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  25 
  26 package java.lang;
  27 
  28 import sun.misc.FloatingDecimal;
  29 import java.util.Arrays;
  30 
  31 /**
  32  * A mutable sequence of characters.
  33  * <p>
  34  * Implements a modifiable string. At any point in time it contains some
  35  * particular sequence of characters, but the length and content of the
  36  * sequence can be changed through certain method calls.
  37  *
  38  * @author      Michael McCloskey
  39  * @author      Martin Buchholz
  40  * @author      Ulf Zibis
  41  * @since       1.5
  42  */
  43 abstract class AbstractStringBuilder implements Appendable, CharSequence {
  44     /**
  45      * The value is used for character storage.
  46      */
  47     char[] value;
  48 
  49     /**
  50      * The count is the number of characters used.
  51      */
  52     int count;
  53 
  54     /**
  55      * This no-arg constructor is necessary for serialization of subclasses.
  56      */
  57     AbstractStringBuilder() {
  58     }
  59 
  60     /**
  61      * Creates an AbstractStringBuilder of the specified capacity.
  62      */
  63     AbstractStringBuilder(int capacity) {
  64         value = new char[capacity];
  65     }
  66 
  67     /**
  68      * Returns the length (character count).
  69      *
  70      * @return  the length of the sequence of characters currently
  71      *          represented by this object
  72      */
  73     public int length() {
  74         return count;
  75     }
  76 
  77     /**
  78      * Returns the current capacity. The capacity is the amount of storage
  79      * available for newly inserted characters, beyond which an allocation
  80      * will occur.
  81      *
  82      * @return  the current capacity
  83      */
  84     public int capacity() {
  85         return value.length;
  86     }
  87 
  88     /**
  89      * Ensures that the capacity is at least equal to the specified minimum.
  90      * If the current capacity is less than the argument, then a new internal
  91      * array is allocated with greater capacity. The new capacity is the
  92      * larger of:
  93      * <ul>
  94      * <li>The {@code minimumCapacity} argument.
  95      * <li>Twice the old capacity, plus {@code 2}.
  96      * </ul>
  97      * If the {@code minimumCapacity} argument is nonpositive, this
  98      * method takes no action and simply returns.
  99      *
 100      * @param   minimumCapacity   the minimum desired capacity.
 101      */
 102     public void ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity) {
 103         if (minimumCapacity > 0)
 104             ensureCapacityInternal(minimumCapacity);
 105     }
 106 
 107     /**
 108      * This method has the same contract as ensureCapacity, but is
 109      * never synchronized.
 110      */
 111     private void ensureCapacityInternal(int minimumCapacity) {
 112         // overflow-conscious code
 113         if (minimumCapacity - value.length > 0)
 114             expandCapacity(minimumCapacity);
 115     }
 116 
 117     /**
 118      * This implements the expansion semantics of ensureCapacity with no
 119      * size check or synchronization.
 120      */
 121     void expandCapacity(int minimumCapacity) {
 122         int newCapacity = value.length * 2 + 2;
 123         if (newCapacity - minimumCapacity < 0)
 124             newCapacity = minimumCapacity;
 125         if (newCapacity < 0) {
 126             if (minimumCapacity < 0) // overflow
 127                 throw new OutOfMemoryError();
 128             newCapacity = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 129         }
 130         value = Arrays.copyOf(value, newCapacity);
 131     }
 132 
 133     /**
 134      * Attempts to reduce storage used for the character sequence.
 135      * If the buffer is larger than necessary to hold its current sequence of
 136      * characters, then it may be resized to become more space efficient.
 137      * Calling this method may, but is not required to, affect the value
 138      * returned by a subsequent call to the {@link #capacity()} method.
 139      */
 140     public void trimToSize() {
 141         if (count < value.length) {
 142             value = Arrays.copyOf(value, count);
 143         }
 144     }
 145 
 146     /**
 147      * Sets the length of the character sequence.
 148      * The sequence is changed to a new character sequence
 149      * whose length is specified by the argument. For every nonnegative
 150      * index <i>k</i> less than {@code newLength}, the character at
 151      * index <i>k</i> in the new character sequence is the same as the
 152      * character at index <i>k</i> in the old sequence if <i>k</i> is less
 153      * than the length of the old character sequence; otherwise, it is the
 154      * null character {@code '\u005Cu0000'}.
 155      *
 156      * In other words, if the {@code newLength} argument is less than
 157      * the current length, the length is changed to the specified length.
 158      * <p>
 159      * If the {@code newLength} argument is greater than or equal
 160      * to the current length, sufficient null characters
 161      * ({@code '\u005Cu0000'}) are appended so that
 162      * length becomes the {@code newLength} argument.
 163      * <p>
 164      * The {@code newLength} argument must be greater than or equal
 165      * to {@code 0}.
 166      *
 167      * @param      newLength   the new length
 168      * @throws     IndexOutOfBoundsException  if the
 169      *               {@code newLength} argument is negative.
