Uses of Interface java.lang.CharSequence (Java Platform SE 8 )

Packages that use CharSequence
Package	Description
java.io	Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.nio	Defines buffers, which are containers for data, and provides an overview of the other NIO packages.
java.nio.charset	Defines charsets, decoders, and encoders, for translating between bytes and Unicode characters.
java.nio.file	Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.text	Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
java.time	The main API for dates, times, instants, and durations.
java.time.format	Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.
java.util	Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).
java.util.regex	Classes for matching character sequences against patterns specified by regular expressions.
java.util.stream	Classes to support functional-style operations on streams of elements, such as map-reduce transformations on collections.
javax.annotation.processing	Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
javax.lang.model	Classes and hierarchies of packages used to model the Java programming language.
javax.lang.model.element	Interfaces used to model elements of the Java programming language.
javax.lang.model.util	Utilities to assist in the processing of program elements and types.
javax.swing.text	Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
javax.tools	Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.

Uses of CharSequence in java.io

Methods in java.io with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`PrintStream`	PrintStream.`append(CharSequence csq)` Appends the specified character sequence to this output stream.
`CharArrayWriter`	CharArrayWriter.`append(CharSequence csq)` Appends the specified character sequence to this writer.
`Writer`	Writer.`append(CharSequence csq)` Appends the specified character sequence to this writer.
`PrintWriter`	PrintWriter.`append(CharSequence csq)` Appends the specified character sequence to this writer.
`StringWriter`	StringWriter.`append(CharSequence csq)` Appends the specified character sequence to this writer.
`PrintStream`	PrintStream.`append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this output stream.
`CharArrayWriter`	CharArrayWriter.`append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this writer.
`Writer`	Writer.`append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this writer.
`PrintWriter`	PrintWriter.`append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this writer.
`StringWriter`	StringWriter.`append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this writer.

Uses of CharSequence in java.lang

Classes in java.lang that implement CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`class`	`String` The `String` class represents character strings.
`class`	`StringBuffer` A thread-safe, mutable sequence of characters.
`class`	`StringBuilder` A mutable sequence of characters.

Methods in java.lang that return CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`CharSequence`	CharSequence.`subSequence(int start, int end)` Returns a `CharSequence` that is a subsequence of this sequence.
`CharSequence`	StringBuffer.`subSequence(int start, int end)`
`CharSequence`	String.`subSequence(int beginIndex, int endIndex)` Returns a character sequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.

Methods in java.lang with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`StringBuffer`	StringBuffer.`append(CharSequence s)` Appends the specified `CharSequence` to this sequence.
`Appendable`	Appendable.`append(CharSequence csq)` Appends the specified character sequence to this `Appendable`.
`StringBuilder`	StringBuilder.`append(CharSequence s)`
`StringBuffer`	StringBuffer.`append(CharSequence s, int start, int end)`
`Appendable`	Appendable.`append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this `Appendable`.
`StringBuilder`	StringBuilder.`append(CharSequence s, int start, int end)`
`static int`	Character.`codePointAt(CharSequence seq, int index)` Returns the code point at the given index of the `CharSequence`.
`static int`	Character.`codePointBefore(CharSequence seq, int index)` Returns the code point preceding the given index of the `CharSequence`.
`static int`	Character.`codePointCount(CharSequence seq, int beginIndex, int endIndex)` Returns the number of Unicode code points in the text range of the specified char sequence.
`boolean`	String.`contains(CharSequence s)` Returns true if and only if this string contains the specified sequence of char values.
`boolean`	String.`contentEquals(CharSequence cs)` Compares this string to the specified `CharSequence`.
`StringBuffer`	StringBuffer.`insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s)`
`StringBuilder`	StringBuilder.`insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s)`
`StringBuffer`	StringBuffer.`insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s, int start, int end)`
`StringBuilder`	StringBuilder.`insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s, int start, int end)`
`static String`	String.`join(CharSequence delimiter, CharSequence... elements)` Returns a new String composed of copies of the `CharSequence elements` joined together with a copy of the specified `delimiter`.
`static String`	String.`join(CharSequence delimiter, CharSequence... elements)` Returns a new String composed of copies of the `CharSequence elements` joined together with a copy of the specified `delimiter`.
`static String`	String.`join(CharSequence delimiter, Iterable<? extends CharSequence> elements)` Returns a new `String` composed of copies of the `CharSequence elements` joined together with a copy of the specified `delimiter`.
`static int`	Character.`offsetByCodePoints(CharSequence seq, int index, int codePointOffset)` Returns the index within the given char sequence that is offset from the given `index` by `codePointOffset` code points.
`String`	String.`replace(CharSequence target, CharSequence replacement)` Replaces each substring of this string that matches the literal target sequence with the specified literal replacement sequence.

