}
/**
+ * Output regions data as a string. String is in the format:
+ * reg0[0]<between>reg0[1]<delimiter>reg1[0]<between>reg1[1] ... regn[1]
+ *
+ * @param delimiter
+ * string to delimit regions
+ * @param betweenstring
+ * to put between start and end region values
+ * @return regions formatted according to delimiter and between strings
+ */
+ public String regionsToString(String delimiter, String between)
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ lock.readLock().lock();
+ StringBuilder regionBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+ for (int[] range : hiddenColumns)
+ {
+ regionBuilder.append(delimiter).append(range[0]).append(between)
+ .append(range[1]);
+ }
+
+ regionBuilder.deleteCharAt(0);
+ return regionBuilder.toString();
+ } finally
+ {
+ lock.readLock().unlock();
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
* Find the number of hidden columns
*
* @return number of hidden columns