 170      */
 171     public void setLength(int newLength) {
 172         if (newLength < 0)
 173             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(newLength);
 174         ensureCapacityInternal(newLength);
 175 
 176         if (count < newLength) {
 177             for (; count < newLength; count++)
 178                 value[count] = '\0';
 179         } else {
 180             count = newLength;
 181         }
 182     }
 183 
 184     /**
 185      * Returns the {@code char} value in this sequence at the specified index.
 186      * The first {@code char} value is at index {@code 0}, the next at index
 187      * {@code 1}, and so on, as in array indexing.
 188      * <p>
 189      * The index argument must be greater than or equal to
 190      * {@code 0}, and less than the length of this sequence.
 191      *
 192      * <p>If the {@code char} value specified by the index is a
 193      * <a href="Character.html#unicode">surrogate</a>, the surrogate
 194      * value is returned.
 195      *
 196      * @param      index   the index of the desired {@code char} value.
 197      * @return     the {@code char} value at the specified index.
 198      * @throws     IndexOutOfBoundsException  if {@code index} is
 199      *             negative or greater than or equal to {@code length()}.
 200      */
 201     public char charAt(int index) {
 202         if ((index < 0) || (index >= count))
 203             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
 204         return value[index];
 205     }
 206 
 207     /**
 208      * Returns the character (Unicode code point) at the specified
 209      * index. The index refers to {@code char} values
 210      * (Unicode code units) and ranges from {@code 0} to
 211      * {@link #length()}{@code  - 1}.
 212      *
 213      * <p> If the {@code char} value specified at the given index
 214      * is in the high-surrogate range, the following index is less
 215      * than the length of this sequence, and the
 216      * {@code char} value at the following index is in the
 217      * low-surrogate range, then the supplementary code point
 218      * corresponding to this surrogate pair is returned. Otherwise,
 219      * the {@code char} value at the given index is returned.
 220      *
 221      * @param      index the index to the {@code char} values
 222      * @return     the code point value of the character at the
 223      *             {@code index}
 224      * @exception  IndexOutOfBoundsException  if the {@code index}
 225      *             argument is negative or not less than the length of this
 226      *             sequence.
 227      */
 228     public int codePointAt(int index) {
 229         if ((index < 0) || (index >= count)) {
 230             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
 231         }
 232         return Character.codePointAt(value, index);
 233     }
 234 
 235     /**
 236      * Returns the character (Unicode code point) before the specified
 237      * index. The index refers to {@code char} values
 238      * (Unicode code units) and ranges from {@code 1} to {@link
 239      * #length()}.
 240      *
 241      * <p> If the {@code char} value at {@code (index - 1)}
 242      * is in the low-surrogate range, {@code (index - 2)} is not
 243      * negative, and the {@code char} value at {@code (index -
 244      * 2)} is in the high-surrogate range, then the
 245      * supplementary code point value of the surrogate pair is
 246      * returned. If the {@code char} value at {@code index -
 247      * 1} is an unpaired low-surrogate or a high-surrogate, the
 248      * surrogate value is returned.
 249      *
 250      * @param     index the index following the code point that should be returned
 251      * @return    the Unicode code point value before the given index.
 252      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the {@code index}
 253      *            argument is less than 1 or greater than the length
 254      *            of this sequence.
 255      */
 256     public int codePointBefore(int index) {
 257         int i = index - 1;
 258         if ((i < 0) || (i >= count)) {
 259             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
 260         }
 261         return Character.codePointBefore(value, index);
 262     }
 263 
 264     /**
 265      * Returns the number of Unicode code points in the specified text
 266      * range of this sequence. The text range begins at the specified
 267      * {@code beginIndex} and extends to the {@code char} at
 268      * index {@code endIndex - 1}. Thus the length (in
 269      * {@code char}s) of the text range is
 270      * {@code endIndex-beginIndex}. Unpaired surrogates within
 271      * this sequence count as one code point each.
 272      *
 273      * @param beginIndex the index to the first {@code char} of
 274      * the text range.
 275      * @param endIndex the index after the last {@code char} of
 276      * the text range.
 277      * @return the number of Unicode code points in the specified text
 278      * range
 279      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the
 280      * {@code beginIndex} is negative, or {@code endIndex}
 281      * is larger than the length of this sequence, or
 282      * {@code beginIndex} is larger than {@code endIndex}.
 283      */
 284     public int codePointCount(int beginIndex, int endIndex) {
 285         if (beginIndex < 0 || endIndex > count || beginIndex > endIndex) {
 286             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
 287         }
 288         return Character.codePointCountImpl(value, beginIndex, endIndex-beginIndex);
 289     }
 290 
 291     /**
 292      * Returns the index within this sequence that is offset from the
 293      * given {@code index} by {@code codePointOffset} code
 294      * points. Unpaired surrogates within the text range given by
 295      * {@code index} and {@code codePointOffset} count as
 296      * one code point each.
 297      *
 298      * @param index the index to be offset
 299      * @param codePointOffset the offset in code points
 300      * @return the index within this sequence
 301      * @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code index}
 302      *   is negative or larger then the length of this sequence,
 303      *   or if {@code codePointOffset} is positive and the subsequence
 304      *   starting with {@code index} has fewer than
 305      *   {@code codePointOffset} code points,
 306      *   or if {@code codePointOffset} is negative and the subsequence
 307      *   before {@code index} has fewer than the absolute value of
 308      *   {@code codePointOffset} code points.
