append, it uses an ensureCapacity method which will allow the buffer to dynamically grow in size to accommodate large char arrays.

Parameters:
c - the char array to be appended to this
off - the read offset for the array
len - the number of char's to add

append

public void append(java.lang.String str,
                   int off,
                   int len)
This will add a String to the end of the buffer. The buffer will not overflow with repeated uses of the append, it uses an ensureCapacity method which will allow the buffer to dynamically grow in size to accommodate large String objects.

Parameters:
str - the String to be appended to this
off - the read offset for the String
len - the number of char's to add

append

public void append(ParseBuffer text,
                   int off,
                   int len)
This will add a ParseBuffer to the end of this. The buffer will not overflow with repeated uses of the append, it uses an ensureCapacity method which will allow the buffer to dynamically grow in size to accommodate large ParseBuffer objects.

Parameters:
text - the ParseBuffer to be appended
off - the read offset for the ParseBuffer
len - the number of char's to add

ensureCapacity

protected void ensureCapacity(int min)
This ensure that there is enough space in the buffer to allow for more char's to be added. If the buffer is already larger than min then the buffer will not be expanded at all.

Parameters:
min - the minimum size needed

clear

public void clear()
This will empty the ParseBuffer so that the toString parameter will return null. This is used so that the same ParseBuffer can be recycled for different tokens.


length

public int length()
This will return the number of bytes that have been appended to the ParseBuffer. This will return zero after the clear method has been invoked.

Returns:
the number of char's within the buffer

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
This will return the characters that have been appended to the ParseBuffer as a String object. If the String object has been created before then a cached String object will be returned. This method will return null after clear is invoked.

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
the char's appended as a String