com.cometway.text
Interface ITextFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

RegExpTextFinder, TextFinder

public interface ITextFinder

Interface for implementing an abstract text searching algorithm.

Method Summary

TextFinderResult

findText(char[] buffer, int bufferLength, int fromIndex) Returns the first matching text range beginning at the specified location.

Method Detail

findText

TextFinderResult findText(char[] buffer,
                          int bufferLength,
                          int fromIndex)

Returns the first matching text range beginning at the specified location. This interface makes it possible to search a text buffer in any direction or manner using any sort of algorithm suitable for the search.

Parameters:

buffer - a character array where the text to be searched is located.

bufferLength - the number of valid characters in the character array.

fromIndex - the index from where the search should begin.

Returns:

an TextFinderResult representing the matching range of text.