 309      */
 310     public int offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset) {
 311         if (index < 0 || index > count) {
 312             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
 313         }
 314         return Character.offsetByCodePointsImpl(value, 0, count,
 315                                                 index, codePointOffset);
 316     }
 317 
 318     /**
 319      * Characters are copied from this sequence into the
 320      * destination character array {@code dst}. The first character to
 321      * be copied is at index {@code srcBegin}; the last character to
 322      * be copied is at index {@code srcEnd-1}. The total number of
 323      * characters to be copied is {@code srcEnd-srcBegin}. The
 324      * characters are copied into the subarray of {@code dst} starting
 325      * at index {@code dstBegin} and ending at index:
 326      * <p><blockquote><pre>
 327      * dstbegin + (srcEnd-srcBegin) - 1
 328      * </pre></blockquote>
 329      *
 330      * @param      srcBegin   start copying at this offset.
 331      * @param      srcEnd     stop copying at this offset.
 332      * @param      dst        the array to copy the data into.
 333      * @param      dstBegin   offset into {@code dst}.
 334      * @throws     NullPointerException if {@code dst} is
 335      *             {@code null}.
 336      * @throws     IndexOutOfBoundsException  if any of the following is true:
 337      *             <ul>
 338      *             <li>{@code srcBegin} is negative
 339      *             <li>{@code dstBegin} is negative
 340      *             <li>the {@code srcBegin} argument is greater than
 341      *             the {@code srcEnd} argument.
 342      *             <li>{@code srcEnd} is greater than
 343      *             {@code this.length()}.
 344      *             <li>{@code dstBegin+srcEnd-srcBegin} is greater than
 345      *             {@code dst.length}
 346      *             </ul>
 347      */
 348     public void getChars(int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst, int dstBegin)
 349     {
 350         if (srcBegin < 0)
 351             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(srcBegin);
 352         if ((srcEnd < 0) || (srcEnd > count))
 353             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(srcEnd);
 354         if (srcBegin > srcEnd)
 355             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException("srcBegin > srcEnd");
 356         System.arraycopy(value, srcBegin, dst, dstBegin, srcEnd - srcBegin);
 357     }
 358 
 359     /**
 360      * The character at the specified index is set to {@code ch}. This
 361      * sequence is altered to represent a new character sequence that is
 362      * identical to the old character sequence, except that it contains the
 363      * character {@code ch} at position {@code index}.
 364      * <p>
 365      * The index argument must be greater than or equal to
 366      * {@code 0}, and less than the length of this sequence.
 367      *
 368      * @param      index   the index of the character to modify.
 369      * @param      ch      the new character.
 370      * @throws     IndexOutOfBoundsException  if {@code index} is
 371      *             negative or greater than or equal to {@code length()}.
 372      */
 373     public void setCharAt(int index, char ch) {
 374         if ((index < 0) || (index >= count))
 375             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
 376         value[index] = ch;
 377     }
 378 
 379     /**
 380      * Appends the string representation of the {@code Object} argument.
 381      * <p>
 382      * The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted
 383      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(Object)},
 384      * and the characters of that string were then
 385      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 386      *
 387      * @param   obj   an {@code Object}.
 388      * @return  a reference to this object.
 389      */
 390     public AbstractStringBuilder append(Object obj) {
 391         return append(String.valueOf(obj));
 392     }
 393 
 394     /**
 395      * Appends the specified string to this character sequence.
 396      * <p>
 397      * The characters of the {@code String} argument are appended, in
 398      * order, increasing the length of this sequence by the length of the
 399      * argument. If {@code str} is {@code null}, then the four
 400      * characters {@code "null"} are appended.
 401      * <p>
 402      * Let <i>n</i> be the length of this character sequence just prior to
 403      * execution of the {@code append} method. Then the character at
 404      * index <i>k</i> in the new character sequence is equal to the character
 405      * at index <i>k</i> in the old character sequence, if <i>k</i> is less
 406      * than <i>n</i>; otherwise, it is equal to the character at index
 407      * <i>k-n</i> in the argument {@code str}.
 408      *
 409      * @param   str   a string.
 410      * @return  a reference to this object.
 411      */
 412     public AbstractStringBuilder append(String str) {
 413         if (str == null) str = "null";
 414         int len = str.length();
 415         ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
 416         str.getChars(0, len, value, count);
 417         count += len;
 418         return this;
 419     }
 420 
 421     // Documentation in subclasses because of synchro difference
 422     public AbstractStringBuilder append(StringBuffer sb) {
 423         if (sb == null)
 424             return append("null");
 425         int len = sb.length();
 426         ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
 427         sb.getChars(0, len, value, count);
 428         count += len;
 429         return this;
 430     }
 431 
 432     // Documentation in subclasses because of synchro difference
 433     public AbstractStringBuilder append(CharSequence s) {
 434         if (s == null)
 435             s = "null";
 436         if (s instanceof String)
 437             return this.append((String)s);
 438         if (s instanceof StringBuffer)
 439             return this.append((StringBuffer)s);
 440         return this.append(s, 0, s.length());
 441     }
 442 
 443     /**
 444      * Appends a subsequence of the specified {@code CharSequence} to this
 445      * sequence.
