org.apache.lucene.analysis.tokenattributes
Interface CharTermAttribute

All Superinterfaces:

Appendable, Attribute, CharSequence

All Known Implementing Classes:

CharTermAttributeImpl, TermAttributeImpl, Token

public interface CharTermAttribute
extends Attribute, CharSequence, Appendable

The term text of a Token.

Method Summary

CharTermAttribute	append(char c)
CharTermAttribute	append(CharSequence csq)
CharTermAttribute	append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)
CharTermAttribute	append(CharTermAttribute termAtt) Appends the contents of the other CharTermAttribute to this character sequence.
CharTermAttribute	append(String s) Appends the specified String to this character sequence.
CharTermAttribute	append(StringBuilder sb) Appends the specified StringBuilder to this character sequence.
char[]	buffer() Returns the internal termBuffer character array which you can then directly alter.
void	copyBuffer(char[] buffer, int offset, int length) Copies the contents of buffer, starting at offset for length characters, into the termBuffer array.
char[]	resizeBuffer(int newSize) Grows the termBuffer to at least size newSize, preserving the existing content.
CharTermAttribute	setEmpty() Sets the length of the termBuffer to zero.
CharTermAttribute	setLength(int length) Set number of valid characters (length of the term) in the termBuffer array.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.CharSequence

charAt, length, subSequence, toString

Method Detail

copyBuffer

void copyBuffer(char[] buffer,
                int offset,
                int length)

Copies the contents of buffer, starting at offset for length characters, into the termBuffer array.

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to copy

offset - the index in the buffer of the first character to copy

length - the number of characters to copy

buffer

char[] buffer()

Returns the internal termBuffer character array which you can then directly alter. If the array is too small for your token, use resizeBuffer(int) to increase it. After altering the buffer be sure to call setLength(int) to record the number of valid characters that were placed into the termBuffer.

resizeBuffer

char[] resizeBuffer(int newSize)

Grows the termBuffer to at least size newSize, preserving the existing content.

Parameters:

newSize - minimum size of the new termBuffer

Returns:

newly created termBuffer with length >= newSize

setLength

CharTermAttribute setLength(int length)

Set number of valid characters (length of the term) in the termBuffer array. Use this to truncate the termBuffer or to synchronize with external manipulation of the termBuffer. Note: to grow the size of the array, use resizeBuffer(int) first.

Parameters:

length - the truncated length

setEmpty

CharTermAttribute setEmpty()

Sets the length of the termBuffer to zero. Use this method before appending contents using the Appendable interface.

append

CharTermAttribute append(CharSequence csq)

Specified by:

append in interface Appendable

append

CharTermAttribute append(CharSequence csq,
                         int start,
                         int end)

Specified by:

append in interface Appendable

append

CharTermAttribute append(char c)

Specified by:

append in interface Appendable

append

CharTermAttribute append(String s)

Appends the specified String to this character sequence.

The characters of the String argument are appended, in order, increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the argument. If argument is null, then the four characters "null" are appended.

append

CharTermAttribute append(StringBuilder sb)

Appends the specified StringBuilder to this character sequence.

The characters of the StringBuilder argument are appended, in order, increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the argument. If argument is null, then the four characters "null" are appended.

append

CharTermAttribute append(CharTermAttribute termAtt)

Appends the contents of the other CharTermAttribute to this character sequence.

The characters of the CharTermAttribute argument are appended, in order, increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the argument. If argument is null, then the four characters "null" are appended.