Method parameters in java.lang with type arguments of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static String`	String.`join(CharSequence delimiter, Iterable<? extends CharSequence> elements)` Returns a new `String` composed of copies of the `CharSequence elements` joined together with a copy of the specified `delimiter`.

Constructors in java.lang with parameters of type CharSequence
Constructor and Description
`StringBuffer(CharSequence seq)` Constructs a string buffer that contains the same characters as the specified `CharSequence`.
`StringBuilder(CharSequence seq)` Constructs a string builder that contains the same characters as the specified `CharSequence`.

Uses of CharSequence in java.nio

Classes in java.nio that implement CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`class`	`CharBuffer` A char buffer.

Methods in java.nio with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`CharBuffer`	CharBuffer.`append(CharSequence csq)` Appends the specified character sequence to this buffer (optional operation).
`CharBuffer`	CharBuffer.`append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this buffer (optional operation).
`static CharBuffer`	CharBuffer.`wrap(CharSequence csq)` Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.
`static CharBuffer`	CharBuffer.`wrap(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)` Wraps a character sequence into a buffer.

Uses of CharSequence in java.nio.charset

Methods in java.nio.charset with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	CharsetEncoder.`canEncode(CharSequence cs)` Tells whether or not this encoder can encode the given character sequence.

Uses of CharSequence in java.nio.file

Method parameters in java.nio.file with type arguments of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static Path`	Files.`write(Path path, Iterable<? extends CharSequence> lines, Charset cs, OpenOption... options)` Write lines of text to a file.
`static Path`	Files.`write(Path path, Iterable<? extends CharSequence> lines, OpenOption... options)` Write lines of text to a file.

Uses of CharSequence in java.text

Methods in java.text with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static boolean`	Normalizer.`isNormalized(CharSequence src, Normalizer.Form form)` Determines if the given sequence of char values is normalized.
`static String`	Normalizer.`normalize(CharSequence src, Normalizer.Form form)` Normalize a sequence of char values.

Uses of CharSequence in java.time

Methods in java.time with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static MonthDay`	MonthDay.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `MonthDay` from a text string such as `--12-03`.
`static Instant`	Instant.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `Instant` from a text string such as `2007-12-03T10:15:30.00Z`.
`static OffsetTime`	OffsetTime.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `OffsetTime` from a text string such as `10:15:30+01:00`.
`static OffsetDateTime`	OffsetDateTime.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `OffsetDateTime` from a text string such as `2007-12-03T10:15:30+01:00`.
`static LocalTime`	LocalTime.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `LocalTime` from a text string such as `10:15`.
`static LocalDate`	LocalDate.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `LocalDate` from a text string such as `2007-12-03`.
`static YearMonth`	YearMonth.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `YearMonth` from a text string such as `2007-12`.
`static LocalDateTime`	LocalDateTime.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `LocalDateTime` from a text string such as `2007-12-03T10:15:30`.
`static ZonedDateTime`	ZonedDateTime.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `ZonedDateTime` from a text string such as `2007-12-03T10:15:30+01:00[Europe/Paris]`.
`static Period`	Period.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains a `Period` from a text string such as `PnYnMnD`.
`static Year`	Year.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains an instance of `Year` from a text string such as `2007`.
`static Duration`	Duration.`parse(CharSequence text)` Obtains a `Duration` from a text string such as `PnDTnHnMn.nS`.
`static MonthDay`	MonthDay.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `MonthDay` from a text string using a specific formatter.
`static OffsetTime`	OffsetTime.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `OffsetTime` from a text string using a specific formatter.
`static OffsetDateTime`	OffsetDateTime.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `OffsetDateTime` from a text string using a specific formatter.
`static LocalTime`	LocalTime.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `LocalTime` from a text string using a specific formatter.
`static LocalDate`	LocalDate.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `LocalDate` from a text string using a specific formatter.
`static YearMonth`	YearMonth.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `YearMonth` from a text string using a specific formatter.
`static LocalDateTime`	LocalDateTime.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `LocalDateTime` from a text string using a specific formatter.
`static ZonedDateTime`	ZonedDateTime.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `ZonedDateTime` from a text string using a specific formatter.
`static Year`	Year.`parse(CharSequence text, DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Obtains an instance of `Year` from a text string using a specific formatter.

