java.lang.Object
- com.github.javaparser.Position

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Position>
```
public class Position
extends Object
implements Comparable<Position>
```
A position in a source file. Lines and columns start counting at 1.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`ABSOLUTE_BEGIN_LINE`	Line numbers must be positive, thus
`static int`	`ABSOLUTE_END_LINE`
`int`	`column`
`static int`	`FIRST_COLUMN`	The first column -- note that it is 1-indexed (i.e. the first column is column 1, as opposed to 0)
`static int`	`FIRST_LINE`	The first line -- note that it is 1-indexed (i.e. the first line is line 1, as opposed to 0)
`static Position`	`HOME`	The first position in the file.
`int`	`line`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Position(int line, int column)`	TODO: Do we refer to the characters as columns, ...or the spaces between (thus also before/after) characters as columns?

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(Position otherPosition)`
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`invalid()`
`boolean`	`isAfter(Position otherPosition)`
`boolean`	`isAfterOrEqual(Position otherPosition)`
`boolean`	`isBefore(Position otherPosition)`
`boolean`	`isBeforeOrEqual(Position otherPosition)`
`Position`	`nextLine()`
`Position`	`orIfInvalid(Position alternativePosition)`
`static Position`	`pos(int line, int column)`	Deprecated. Use the constructor (e.g.
`Position`	`right(int characters)`
`String`	`toString()`
`boolean`	`valid()`	Check if the position is usable, also checks for special positions (ABSOLUTE_BEGIN_LINE and ABSOLUTE_END_LINE).
`Position`	`withColumn(int column)`
`Position`	`withLine(int line)`

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

- Field Detail
  - line
```
public final int line
```
  - column
```
public final int column
```
  - FIRST_LINE
```
public static final int FIRST_LINE
```
    The first line -- note that it is 1-indexed (i.e. the first line is line 1, as opposed to 0)
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FIRST_COLUMN
```
public static final int FIRST_COLUMN
```
    The first column -- note that it is 1-indexed (i.e. the first column is column 1, as opposed to 0)
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - HOME
```
public static final Position HOME
```
    The first position in the file.
  - ABSOLUTE_BEGIN_LINE
```
public static final int ABSOLUTE_BEGIN_LINE
```
    Line numbers must be positive, thus
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - ABSOLUTE_END_LINE
```
public static final int ABSOLUTE_END_LINE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Position
```
public Position(int line,
                int column)
```
    TODO: Do we refer to the characters as columns, ...or the spaces between (thus also before/after) characters as columns?
- Method Detail
  - pos
```
@Deprecated
public static Position pos(int line,
                           int column)
```
    Deprecated.
    Use the constructor (e.g. new Position(line, column))
    
    Convenient factory method.
  - withColumn
```
public Position withColumn(int column)
```
    Returns:
    
    Jump to the given column number, while retaining the current line number.
  - withLine
```
public Position withLine(int line)
```
    Returns:
    
    Jump to the given line number, while retaining the current column number.
  - right
```
public Position right(int characters)
```
    Returns:
    
    a position that is "characters" characters more to the right than this position.
  - nextLine
```
public Position nextLine()
```
    Returns:
    
    a position that is on the start of the next line from this position.
  - valid
```
public boolean valid()
```
    Check if the position is usable, also checks for special positions (ABSOLUTE_BEGIN_LINE and ABSOLUTE_END_LINE). Does not know what it is pointing at, so it can't check if the position is after the end of the source.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the position is usable or a special position.
  - invalid
```
public boolean invalid()
```
    Returns:
    
    The inverse of valid()
    
    See Also:
    
    valid()
  - orIfInvalid
```
public Position orIfInvalid(Position alternativePosition)
```
    Returns:
    
    If this position is valid, this. Otherwise, if the alternativePosition is valid, return that. Otherwise, just return this.
  - isAfter
```
public boolean isAfter(Position otherPosition)
```
    Parameters:
    
    otherPosition - the other position to compare to
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this position is after the given position
  - isAfterOrEqual
```
public boolean isAfterOrEqual(Position otherPosition)
```
  - isBefore
```
public boolean isBefore(Position otherPosition)
```
    Parameters:
    
    otherPosition - the other position to compare to
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this position is before the given position
  - isBeforeOrEqual
```
public boolean isBeforeOrEqual(Position otherPosition)
```
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(Position otherPosition)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<Position>
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object

Class Position

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

line

column

FIRST_LINE

FIRST_COLUMN

HOME

ABSOLUTE_BEGIN_LINE

ABSOLUTE_END_LINE

Constructor Detail

Position

Method Detail

pos

withColumn

withLine

right

nextLine

valid

invalid

orIfInvalid

isAfter

isAfterOrEqual

isBefore

isBeforeOrEqual

compareTo

equals

hashCode

toString