GapContent (Java Platform SE 8 )

java.lang.Object
- javax.swing.text.GapContent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, AbstractDocument.Content
```
public class GapContent
extends Object
implements AbstractDocument.Content, Serializable
```
An implementation of the AbstractDocument.Content interface implemented using a gapped buffer similar to that used by emacs. The underlying storage is a array of unicode characters with a gap somewhere. The gap is moved to the location of changes to take advantage of common behavior where most changes are in the same location. Changes that occur at a gap boundary are generally cheap and moving the gap is generally cheaper than moving the array contents directly to accommodate the change.
The positions tracking change are also generally cheap to maintain. The Position implementations (marks) store the array index and can easily calculate the sequential position from the current gap location. Changes only require update to the the marks between the old and new gap boundaries when the gap is moved, so generally updating the marks is pretty cheap. The marks are stored sorted so they can be located quickly with a binary search. This increases the cost of adding a mark, and decreases the cost of keeping the mark updated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

GapContent()
Creates a new GapContent object.

GapContent(int initialLength)
Creates a new GapContent object, with the initial size specified.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`GapContent()` Creates a new GapContent object.
`GapContent(int initialLength)` Creates a new GapContent object, with the initial size specified.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`protected Object`	`allocateArray(int len)` Allocate an array to store items of the type appropriate (which is determined by the subclass).
`Position`	`createPosition(int offset)` Creates a position within the content that will track change as the content is mutated.
`protected Object`	`getArray()` Access to the array.
`protected int`	`getArrayLength()` Get the length of the allocated array.
`void`	`getChars(int where, int len, Segment chars)` Retrieves a portion of the content.
`protected int`	`getGapEnd()` Access to the end of the gap.
`protected int`	`getGapStart()` Access to the start of the gap.
`protected Vector`	`getPositionsInRange(Vector v, int offset, int length)` Returns a Vector containing instances of UndoPosRef for the Positions in the range `offset` to `offset` + `length`.
`String`	`getString(int where, int len)` Retrieves a portion of the content.
`UndoableEdit`	`insertString(int where, String str)` Inserts a string into the content.
`int`	`length()` Returns the length of the content.
`UndoableEdit`	`remove(int where, int nitems)` Removes part of the content.
`protected void`	`replace(int position, int rmSize, Object addItems, int addSize)` Replace the given logical position in the storage with the given new items.
`protected void`	`resetMarksAtZero()` Resets all the marks that have an offset of 0 to have an index of zero as well.
`protected void`	`shiftEnd(int newSize)` Make the gap bigger, moving any necessary data and updating the appropriate marks
`protected void`	`shiftGap(int newGapStart)` Move the start of the gap to a new location, without changing the size of the gap.
`protected void`	`shiftGapEndUp(int newGapEnd)` Adjust the gap end upward.
`protected void`	`shiftGapStartDown(int newGapStart)` Adjust the gap end downward.
`protected void`	`updateUndoPositions(Vector positions, int offset, int length)` Resets the location for all the UndoPosRef instances in `positions`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - GapContent
```
public GapContent()
```
    Creates a new GapContent object. Initial size defaults to 10.
  - GapContent
```
public GapContent(int initialLength)
```
    Creates a new GapContent object, with the initial size specified. The initial size will not be allowed to go below 2, to give room for the implied break and the gap.
    
    Parameters:
    
    initialLength - the initial size
- Method Detail
  - allocateArray
```
protected Object allocateArray(int len)
```
    Allocate an array to store items of the type appropriate (which is determined by the subclass).
  - getArrayLength
```
protected int getArrayLength()
```
    Get the length of the allocated array.
  - length
```
public int length()
```
    Returns the length of the content.
    
    Specified by:
    
    length in interface AbstractDocument.Content
    
    Returns:
    
    the length >= 1
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractDocument.Content.length()
  - insertString
```
public UndoableEdit insertString(int where,
                                 String str)
                          throws BadLocationException
```
    Inserts a string into the content.
    
    Specified by:
    
    insertString in interface AbstractDocument.Content
    
    Parameters:
    
    where - the starting position >= 0, < length()
    
    str - the non-null string to insert
    
    Returns:
    
    an UndoableEdit object for undoing
    
    Throws:
    
    BadLocationException - if the specified position is invalid
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractDocument.Content.insertString(int, java.lang.String)
  - remove
```
public UndoableEdit remove(int where,
                           int nitems)
                    throws BadLocationException
```
    Removes part of the content.
    
