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/*
 *  gnu/regexp/REMatch.java
 *  Copyright (C) 1998-2001 Wes Biggs
 *
 *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
 *  by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 *  (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */

package gnu.regexp;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * An instance of this class represents a match
 * completed by a gnu.regexp matching function. It can be used
 * to obtain relevant information about the location of a match
 * or submatch.
 *
 * @author Wes Biggs
 */
public final class REMatch implements Serializable, Cloneable {
    private String matchedText;

    // These variables are package scope for fast access within the engine
    int eflags; // execution flags this match was made using

    // Offset in source text where match was tried.  This is zero-based;
    // the actual position in the source text is given by (offset + anchor).
    int offset;

    // Anchor position refers to the index into the source input
    // at which the matching operation began.
    // This is also useful for the ANCHORINDEX option.
    int anchor;

    // Package scope; used by RE.
    int index; // used while matching to mark current match position in input
    int[] start; // start positions (relative to offset) for each (sub)exp.
    int[] end;   // end positions for the same
    REMatch next; // other possibility (to avoid having to use arrays)

    public Object clone() {
	try {
	    REMatch copy = (REMatch) super.clone();
	    copy.next = null;

	    copy.start = (int[]) start.clone();
	    copy.end = (int[]) end.clone();

	    return copy;
	} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
	    throw new Error(); // doesn't happen
	}
    }

    void assignFrom(REMatch other) {
	start = other.start;
	end = other.end;
	index = other.index;
	// need to deep clone?
	next = other.next;
    }

    REMatch(int subs, int anchor, int eflags) {
	start = new int[subs+1];
	end = new int[subs+1];
	this.anchor = anchor;
	this.eflags = eflags;
	clear(anchor);
    }

    void finish(CharIndexed text) {
	start[0] = 0;
	StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
	int i;
	for (i = 0; i < end[0]; i++)
	    sb.append(text.charAt(i));
	matchedText = sb.toString();
	for (i = 0; i < start.length; i++) {
	    // If any subexpressions didn't terminate, they don't count
	    // TODO check if this code ever gets hit
	    if ((start[i] == -1) ^ (end[i] == -1)) {
		start[i] = -1;
		end[i] = -1;
	    }
	}
	next = null; // cut off alternates
    }
    
    /** Clears the current match and moves the offset to the new index. */
    void clear(int index) {
	offset = index;
	this.index = 0;
	for (int i = 0; i < start.length; i++) {
	    start[i] = end[i] = -1;
	}
	next = null; // cut off alternates
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns the string matching the pattern.  This makes it convenient
     * to write code like the following:
     * 

* * REMatch myMatch = myExpression.getMatch(myString);
* if (myMatch != null) System.out.println("Regexp found: "+myMatch); *
*/ public String toString() { return matchedText; } /** * Returns the index within the input text where the match in its entirety * began. */ public int getStartIndex() { return offset + start[0]; } /** * Returns the index within the input string where the match in * its entirety ends. The return value is the next position after * the end of the string; therefore, a match created by the * following call: * *

* REMatch myMatch = myExpression.getMatch(myString); *

* can be viewed (given that myMatch is not null) by creating *

* String theMatch = myString.substring(myMatch.getStartIndex(), * myMatch.getEndIndex()); *

* But you can save yourself that work, since the toString() * method (above) does exactly that for you. */ public int getEndIndex() { return offset + end[0]; } /** * Returns the string matching the given subexpression. The subexpressions * are indexed starting with one, not zero. That is, the subexpression * identified by the first set of parentheses in a regular expression * could be retrieved from an REMatch by calling match.toString(1). * * @param sub Index of the subexpression. */ public String toString(int sub) { if ((sub >= start.length) || (start[sub] == -1)) return ""; return (matchedText.substring(start[sub],end[sub])); } /** * Returns the index within the input string used to generate this match * where subexpression number sub begins, or -1 if * the subexpression does not exist. The initial position is zero. * * @param sub Subexpression index * @deprecated Use getStartIndex(int) instead. */ public int getSubStartIndex(int sub) { if (sub >= start.length) return -1; int x = start[sub]; return (x == -1) ? x : offset + x; } /** * Returns the index within the input string used to generate this match * where subexpression number sub begins, or -1 if * the subexpression does not exist. The initial position is zero. * * @param sub Subexpression index * @since gnu.regexp 1.1.0 */ public int getStartIndex(int sub) { if (sub >= start.length) return -1; int x = start[sub]; return (x == -1) ? x : offset + x; } /** * Returns the index within the input string used to generate this match * where subexpression number sub ends, or -1 if * the subexpression does not exist. The initial position is zero. * * @param sub Subexpression index * @deprecated Use getEndIndex(int) instead */ public int getSubEndIndex(int sub) { if (sub >= start.length) return -1; int x = end[sub]; return (x == -1) ? x : offset + x; } /** * Returns the index within the input string used to generate this match * where subexpression number sub ends, or -1 if * the subexpression does not exist. The initial position is zero. * * @param sub Subexpression index */ public int getEndIndex(int sub) { if (sub >= start.length) return -1; int x = end[sub]; return (x == -1) ? x : offset + x; } /** * Substitute the results of this match to create a new string. * This is patterned after PERL, so the tokens to watch out for are * $0 through $9. $0 matches * the full substring matched; $n matches * subexpression number n. * * @param input A string consisting of literals and $n tokens. */ public String substituteInto(String input) { // a la Perl, $0 is whole thing, $1 - $9 are subexpressions StringBuffer output = new StringBuffer(); int pos; for (pos = 0; pos < input.length()-1; pos++) { if ((input.charAt(pos) == '$') && (Character.isDigit(input.charAt(pos+1)))) { int val = Character.digit(input.charAt(++pos),10); if (val < start.length) { output.append(toString(val)); } } else output.append(input.charAt(pos)); } if (pos < input.length()) output.append(input.charAt(pos)); return output.toString(); } }

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