android-platform-libcore/luni/src/main/java/java/text/AttributedCharacterIterator.java

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package java.text;

import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Extends the
 * {@link CharacterIterator} interface, adding support for iterating over
 * attributes and not only characters. An
 * {@code AttributedCharacterIterator} also allows the user to find runs and
 * their limits. Runs are defined as ranges of characters that all have the same
 * attributes with the same values.
 */
public interface AttributedCharacterIterator extends CharacterIterator {

    /**
     * Defines keys for text attributes.
     */
    public static class Attribute implements Serializable {

        private static final long serialVersionUID = -9142742483513960612L;

        /**
         * This attribute marks segments from an input method. Most input
         * methods create these segments for words.
         *
         * The value objects are of the type {@code Annotation} which contain
         * {@code null}.
         */
        public static final Attribute INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT = new Attribute("input_method_segment");

        /**
         * The attribute describing the language of a character. The value
         * objects are of type {@code Locale} or a subtype of it.
         */
        public static final Attribute LANGUAGE = new Attribute("language");

        /**
         * For languages that have different reading directions of text (like
         * Japanese), this attribute allows to define which reading should be
         * used. The value objects are of type {@code Annotation} which
         * contain a {@code String}.
         */
        public static final Attribute READING = new Attribute("reading");

        private String name;

        /**
         * The constructor for an {@code Attribute} with the name passed.
         *
         * @param name
         *            the name of the new {@code Attribute}.
         */
        protected Attribute(String name) {
            this.name = name;
        }

        /**
         * Compares this attribute with the specified object. Checks if both
         * objects are the same instance. It is defined final so all subclasses
         * have the same behavior for this method.
         *
         * @param object
         *            the object to compare against.
         * @return {@code true} if the object passed is equal to this instance;
         *         {@code false} otherwise.
         */
        @Override
        public final boolean equals(Object object) {
            return this == object;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the name of this attribute.
         *
         * @return the name of this attribute.
         */
        protected String getName() {
            return name;
        }

        /**
         * Calculates the hash code for objects of type {@code Attribute}. It
         * is defined final so all sub types calculate their hash code
         * identically.
         *
         * @return the hash code for this instance of {@code Attribute}.
         */
        @Override
        public final int hashCode() {
            return super.hashCode();
        }

        /**
         * Resolves a deserialized instance to the correct constant attribute.
         *
         * @return the {@code Attribute} this instance represents.
         * @throws InvalidObjectException
         *             if this instance is not of type {@code Attribute.class}
         *             or if it is not a known {@code Attribute}.
         */
        protected Object readResolve() throws InvalidObjectException {
            if (this.getClass() != Attribute.class) {
                throw new InvalidObjectException("cannot resolve subclasses");
            }
            String name = this.getName();
            if (name.equals(INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT.getName())) {
                return INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT;
            }
            if (name.equals(LANGUAGE.getName())) {
                return LANGUAGE;
            }
            if (name.equals(READING.getName())) {
                return READING;
            }
            throw new InvalidObjectException("Unknown attribute");
        }

        /**
         * Returns the name of the class followed by a "(", the name of the
         * attribute, and a ")".
         *
         * @return the string representing this instance.
         */
        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return getClass().getName() + '(' + getName() + ')';
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a set of attributes present in the {@code
     * AttributedCharacterIterator}. An empty set is returned if no attributes
     * were defined.
     *
     * @return a set of attribute keys; may be empty.
     */
    public Set<Attribute> getAllAttributeKeys();

    /**
     * Returns the value stored in the attribute for the current character. If
     * the attribute was not defined then {@code null} is returned.
     *
     * @param attribute the attribute for which the value should be returned.
     * @return the value of the requested attribute for the current character or
     *         {@code null} if it was not defined.
     */
    public Object getAttribute(Attribute attribute);

    /**
     * Returns a map of all attributes of the current character. If no
     * attributes were defined for the current character then an empty map is
     * returned.
     *
     * @return a map of all attributes for the current character or an empty
     *         map.
     */
    public Map<Attribute, Object> getAttributes();

    /**
     * Returns the index of the last character in the run having the same
     * attributes as the current character.
     *
     * @return the index of the last character of the current run.
     */
    public int getRunLimit();

    /**
     * Returns the index of the last character in the run that has the same
     * attribute value for the given attribute as the current character.
     *
     * @param attribute
     *            the attribute which the run is based on.
     * @return the index of the last character of the current run.
     */
    public int getRunLimit(Attribute attribute);

    /**
     * Returns the index of the last character in the run that has the same
     * attribute values for the attributes in the set as the current character.
     *
     * @param attributes
     *            the set of attributes which the run is based on.
     * @return the index of the last character of the current run.
     */
    public int getRunLimit(Set<? extends Attribute> attributes);

    /**
     * Returns the index of the first character in the run that has the same
     * attributes as the current character.
     *
     * @return the index of the last character of the current run.
     */
    public int getRunStart();

    /**
     * Returns the index of the first character in the run that has the same
     * attribute value for the given attribute as the current character.
     *
     * @param attribute
     *            the attribute which the run is based on.
     * @return the index of the last character of the current run.
     */
    public int getRunStart(Attribute attribute);

    /**
     * Returns the index of the first character in the run that has the same
     * attribute values for the attributes in the set as the current character.
     *
     * @param attributes
     *            the set of attributes which the run is based on.
     * @return the index of the last character of the current run.
     */
    public int getRunStart(Set<? extends Attribute> attributes);
}