-package //\r
-// This software is now distributed according to\r
-// the Lesser Gnu Public License. Please see\r
-// http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.txt for\r
-// the details.\r
-// -- Happy Computing!\r
-//\r
- com.stevesoft.pat;\r
-\r
-/** Package pat can search anything that implements this\r
- interface. Package pat assumes the following:\r
- <ul>\r
- <li>The StringLike object will not change. Calls to\r
- charAt(int) will not vary with time.\r
- <li>The length of the object being searched is known\r
- before the search begins and does not vary with time.\r
- </ul>\r
- Note that searching String is probably faster than searching\r
- other objects, so searching String is still preferred if\r
- possible.\r
- */\r
-public interface StringLike\r
-{\r
- public char charAt(int i);\r
-\r
- public String toString();\r
-\r
- public int length();\r
-\r
- public String substring(int i1, int i2);\r
-\r
- /** Obtain the underlying object, be it a String, char[],\r
- RandomAccessFile, whatever. */\r
- public Object unwrap();\r
-\r
- /** By default, the result is put in a String or char[]\r
- when a replace is done. If you wish to save the result\r
- in some other StringBufferLike then you can do this\r
- by implementing this method, or over-riding it's behavior\r
- from an existing class. */\r
- public BasicStringBufferLike newStringBufferLike();\r
-\r
- public int indexOf(char c);\r
-}\r
+package //
+// This software is now distributed according to
+// the Lesser Gnu Public License. Please see
+// http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.txt for
+// the details.
+// -- Happy Computing!
+//
+com.stevesoft.pat;
+
+/**
+ * Package pat can search anything that implements this interface. Package pat
+ * assumes the following:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>The StringLike object will not change. Calls to charAt(int) will not
+ * vary with time.
+ * <li>The length of the object being searched is known before the search
+ * begins and does not vary with time.
+ * </ul>
+ * Note that searching String is probably faster than searching other objects,
+ * so searching String is still preferred if possible.
+ */
+public interface StringLike
+{
+ public char charAt(int i);
+
+ public String toString();
+
+ public int length();
+
+ public String substring(int i1, int i2);
+
+ /**
+ * Obtain the underlying object, be it a String, char[], RandomAccessFile,
+ * whatever.
+ */
+ public Object unwrap();
+
+ /**
+ * By default, the result is put in a String or char[] when a replace is done.
+ * If you wish to save the result in some other StringBufferLike then you can
+ * do this by implementing this method, or over-riding it's behavior from an
+ * existing class.
+ */
+ public BasicStringBufferLike newStringBufferLike();
+
+ public int indexOf(char c);
+}