 446      * <p>
 447      * Characters of the argument {@code s}, starting at
 448      * index {@code start}, are appended, in order, to the contents of
 449      * this sequence up to the (exclusive) index {@code end}. The length
 450      * of this sequence is increased by the value of {@code end - start}.
 451      * <p>
 452      * Let <i>n</i> be the length of this character sequence just prior to
 453      * execution of the {@code append} method. Then the character at
 454      * index <i>k</i> in this character sequence becomes equal to the
 455      * character at index <i>k</i> in this sequence, if <i>k</i> is less than
 456      * <i>n</i>; otherwise, it is equal to the character at index
 457      * <i>k+start-n</i> in the argument {@code s}.
 458      * <p>
 459      * If {@code s} is {@code null}, then this method appends
 460      * characters as if the s parameter was a sequence containing the four
 461      * characters {@code "null"}.
 462      *
 463      * @param   s the sequence to append.
 464      * @param   start   the starting index of the subsequence to be appended.
 465      * @param   end     the end index of the subsequence to be appended.
 466      * @return  a reference to this object.
 467      * @throws     IndexOutOfBoundsException if
 468      *             {@code start} is negative, or
 469      *             {@code start} is greater than {@code end} or
 470      *             {@code end} is greater than {@code s.length()}
 471      */
 472     public AbstractStringBuilder append(CharSequence s, int start, int end) {
 473         if (s == null)
 474             s = "null";
 475         if ((start < 0) || (start > end) || (end > s.length()))
 476             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
 477                 "start " + start + ", end " + end + ", s.length() "
 478                 + s.length());
 479         int len = end - start;
 480         ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
 481         for (int i = start, j = count; i < end; i++, j++)
 482             value[j] = s.charAt(i);
 483         count += len;
 484         return this;
 485     }
 486 
 487     /**
 488      * Appends the string representation of the {@code char} array
 489      * argument to this sequence.
 490      * <p>
 491      * The characters of the array argument are appended, in order, to
 492      * the contents of this sequence. The length of this sequence
 493      * increases by the length of the argument.
 494      * <p>
 495      * The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted
 496      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(char[])},
 497      * and the characters of that string were then
 498      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 499      *
 500      * @param   str   the characters to be appended.
 501      * @return  a reference to this object.
 502      */
 503     public AbstractStringBuilder append(char[] str) {
 504         int len = str.length;
 505         ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
 506         System.arraycopy(str, 0, value, count, len);
 507         count += len;
 508         return this;
 509     }
 510 
 511     /**
 512      * Appends the string representation of a subarray of the
 513      * {@code char} array argument to this sequence.
 514      * <p>
 515      * Characters of the {@code char} array {@code str}, starting at
 516      * index {@code offset}, are appended, in order, to the contents
 517      * of this sequence. The length of this sequence increases
 518      * by the value of {@code len}.
 519      * <p>
 520      * The overall effect is exactly as if the arguments were converted
 521      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(char[],int,int)},
 522      * and the characters of that string were then
 523      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 524      *
 525      * @param   str      the characters to be appended.
 526      * @param   offset   the index of the first {@code char} to append.
 527      * @param   len      the number of {@code char}s to append.
 528      * @return  a reference to this object.
 529      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
 530      *         if {@code offset < 0} or {@code len < 0}
 531      *         or {@code offset+len > str.length}
 532      */
 533     public AbstractStringBuilder append(char str[], int offset, int len) {
 534         if (len > 0)                // let arraycopy report AIOOBE for len < 0
 535             ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
 536         System.arraycopy(str, offset, value, count, len);
 537         count += len;
 538         return this;
 539     }
 540 
 541     /**
 542      * Appends the string representation of the {@code boolean}
 543      * argument to the sequence.
 544      * <p>
 545      * The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted
 546      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(boolean)},
 547      * and the characters of that string were then
 548      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 549      *
 550      * @param   b   a {@code boolean}.
 551      * @return  a reference to this object.
 552      */
 553     public AbstractStringBuilder append(boolean b) {
 554         if (b) {
 555             ensureCapacityInternal(count + 4);
 556             value[count++] = 't';
 557             value[count++] = 'r';
 558             value[count++] = 'u';
 559             value[count++] = 'e';
 560         } else {
 561             ensureCapacityInternal(count + 5);
 562             value[count++] = 'f';
 563             value[count++] = 'a';
 564             value[count++] = 'l';
 565             value[count++] = 's';
 566             value[count++] = 'e';
 567         }
 568         return this;
 569     }
 570 
 571     /**
 572      * Appends the string representation of the {@code char}
 573      * argument to this sequence.
 574      * <p>
 575      * The argument is appended to the contents of this sequence.
 576      * The length of this sequence increases by {@code 1}.
 577      * <p>
 578      * The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted
 579      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(char)},
 580      * and the character in that string were then
 581      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 582      *
 583      * @param   c   a {@code char}.
 584      * @return  a reference to this object.