    Specified by:
    
    remove in interface AbstractDocument.Content
    
    Parameters:
    
    where - the starting position >= 0, where + nitems < length()
    
    nitems - the number of characters to remove >= 0
    
    Returns:
    
    an UndoableEdit object for undoing
    
    Throws:
    
    BadLocationException - if the specified position is invalid
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractDocument.Content.remove(int, int)
  - getString
```
public String getString(int where,
                        int len)
                 throws BadLocationException
```
    Retrieves a portion of the content.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getString in interface AbstractDocument.Content
    
    Parameters:
    
    where - the starting position >= 0
    
    len - the length to retrieve >= 0
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representing the content
    
    Throws:
    
    BadLocationException - if the specified position is invalid
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractDocument.Content.getString(int, int)
  - getChars
```
public void getChars(int where,
                     int len,
                     Segment chars)
              throws BadLocationException
```
    Retrieves a portion of the content. If the desired content spans the gap, we copy the content. If the desired content does not span the gap, the actual store is returned to avoid the copy since it is contiguous.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getChars in interface AbstractDocument.Content
    
    Parameters:
    
    where - the starting position >= 0, where + len <= length()
    
    len - the number of characters to retrieve >= 0
    
    chars - the Segment object to return the characters in
    
    Throws:
    
    BadLocationException - if the specified position is invalid
    
    See Also:
    
    AbstractDocument.Content.getChars(int, int, javax.swing.text.Segment)
  - createPosition
```
public Position createPosition(int offset)
                        throws BadLocationException
```
    Creates a position within the content that will track change as the content is mutated.
    
    Specified by:
    
    createPosition in interface AbstractDocument.Content
    
    Parameters:
    
    offset - the offset to track >= 0
    
    Returns:
    
    the position
    
    Throws:
    
    BadLocationException - if the specified position is invalid
  - shiftEnd
```
protected void shiftEnd(int newSize)
```
    Make the gap bigger, moving any necessary data and updating the appropriate marks
  - shiftGap
```
protected void shiftGap(int newGapStart)
```
    Move the start of the gap to a new location, without changing the size of the gap. This moves the data in the array and updates the marks accordingly.
  - resetMarksAtZero
```
protected void resetMarksAtZero()
```
    Resets all the marks that have an offset of 0 to have an index of zero as well.
  - shiftGapStartDown
```
protected void shiftGapStartDown(int newGapStart)
```
    Adjust the gap end downward. This doesn't move any data, but it does update any marks affected by the boundary change. All marks from the old gap start down to the new gap start are squeezed to the end of the gap (their location has been removed).
  - shiftGapEndUp
```
protected void shiftGapEndUp(int newGapEnd)
```
    Adjust the gap end upward. This doesn't move any data, but it does update any marks affected by the boundary change. All marks from the old gap end up to the new gap end are squeezed to the end of the gap (their location has been removed).
  - getPositionsInRange
```
protected Vector getPositionsInRange(Vector v,
                                     int offset,
                                     int length)
```
    Returns a Vector containing instances of UndoPosRef for the Positions in the range offset to offset + length. If v is not null the matching Positions are placed in there. The vector with the resulting Positions are returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    v - the Vector to use, with a new one created on null
    
    offset - the starting offset >= 0
    
    length - the length >= 0
    
    Returns:
    
    the set of instances
  - updateUndoPositions
```
protected void updateUndoPositions(Vector positions,
                                   int offset,
                                   int length)
```
    Resets the location for all the UndoPosRef instances in positions.
    This is meant for internal usage, and is generally not of interest to subclasses.
    
    Parameters:
    
    positions - the UndoPosRef instances to reset
  - getArray
```
protected final Object getArray()
```
    Access to the array. The actual type of the array is known only by the subclass.
  - getGapStart
```
protected final int getGapStart()
```
    Access to the start of the gap.
  - getGapEnd
```
protected final int getGapEnd()
```
    Access to the end of the gap.
  - replace
```
protected void replace(int position,
                       int rmSize,
                       Object addItems,
                       int addSize)
```
    Replace the given logical position in the storage with the given new items. This will move the gap to the area being changed if the gap is not currently located at the change location.
    
    Parameters:
    
    position - the location to make the replacement. This is not the location in the underlying storage array, but the location in the contiguous space being modeled.
    
    rmSize - the number of items to remove
    
    addItems - the new items to place in storage.

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Class GapContent

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

GapContent

GapContent

Method Detail

allocateArray

getArrayLength

length

insertString

remove

getString

getChars

createPosition

shiftEnd

shiftGap

resetMarksAtZero

shiftGapStartDown

shiftGapEndUp

getPositionsInRange

updateUndoPositions

getArray

getGapStart

getGapEnd

replace