Package java.text

Class AttributedString

java.lang.Object

java.text.AttributedString

public class AttributedString
extends Object

Holds a string with attributes describing the characters of this string.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AttributedString(String value)	Creates an AttributedString from the given text.
AttributedString(String value, Map<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute,?> attributes)	Creates an AttributedString from the given text and the attributes.
AttributedString(AttributedCharacterIterator iterator)	Constructs an AttributedString from an AttributedCharacterIterator, which represents attributed text.
AttributedString(AttributedCharacterIterator iterator, int start, int end)	Constructs an AttributedString from a range of the text contained in the specified AttributedCharacterIterator, starting at start and ending at end.
AttributedString(AttributedCharacterIterator iterator, int start, int end, AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute[] attributes)	Constructs an AttributedString from a range of the text contained in the specified AttributedCharacterIterator, starting at start, ending at end and it will copy the attributes defined in the specified set.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addAttribute(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute, Object value)	Applies a given attribute to this string.
void	addAttribute(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute, Object value, int start, int end)	Applies a given attribute to the given range of this string.
void	addAttributes(Map<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute,?> attributes, int start, int end)	Applies a given set of attributes to the given range of the string.
AttributedCharacterIterator	getIterator()	Returns an AttributedCharacterIterator that gives access to the complete content of this attributed string.
AttributedCharacterIterator	getIterator(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute[] attributes)	Returns an AttributedCharacterIterator that gives access to the complete content of this attributed string.
AttributedCharacterIterator	getIterator(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute[] attributes, int start, int end)	Returns an AttributedCharacterIterator that gives access to the contents of this attributed string starting at index start up to index end.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AttributedString

public AttributedString(AttributedCharacterIterator iterator)

Constructs an AttributedString from an AttributedCharacterIterator, which represents attributed text.

Parameters:

iterator - the AttributedCharacterIterator that contains the text for this attributed string.

AttributedString

public AttributedString(AttributedCharacterIterator iterator,
int start,
int end)

Constructs an AttributedString from a range of the text contained in the specified AttributedCharacterIterator, starting at start and ending at end. All attributes will be copied to this attributed string.

Parameters:

iterator - the AttributedCharacterIterator that contains the text for this attributed string.

start - the start index of the range of the copied text.

end - the end index of the range of the copied text.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if start is less than first index of iterator, end is greater than the last index + 1 in iterator or if start > end.

AttributedString

public AttributedString(AttributedCharacterIterator iterator,
int start,
int end,
AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute[] attributes)

Constructs an AttributedString from a range of the text contained in the specified AttributedCharacterIterator, starting at start, ending at end and it will copy the attributes defined in the specified set. If the set is null then all attributes are copied.

Parameters:

iterator - the AttributedCharacterIterator that contains the text for this attributed string.

start - the start index of the range of the copied text.

end - the end index of the range of the copied text.

attributes - the set of attributes that will be copied, or all if it is null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if start is less than first index of iterator, end is greater than the last index + 1 in iterator or if start > end.

AttributedString

public AttributedString(String value)

Creates an AttributedString from the given text.

Parameters:

value - the text to take as base for this attributed string.

AttributedString

public AttributedString(String value,
Map<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute,?> attributes)

Creates an AttributedString from the given text and the attributes. The whole text has the given attributes applied.

Parameters:

value - the text to take as base for this attributed string.

attributes - the attributes that the text is associated with.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the length of value is 0 but the size of attributes is greater than 0.

NullPointerException - if value is null.

Method Details

addAttribute

public void addAttribute(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute,
Object value)

Applies a given attribute to this string.

Parameters:

attribute - the attribute that will be applied to this string.

value - the value of the attribute that will be applied to this string.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the length of this attributed string is 0.

NullPointerException - if attribute is null.

addAttribute

public void addAttribute(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute,
Object value,
int start,
int end)

Applies a given attribute to the given range of this string.

Parameters:

attribute - the attribute that will be applied to this string.

value - the value of the attribute that will be applied to this string.

start - the start of the range where the attribute will be applied.

end - the end of the range where the attribute will be applied.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if start < 0, end is greater than the length of this string, or if start >= end.

NullPointerException - if attribute is null.

addAttributes

public void addAttributes(Map<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute,?> attributes,
int start,
int end)

Applies a given set of attributes to the given range of the string.

Parameters:

attributes - the set of attributes that will be applied to this string.

start - the start of the range where the attribute will be applied.

end - the end of the range where the attribute will be applied.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if start < 0, end is greater than the length of this string, or if start >= end.

getIterator

public AttributedCharacterIterator getIterator()

Returns an AttributedCharacterIterator that gives access to the complete content of this attributed string.

Returns:

the newly created AttributedCharacterIterator.

getIterator

public AttributedCharacterIterator getIterator(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute[] attributes)

Returns an AttributedCharacterIterator that gives access to the complete content of this attributed string. Only attributes contained in attributes are available from this iterator if they are defined for this text.

Parameters:

attributes - the array containing attributes that will be in the new iterator if they are defined for this text.

Returns:

the newly created AttributedCharacterIterator.

getIterator

public AttributedCharacterIterator getIterator(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute[] attributes,
int start,
int end)

Returns an AttributedCharacterIterator that gives access to the contents of this attributed string starting at index start up to index end. Only attributes contained in attributes are available from this iterator if they are defined for this text.

Parameters:

attributes - the array containing attributes that will be in the new iterator if they are defined for this text.

start - the start index of the iterator on the underlying text.

end - the end index of the iterator on the underlying text.

Returns:

the newly created AttributedCharacterIterator.