 585      */
 586     public AbstractStringBuilder append(char c) {
 587         ensureCapacityInternal(count + 1);
 588         value[count++] = c;
 589         return this;
 590     }
 591 
 592     /**
 593      * Appends the string representation of the {@code int}
 594      * argument to this sequence.
 595      * <p>
 596      * The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted
 597      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(int)},
 598      * and the characters of that string were then
 599      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 600      *
 601      * @param   i   an {@code int}.
 602      * @return  a reference to this object.
 603      */
 604     public AbstractStringBuilder append(int i) {
 605         if (i == Integer.MIN_VALUE) {
 606             append("-2147483648");
 607             return this;
 608         }
 609         int appendedLength = (i < 0) ? Integer.stringSize(-i) + 1
 610                                      : Integer.stringSize(i);
 611         int spaceNeeded = count + appendedLength;
 612         ensureCapacityInternal(spaceNeeded);
 613         Integer.getChars(i, spaceNeeded, value);
 614         count = spaceNeeded;
 615         return this;
 616     }
 617 
 618     /**
 619      * Appends the string representation of the {@code long}
 620      * argument to this sequence.
 621      * <p>
 622      * The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted
 623      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(long)},
 624      * and the characters of that string were then
 625      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 626      *
 627      * @param   l   a {@code long}.
 628      * @return  a reference to this object.
 629      */
 630     public AbstractStringBuilder append(long l) {
 631         if (l == Long.MIN_VALUE) {
 632             append("-9223372036854775808");
 633             return this;
 634         }
 635         int appendedLength = (l < 0) ? Long.stringSize(-l) + 1
 636                                      : Long.stringSize(l);
 637         int spaceNeeded = count + appendedLength;
 638         ensureCapacityInternal(spaceNeeded);
 639         Long.getChars(l, spaceNeeded, value);
 640         count = spaceNeeded;
 641         return this;
 642     }
 643 
 644     /**
 645      * Appends the string representation of the {@code float}
 646      * argument to this sequence.
 647      * <p>
 648      * The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted
 649      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(float)},
 650      * and the characters of that string were then
 651      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 652      *
 653      * @param   f   a {@code float}.
 654      * @return  a reference to this object.
 655      */
 656     public AbstractStringBuilder append(float f) {
 657         new FloatingDecimal(f).appendTo(this);
 658         return this;
 659     }
 660 
 661     /**
 662      * Appends the string representation of the {@code double}
 663      * argument to this sequence.
 664      * <p>
 665      * The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were converted
 666      * to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(double)},
 667      * and the characters of that string were then
 668      * {@link #append(String) appended} to this character sequence.
 669      *
 670      * @param   d   a {@code double}.
 671      * @return  a reference to this object.
 672      */
 673     public AbstractStringBuilder append(double d) {
 674         new FloatingDecimal(d).appendTo(this);
 675         return this;
 676     }
 677 
 678     /**
 679      * Removes the characters in a substring of this sequence.
 680      * The substring begins at the specified {@code start} and extends to
 681      * the character at index {@code end - 1} or to the end of the
 682      * sequence if no such character exists. If
 683      * {@code start} is equal to {@code end}, no changes are made.
 684      *
 685      * @param      start  The beginning index, inclusive.
 686      * @param      end    The ending index, exclusive.
 687      * @return     This object.
 688      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if {@code start}
 689      *             is negative, greater than {@code length()}, or
 690      *             greater than {@code end}.
 691      */
 692     public AbstractStringBuilder delete(int start, int end) {
 693         if (start < 0)
 694             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(start);
 695         if (end > count)
 696             end = count;
 697         if (start > end)
 698             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
 699         int len = end - start;
 700         if (len > 0) {
 701             System.arraycopy(value, start+len, value, start, count-end);
 702             count -= len;
 703         }
 704         return this;
 705     }
 706 
 707     /**
 708      * Appends the string representation of the {@code codePoint}
 709      * argument to this sequence.
 710      *
 711      * <p> The argument is appended to the contents of this sequence.
 712      * The length of this sequence increases by
 713      * {@link Character#charCount(int) Character.charCount(codePoint)}.
 714      *
 715      * <p> The overall effect is exactly as if the argument were
 716      * converted to a {@code char} array by the method
 717      * {@link Character#toChars(int)} and the character in that array
 718      * were then {@link #append(char[]) appended} to this character
 719      * sequence.
 720      *
 721      * @param   codePoint   a Unicode code point
 722      * @return  a reference to this object.
 723      * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the specified
 724      * {@code codePoint} isn't a valid Unicode code point
 725      */
 726     public AbstractStringBuilder appendCodePoint(int codePoint) {
 727         final int count = this.count;
 728 
 729         if (Character.isBmpCodePoint(codePoint)) {
 730             ensureCapacityInternal(count + 1);
 731             value[count] = (char) codePoint;
 732             this.count = count + 1;
 733         } else if (Character.isValidCodePoint(codePoint)) {
 734             ensureCapacityInternal(count + 2);
 735             Character.toSurrogates(codePoint, value, count);
 736             this.count = count + 2;
 737         } else {
 738             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
 739         }
 740         return this;
 741     }
 742 
 743     /**
 744      * Removes the {@code char} at the specified position in this
 745      * sequence. This sequence is shortened by one {@code char}.
