uk.ac.ebi.adfconverter.common.data
Class DataBuffer

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ebi.adfconverter.common.data.DataBuffer

public class DataBuffer

extends java.lang.Object

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Since:

17 sept. 2004

Version:

1 from per Likja, 2

Author:

Pierre MARGUERITE

See Also:

ADFConverterLogger, ADFConverterLoggerImpl, DataBufferPool, based on the MAGEMLString class from Per lilja

Constructor Summary

DataBuffer()
Constructor of DataBuffer class sets by default internalString to "", empty string

DataBuffer(java.lang.String inS)
Constructor with a given string

Method Summary

void	append(char c) Appends a char to the current one Add the char og the databuffer to the end of the current one
void	append(char[] c) Appends a char array to the current one Add the char array og the databuffer to the end of the current one
void	append(DataBuffer buff) Appends the DataBuffer to the current one Add the String og the databuffer to the end of the current one
void	append(java.lang.String text) Appends the DataBuffer to the current one Add the String og the databuffer to the end of the current one
void	clear() Clears the current object
DataBuffer	concat(DataBuffer buff) Concats the current DataBuffer with another databuffer
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Compares the current string to an object must be a DataBuffer or a String Compare the associated internal String
boolean	equalsIgnoreCase(java.lang.Object o) Compares the current string to an object must be a DataBuffer or a String Compare the associated internal String Case insensitive
java.lang.String	getString() Retrieves the internalString attribut
int	length() Retrieves the length of the DataBuffer
void	setString(java.lang.String inS) Create a new DataBuffer
char[]	toCharArray() retrieves the object as char array
DataBuffer	toLowerCase() Retrieves the databuffer in lower case
java.lang.String	toString() Retrieves the DataBuffer as String
DataBuffer	toUpperCase() Retrieves the databuffer in upper case

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DataBuffer

public DataBuffer()

Constructor of DataBuffer class sets by default internalString to "", empty string

DataBuffer

public DataBuffer(java.lang.String inS)

Constructor with a given string

Parameters:

inS - the string associated to the object

Method Detail

append

public void append(char c)

Appends a char to the current one Add the char og the databuffer to the end of the current one

Parameters:

c - the buffer to append

append

public void append(char[] c)

Appends a char array to the current one Add the char array og the databuffer to the end of the current one

Parameters:

c - the buffer to append

append

public void append(DataBuffer buff)

Appends the DataBuffer to the current one Add the String og the databuffer to the end of the current one

Parameters:

buff - the buffer to append

append

public void append(java.lang.String text)

Appends the DataBuffer to the current one Add the String og the databuffer to the end of the current one

Parameters:

text - the string to append add the end of the DataBuffer

clear

public void clear()

Clears the current object

concat

public DataBuffer concat(DataBuffer buff)

Concats the current DataBuffer with another databuffer

Parameters:

buff - the DataBuffer to concat with

Returns:

a DataBuffer representing

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares the current string to an object must be a DataBuffer or a String Compare the associated internal String

Parameters:

o - the object to compare with

Returns:

true if the object o is equals to the current object

equalsIgnoreCase

public boolean equalsIgnoreCase(java.lang.Object o)

Compares the current string to an object must be a DataBuffer or a String Compare the associated internal String Case insensitive

Parameters:

o - the object to compare with

Returns:

true if the object o is equals to the current object

getString

public java.lang.String getString()

Retrieves the internalString attribut

Returns:

Returns the internalString.

length

public int length()

Retrieves the length of the DataBuffer

Returns:

the length of the DataBuffer

setString

public void setString(java.lang.String inS)

Create a new DataBuffer

Parameters:

inS - the String representing the DataBuffer

toCharArray

public char[] toCharArray()

retrieves the object as char array

Returns:

an char array representing the current object.

toLowerCase

public DataBuffer toLowerCase()

Retrieves the databuffer in lower case

Returns:

a databuffer representing the current object as lowercase

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Retrieves the DataBuffer as String

Returns:

the String representing the current DataBuffer Object

toUpperCase

public DataBuffer toUpperCase()

Retrieves the databuffer in upper case

Returns:

a databuffer representing the current object as uppercase