Uses of CharSequence in java.time.format

Methods in java.time.format with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`TemporalAccessor`	DateTimeFormatter.`parse(CharSequence text)` Fully parses the text producing a temporal object.
`TemporalAccessor`	DateTimeFormatter.`parse(CharSequence text, ParsePosition position)` Parses the text using this formatter, providing control over the text position.
`<T> T`	DateTimeFormatter.`parse(CharSequence text, TemporalQuery<T> query)` Fully parses the text producing an object of the specified type.
`TemporalAccessor`	DateTimeFormatter.`parseBest(CharSequence text, TemporalQuery<?>... queries)` Fully parses the text producing an object of one of the specified types.
`TemporalAccessor`	DateTimeFormatter.`parseUnresolved(CharSequence text, ParsePosition position)` Parses the text using this formatter, without resolving the result, intended for advanced use cases.

Constructors in java.time.format with parameters of type CharSequence
Constructor and Description
`DateTimeParseException(String message, CharSequence parsedData, int errorIndex)` Constructs a new exception with the specified message.
`DateTimeParseException(String message, CharSequence parsedData, int errorIndex, Throwable cause)` Constructs a new exception with the specified message and cause.

Uses of CharSequence in java.util

Methods in java.util with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`StringJoiner`	StringJoiner.`add(CharSequence newElement)` Adds a copy of the given `CharSequence` value as the next element of the `StringJoiner` value.
`StringJoiner`	StringJoiner.`setEmptyValue(CharSequence emptyValue)` Sets the sequence of characters to be used when determining the string representation of this `StringJoiner` and no elements have been added yet, that is, when it is empty.

Constructors in java.util with parameters of type CharSequence
Constructor and Description
`StringJoiner(CharSequence delimiter)` Constructs a `StringJoiner` with no characters in it, with no `prefix` or `suffix`, and a copy of the supplied `delimiter`.
`StringJoiner(CharSequence delimiter, CharSequence prefix, CharSequence suffix)` Constructs a `StringJoiner` with no characters in it using copies of the supplied `prefix`, `delimiter` and `suffix`.

Uses of CharSequence in java.util.regex

Methods in java.util.regex with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Matcher`	Pattern.`matcher(CharSequence input)` Creates a matcher that will match the given input against this pattern.
`static boolean`	Pattern.`matches(String regex, CharSequence input)` Compiles the given regular expression and attempts to match the given input against it.
`Matcher`	Matcher.`reset(CharSequence input)` Resets this matcher with a new input sequence.
`String[]`	Pattern.`split(CharSequence input)` Splits the given input sequence around matches of this pattern.
`String[]`	Pattern.`split(CharSequence input, int limit)` Splits the given input sequence around matches of this pattern.
`Stream<String>`	Pattern.`splitAsStream(CharSequence input)` Creates a stream from the given input sequence around matches of this pattern.