 746      *
 747      * <p>Note: If the character at the given index is a supplementary
 748      * character, this method does not remove the entire character. If
 749      * correct handling of supplementary characters is required,
 750      * determine the number of {@code char}s to remove by calling
 751      * {@code Character.charCount(thisSequence.codePointAt(index))},
 752      * where {@code thisSequence} is this sequence.
 753      *
 754      * @param       index  Index of {@code char} to remove
 755      * @return      This object.
 756      * @throws      StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the {@code index}
 757      *              is negative or greater than or equal to
 758      *              {@code length()}.
 759      */
 760     public AbstractStringBuilder deleteCharAt(int index) {
 761         if ((index < 0) || (index >= count))
 762             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
 763         System.arraycopy(value, index+1, value, index, count-index-1);
 764         count--;
 765         return this;
 766     }
 767 
 768     /**
 769      * Replaces the characters in a substring of this sequence
 770      * with characters in the specified {@code String}. The substring
 771      * begins at the specified {@code start} and extends to the character
 772      * at index {@code end - 1} or to the end of the
 773      * sequence if no such character exists. First the
 774      * characters in the substring are removed and then the specified
 775      * {@code String} is inserted at {@code start}. (This
 776      * sequence will be lengthened to accommodate the
 777      * specified String if necessary.)
 778      *
 779      * @param      start    The beginning index, inclusive.
 780      * @param      end      The ending index, exclusive.
 781      * @param      str   String that will replace previous contents.
 782      * @return     This object.
 783      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if {@code start}
 784      *             is negative, greater than {@code length()}, or
 785      *             greater than {@code end}.
 786      */
 787     public AbstractStringBuilder replace(int start, int end, String str) {
 788         if (start < 0)
 789             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(start);
 790         if (start > count)
 791             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException("start > length()");
 792         if (start > end)
 793             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException("start > end");
 794 
 795         if (end > count)
 796             end = count;
 797         int len = str.length();
 798         int newCount = count + len - (end - start);
 799         ensureCapacityInternal(newCount);
 800 
 801         System.arraycopy(value, end, value, start + len, count - end);
 802         str.getChars(value, start);
 803         count = newCount;
 804         return this;
 805     }
 806 
 807     /**
 808      * Returns a new {@code String} that contains a subsequence of
 809      * characters currently contained in this character sequence. The
 810      * substring begins at the specified index and extends to the end of
 811      * this sequence.
 812      *
 813      * @param      start    The beginning index, inclusive.
 814      * @return     The new string.
 815      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if {@code start} is
 816      *             less than zero, or greater than the length of this object.
 817      */
 818     public String substring(int start) {
 819         return substring(start, count);
 820     }
 821 
 822     /**
 823      * Returns a new character sequence that is a subsequence of this sequence.
 824      *
 825      * <p> An invocation of this method of the form
 826      *
 827      * <blockquote><pre>
 828      * sb.subSequence(begin,&nbsp;end)</pre></blockquote>
 829      *
 830      * behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation
 831      *
 832      * <blockquote><pre>
 833      * sb.substring(begin,&nbsp;end)</pre></blockquote>
 834      *
 835      * This method is provided so that this class can
 836      * implement the {@link CharSequence} interface. </p>
 837      *
 838      * @param      start   the start index, inclusive.
 839      * @param      end     the end index, exclusive.
 840      * @return     the specified subsequence.
 841      *
 842      * @throws  IndexOutOfBoundsException
 843      *          if <tt>start</tt> or <tt>end</tt> are negative,
 844      *          if <tt>end</tt> is greater than <tt>length()</tt>,
 845      *          or if <tt>start</tt> is greater than <tt>end</tt>
 846      * @spec JSR-51
 847      */
 848     public CharSequence subSequence(int start, int end) {
 849         return substring(start, end);
 850     }
 851 
 852     /**
 853      * Returns a new {@code String} that contains a subsequence of
 854      * characters currently contained in this sequence. The
 855      * substring begins at the specified {@code start} and
 856      * extends to the character at index {@code end - 1}.
 857      *
 858      * @param      start    The beginning index, inclusive.
 859      * @param      end      The ending index, exclusive.
 860      * @return     The new string.
 861      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if {@code start}
 862      *             or {@code end} are negative or greater than
 863      *             {@code length()}, or {@code start} is
 864      *             greater than {@code end}.
 865      */
 866     public String substring(int start, int end) {
 867         if (start < 0)
 868             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(start);
 869         if (end > count)
 870             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(end);
 871         if (start > end)
 872             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(end - start);
 873         return new String(value, start, end - start);
 874     }
 875 
 876     /**
 877      * Inserts the string representation of a subarray of the {@code str}
 878      * array argument into this sequence. The subarray begins at the
 879      * specified {@code offset} and extends {@code len} {@code char}s.
 880      * The characters of the subarray are inserted into this sequence at
 881      * the position indicated by {@code index}. The length of this
 882      * sequence increases by {@code len} {@code char}s.
 883      *
 884      * @param      index    position at which to insert subarray.
 885      * @param      str       A {@code char} array.
 886      * @param      offset   the index of the first {@code char} in subarray to
 887      *             be inserted.
