org.apache.lucene.util
Class StringInterner

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.lucene.util.StringInterner

Direct Known Subclasses:

SimpleStringInterner

public class StringInterner
extends Object

Subclasses of StringInterner are required to return the same single String object for all equal strings. Depending on the implementation, this may not be the same object returned as String.intern(). This StringInterner base class simply delegates to String.intern().

Constructor Summary

StringInterner()

Method Summary

String	intern(char[] arr, int offset, int len) Returns a single object instance for each equal string.
String	intern(String s) Returns a single object instance for each equal string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringInterner

public StringInterner()

Method Detail

intern

public String intern(String s)

Returns a single object instance for each equal string.

intern

public String intern(char[] arr,
                     int offset,
                     int len)

Returns a single object instance for each equal string.