Uses of CharSequence in java.util.stream

Methods in java.util.stream that return types with arguments of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static Collector<CharSequence,?,String>`	Collectors.`joining()` Returns a `Collector` that concatenates the input elements into a `String`, in encounter order.
`static Collector<CharSequence,?,String>`	Collectors.`joining(CharSequence delimiter)` Returns a `Collector` that concatenates the input elements, separated by the specified delimiter, in encounter order.
`static Collector<CharSequence,?,String>`	Collectors.`joining(CharSequence delimiter, CharSequence prefix, CharSequence suffix)` Returns a `Collector` that concatenates the input elements, separated by the specified delimiter, with the specified prefix and suffix, in encounter order.

Methods in java.util.stream with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static Collector<CharSequence,?,String>`	Collectors.`joining(CharSequence delimiter)` Returns a `Collector` that concatenates the input elements, separated by the specified delimiter, in encounter order.
`static Collector<CharSequence,?,String>`	Collectors.`joining(CharSequence delimiter, CharSequence prefix, CharSequence suffix)` Returns a `Collector` that concatenates the input elements, separated by the specified delimiter, with the specified prefix and suffix, in encounter order.

Uses of CharSequence in javax.annotation.processing

Methods in javax.annotation.processing with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`JavaFileObject`	Filer.`createClassFile(CharSequence name, Element... originatingElements)` Creates a new class file, and returns an object to allow writing to it.
`FileObject`	Filer.`createResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence pkg, CharSequence relativeName, Element... originatingElements)` Creates a new auxiliary resource file for writing and returns a file object for it.
`JavaFileObject`	Filer.`createSourceFile(CharSequence name, Element... originatingElements)` Creates a new source file and returns an object to allow writing to it.
`FileObject`	Filer.`getResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence pkg, CharSequence relativeName)` Returns an object for reading an existing resource.
`void`	Messager.`printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg)` Prints a message of the specified kind.
`void`	Messager.`printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, Element e)` Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the element.
`void`	Messager.`printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, Element e, AnnotationMirror a)` Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the annotation mirror of the annotated element.
`void`	Messager.`printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, Element e, AnnotationMirror a, AnnotationValue v)` Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the annotation value inside the annotation mirror of the annotated element.

Uses of CharSequence in javax.lang.model

Methods in javax.lang.model with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static boolean`	SourceVersion.`isIdentifier(CharSequence name)` Returns whether or not `name` is a syntactically valid identifier (simple name) or keyword in the latest source version.
`static boolean`	SourceVersion.`isKeyword(CharSequence s)` Returns whether or not `s` is a keyword or literal in the latest source version.
`static boolean`	SourceVersion.`isName(CharSequence name)` Returns whether or not `name` is a syntactically valid qualified name in the latest source version.

Uses of CharSequence in javax.lang.model.element

Subinterfaces of CharSequence in javax.lang.model.element
Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
`interface`	`Name` An immutable sequence of characters.

Methods in javax.lang.model.element with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	Name.`contentEquals(CharSequence cs)` Compares this name to the specified `CharSequence`.

Uses of CharSequence in javax.lang.model.util

Methods in javax.lang.model.util with parameters of type CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Name`	Elements.`getName(CharSequence cs)` Return a name with the same sequence of characters as the argument.
`PackageElement`	Elements.`getPackageElement(CharSequence name)` Returns a package given its fully qualified name.
`TypeElement`	Elements.`getTypeElement(CharSequence name)` Returns a type element given its canonical name.

Uses of CharSequence in javax.swing.text

Classes in javax.swing.text that implement CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`class`	`Segment` A segment of a character array representing a fragment of text.

Methods in javax.swing.text that return CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`CharSequence`	Segment.`subSequence(int start, int end)` Returns a `CharSequence` that is a subsequence of this sequence.

Uses of CharSequence in javax.tools

Methods in javax.tools that return CharSequence
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`CharSequence`	FileObject.`getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors)` Gets the character content of this file object, if available.
`CharSequence`	SimpleJavaFileObject.`getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors)` This implementation always throws UnsupportedOperationException.
`CharSequence`	ForwardingFileObject.`getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors)`

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Uses of Interfacejava.lang.CharSequence