 888      * @param      len      the number of {@code char}s in the subarray to
 889      *             be inserted.
 890      * @return     This object
 891      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if {@code index}
 892      *             is negative or greater than {@code length()}, or
 893      *             {@code offset} or {@code len} are negative, or
 894      *             {@code (offset+len)} is greater than
 895      *             {@code str.length}.
 896      */
 897     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int index, char[] str, int offset,
 898                                         int len)
 899     {
 900         if ((index < 0) || (index > length()))
 901             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
 902         if ((offset < 0) || (len < 0) || (offset > str.length - len))
 903             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(
 904                 "offset " + offset + ", len " + len + ", str.length "
 905                 + str.length);
 906         ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
 907         System.arraycopy(value, index, value, index + len, count - index);
 908         System.arraycopy(str, offset, value, index, len);
 909         count += len;
 910         return this;
 911     }
 912 
 913     /**
 914      * Inserts the string representation of the {@code Object}
 915      * argument into this character sequence.
 916      * <p>
 917      * The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were
 918      * converted to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(Object)},
 919      * and the characters of that string were then
 920      * {@link #insert(int,String) inserted} into this character
 921      * sequence at the indicated offset.
 922      * <p>
 923      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
 924      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
 925      * of this sequence.
 926      *
 927      * @param      offset   the offset.
 928      * @param      obj      an {@code Object}.
 929      * @return     a reference to this object.
 930      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
 931      */
 932     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, Object obj) {
 933         return insert(offset, String.valueOf(obj));
 934     }
 935 
 936     /**
 937      * Inserts the string into this character sequence.
 938      * <p>
 939      * The characters of the {@code String} argument are inserted, in
 940      * order, into this sequence at the indicated offset, moving up any
 941      * characters originally above that position and increasing the length
 942      * of this sequence by the length of the argument. If
 943      * {@code str} is {@code null}, then the four characters
 944      * {@code "null"} are inserted into this sequence.
 945      * <p>
 946      * The character at index <i>k</i> in the new character sequence is
 947      * equal to:
 948      * <ul>
 949      * <li>the character at index <i>k</i> in the old character sequence, if
 950      * <i>k</i> is less than {@code offset}
 951      * <li>the character at index <i>k</i>{@code -offset} in the
 952      * argument {@code str}, if <i>k</i> is not less than
 953      * {@code offset} but is less than {@code offset+str.length()}
 954      * <li>the character at index <i>k</i>{@code -str.length()} in the
 955      * old character sequence, if <i>k</i> is not less than
 956      * {@code offset+str.length()}
 957      * </ul><p>
 958      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
 959      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
 960      * of this sequence.
 961      *
 962      * @param      offset   the offset.
 963      * @param      str      a string.
 964      * @return     a reference to this object.
 965      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
 966      */
 967     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, String str) {
 968         if ((offset < 0) || (offset > length()))
 969             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
 970         if (str == null)
 971             str = "null";
 972         int len = str.length();
 973         ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
 974         System.arraycopy(value, offset, value, offset + len, count - offset);
 975         str.getChars(value, offset);
 976         count += len;
 977         return this;
 978     }
 979 
 980     /**
 981      * Inserts the string representation of the {@code char} array
 982      * argument into this sequence.
 983      * <p>
 984      * The characters of the array argument are inserted into the
 985      * contents of this sequence at the position indicated by
 986      * {@code offset}. The length of this sequence increases by
 987      * the length of the argument.
 988      * <p>
 989      * The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were
 990      * converted to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(char[])},
 991      * and the characters of that string were then
 992      * {@link #insert(int,String) inserted} into this character
 993      * sequence at the indicated offset.
 994      * <p>
 995      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
 996      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
 997      * of this sequence.
 998      *
 999      * @param      offset   the offset.
1000      * @param      str      a character array.
1001      * @return     a reference to this object.
1002      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
1003      */
1004     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, char[] str) {
1005         if ((offset < 0) || (offset > length()))
1006             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
1007         int len = str.length;
1008         ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
1009         System.arraycopy(value, offset, value, offset + len, count - offset);
1010         System.arraycopy(str, 0, value, offset, len);
1011         count += len;
1012         return this;
1013     }
1014 
1015     /**
1016      * Inserts the specified {@code CharSequence} into this sequence.
1017      * <p>
1018      * The characters of the {@code CharSequence} argument are inserted,
1019      * in order, into this sequence at the indicated offset, moving up
1020      * any characters originally above that position and increasing the length
1021      * of this sequence by the length of the argument s.
1022      * <p>
1023      * The result of this method is exactly the same as if it were an
1024      * invocation of this object's
1025      * {@link #insert(int,CharSequence,int,int) insert}(dstOffset, s, 0, s.length())
1026      * method.
1027      *
1028      * <p>If {@code s} is {@code null}, then the four characters
1029      * {@code "null"} are inserted into this sequence.
1030      *
1031      * @param      dstOffset   the offset.
1032      * @param      s the sequence to be inserted
1033      * @return     a reference to this object.
