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scala.util.parsing.input

trait Position
[source: scala/util/parsing/input/Position.scala]
trait Position
extends AnyRef

Position is the base trait for objects describing a position in a ``document''.

It provides functionality for:

To use this class for a concrete kind of ``document'', implement the lineContents method.

Author
Martin Odersky, Adriaan Moors
Direct Known Subclasses:
CharArrayPosition, NoPosition, OffsetPosition
Method Summary
def < (that : Position) : Boolean
Compare this position to another, by first comparing their line numbers, and then -- if necessary -- using the columns to break a tie.
abstract def column : Int
The column number referred to by the position; column numbers start at 1
abstract def line : Int
The line number referred to by the position; line numbers start at 1
protected abstract def lineContents : java.lang.String
The contents of the line numbered `lnum' (must not contain a new-line character).
def longString : java.lang.String
Returns a more ``visual'' representation of this position. More precisely, the resulting string consists of two lines:
  1. the line in the document referred to by this position
  2. a caret indicating the column
Example: 
    List(this, is, a, line, from, the, document)
                    ^
override def toString : java.lang.String
Returns a string representation of the `Position', of the form `line.column'
Methods inherited from AnyRef
getClass, hashCode, equals, clone, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait, finalize, ==, !=, eq, ne, synchronized
Methods inherited from Any
==, !=, isInstanceOf, asInstanceOf
Method Details
abstract def line : Int
The line number referred to by the position; line numbers start at 1
abstract def column : Int
The column number referred to by the position; column numbers start at 1
protected abstract def lineContents : java.lang.String
The contents of the line numbered `lnum' (must not contain a new-line character).
Parameters
lnum - a 1-based integer index into the `document'
Returns
the line at `lnum' (not including a newline)
override def toString : java.lang.String
Returns a string representation of the `Position', of the form `line.column'
def longString : java.lang.String
Returns a more ``visual'' representation of this position. More precisely, the resulting string consists of two lines:
  1. the line in the document referred to by this position
  2. a caret indicating the column
Example: 
    List(this, is, a, line, from, the, document)
                    ^
def <(that : Position) : Boolean
Compare this position to another, by first comparing their line numbers, and then -- if necessary -- using the columns to break a tie.
Parameters
`that' - a `Position' to compare to this `Position'
Returns
true if this position's line or (in case of a tie wrt. line numbers) its column is smaller than the corresponding components of `that'
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