gcc/libjava/java/text/FieldPosition.java

/* FieldPosition.java -- Keeps track of field positions while formatting
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package java.text;

/**
 * This class is used by the java.text formatting classes to track
 * field positions.  A field position is defined by an identifier value
 * and begin and end index positions.  The formatting classes in java.text
 * typically define constant values for the field identifiers.
 *
 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
 * @author Per Bothner <bothner@cygnus.com>
 */
public class FieldPosition
{
  /**
   * This is the field identifier value.
   */
  private int field_id;

  /**
   * This is the beginning index of the field.
   */
  private int begin;

  /**
   * This is the ending index of the field.
   */
  private int end;

  /**
   * This method initializes a new instance of <code>FieldPosition</code> to
   * have the specified field id.
   *
   * @param field_id The field identifier value.
   */
  public FieldPosition (int field_id)
  {
    this.field_id = field_id;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the field identifier value for this object.
   *
   * @return The field identifier.
   */
  public int getField ()
  {
    return field_id;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the beginning index for this field.
   *
   * @return The beginning index.
   */
  public int getBeginIndex ()
  {
    return begin;
  }

  /**
   * This method sets the beginning index of this field to the specified value.
   *
   * @param begin The new beginning index.
   */
  public void setBeginIndex (int begin)
  {
    this.begin = begin;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the ending index for the field.
   *
   * @return The ending index.
   */
  public int getEndIndex ()
  {
    return end;
  }

  /**
   * This method sets the ending index of this field to the specified value.
   *
   * @param end The new ending index.
   */
  public void setEndIndex (int end)
  {
    this.end = end;
  }

  /**
   * This method tests this object for equality against the specified object.
   * The objects will be considered equal if and only if:
   * <p>
   * <ul>
   * <li>The specified object is not <code>null</code>.
   * <li>The specified object is an instance of <code>FieldPosition</code>.
   * <li>The specified object has the same field identifier and beginning
   * and ending index as this object.
   * </ul>
   *
   * @param obj The object to test for equality to this object.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to
   * this object, <code>false</code> otherwise. 
   */
  public boolean equals (Object obj)
  {
    if (! (obj instanceof FieldPosition))
      return false;

    FieldPosition fp = (FieldPosition) obj;
    return (field_id == fp.field_id
	    && begin == fp.begin
	    && end == fp.end);
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a <code>String</code> representation of this
   * object.
   *
   * @return A <code>String</code> representation of this object.
   */
  public String toString ()
  {
    return (getClass ().getName () + "[field=" + getField () + ",beginIndex="
	    + getBeginIndex () + ",endIndex=" + getEndIndex () + "]");
  }
}