com.ibm.icu.text
Class MessagePattern.Part

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.icu.text.MessagePattern.Part

Enclosing class:

MessagePattern

public static final class MessagePattern.Part
extends Object

A message pattern "part", representing a pattern parsing event. There is a part for the start and end of a message or argument, for quoting and escaping of and with ASCII apostrophes, and for syntax elements of "complex" arguments.

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

Nested Class Summary

static class

MessagePattern.Part.Type Part type constants.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object other)
MessagePattern.ArgType	getArgType() Returns the argument type if this part is of type ARG_START or ARG_LIMIT, otherwise ArgType.NONE.
int	getIndex() Returns the pattern string index associated with this Part.
int	getLength() Returns the length of the pattern substring associated with this Part.
int	getLimit() Returns the pattern string limit (exclusive-end) index associated with this Part.
MessagePattern.Part.Type	getType() Returns the type of this part.
int	getValue() Returns a value associated with this part.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getType

public MessagePattern.Part.Type getType()

Returns the type of this part.

Returns:

the part type.

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Returns the pattern string index associated with this Part.

Returns:

this part's pattern string index.

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

getLength

public int getLength()

Returns the length of the pattern substring associated with this Part. This is 0 for some parts.

Returns:

this part's pattern string index.

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

getLimit

public int getLimit()

Returns the pattern string limit (exclusive-end) index associated with this Part. Convenience method for getIndex()+getLength().

Returns:

this part's pattern string limit index, same as getIndex()+getLength().

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

getValue

public int getValue()

Returns a value associated with this part. See the documentation of each part type for details.

Returns:

the part value.

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

getArgType

public MessagePattern.ArgType getArgType()

Returns the argument type if this part is of type ARG_START or ARG_LIMIT, otherwise ArgType.NONE.

Returns:

the argument type for this part.

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of this part.

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

other - another object to compare with.

Returns:

true if this object is equivalent to the other one.

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Status:

Draft ICU 4.8.