1034      * @throws     IndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
1035      */
1036     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s) {
1037         if (s == null)
1038             s = "null";
1039         if (s instanceof String)
1040             return this.insert(dstOffset, (String)s);
1041         return this.insert(dstOffset, s, 0, s.length());
1042     }
1043 
1044     /**
1045      * Inserts a subsequence of the specified {@code CharSequence} into
1046      * this sequence.
1047      * <p>
1048      * The subsequence of the argument {@code s} specified by
1049      * {@code start} and {@code end} are inserted,
1050      * in order, into this sequence at the specified destination offset, moving
1051      * up any characters originally above that position. The length of this
1052      * sequence is increased by {@code end - start}.
1053      * <p>
1054      * The character at index <i>k</i> in this sequence becomes equal to:
1055      * <ul>
1056      * <li>the character at index <i>k</i> in this sequence, if
1057      * <i>k</i> is less than {@code dstOffset}
1058      * <li>the character at index <i>k</i>{@code +start-dstOffset} in
1059      * the argument {@code s}, if <i>k</i> is greater than or equal to
1060      * {@code dstOffset} but is less than {@code dstOffset+end-start}
1061      * <li>the character at index <i>k</i>{@code -(end-start)} in this
1062      * sequence, if <i>k</i> is greater than or equal to
1063      * {@code dstOffset+end-start}
1064      * </ul><p>
1065      * The {@code dstOffset} argument must be greater than or equal to
1066      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
1067      * of this sequence.
1068      * <p>The start argument must be nonnegative, and not greater than
1069      * {@code end}.
1070      * <p>The end argument must be greater than or equal to
1071      * {@code start}, and less than or equal to the length of s.
1072      *
1073      * <p>If {@code s} is {@code null}, then this method inserts
1074      * characters as if the s parameter was a sequence containing the four
1075      * characters {@code "null"}.
1076      *
1077      * @param      dstOffset   the offset in this sequence.
1078      * @param      s       the sequence to be inserted.
1079      * @param      start   the starting index of the subsequence to be inserted.
1080      * @param      end     the end index of the subsequence to be inserted.
1081      * @return     a reference to this object.
1082      * @throws     IndexOutOfBoundsException  if {@code dstOffset}
1083      *             is negative or greater than {@code this.length()}, or
1084      *              {@code start} or {@code end} are negative, or
1085      *              {@code start} is greater than {@code end} or
1086      *              {@code end} is greater than {@code s.length()}
1087      */
1088      public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int dstOffset, CharSequence s,
1089                                          int start, int end) {
1090         if (s == null)
1091             s = "null";
1092         if ((dstOffset < 0) || (dstOffset > this.length()))
1093             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("dstOffset "+dstOffset);
1094         if ((start < 0) || (end < 0) || (start > end) || (end > s.length()))
1095             throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
1096                 "start " + start + ", end " + end + ", s.length() "
1097                 + s.length());
1098         int len = end - start;
1099         ensureCapacityInternal(count + len);
1100         System.arraycopy(value, dstOffset, value, dstOffset + len,
1101                          count - dstOffset);
1102         for (int i=start; i<end; i++)
1103             value[dstOffset++] = s.charAt(i);
1104         count += len;
1105         return this;
1106     }
1107 
1108     /**
1109      * Inserts the string representation of the {@code boolean}
1110      * argument into this sequence.
1111      * <p>
1112      * The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were
1113      * converted to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(boolean)},
1114      * and the characters of that string were then
1115      * {@link #insert(int,String) inserted} into this character
1116      * sequence at the indicated offset.
1117      * <p>
1118      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
1119      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
1120      * of this sequence.
1121      *
1122      * @param      offset   the offset.
1123      * @param      b        a {@code boolean}.
1124      * @return     a reference to this object.
1125      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
1126      */
1127     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, boolean b) {
1128         return insert(offset, String.valueOf(b));
1129     }
1130 
1131     /**
1132      * Inserts the string representation of the {@code char}
1133      * argument into this sequence.
1134      * <p>
1135      * The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were
1136      * converted to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(char)},
1137      * and the character in that string were then
1138      * {@link #insert(int,String) inserted} into this character
1139      * sequence at the indicated offset.
1140      * <p>
1141      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
1142      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
1143      * of this sequence.
1144      *
1145      * @param      offset   the offset.
1146      * @param      c        a {@code char}.
1147      * @return     a reference to this object.
1148      * @throws     IndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
1149      */
1150     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, char c) {
1151         ensureCapacityInternal(count + 1);
1152         System.arraycopy(value, offset, value, offset + 1, count - offset);
1153         value[offset] = c;
1154         count += 1;
1155         return this;
1156     }
1157 
1158     /**
1159      * Inserts the string representation of the second {@code int}
1160      * argument into this sequence.
1161      * <p>
1162      * The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were
1163      * converted to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(int)},
1164      * and the characters of that string were then
1165      * {@link #insert(int,String) inserted} into this character
1166      * sequence at the indicated offset.
1167      * <p>
1168      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
1169      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
1170      * of this sequence.
1171      *
1172      * @param      offset   the offset.
1173      * @param      i        an {@code int}.
1174      * @return     a reference to this object.
1175      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
1176      */
1177     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, int i) {
1178         return insert(offset, String.valueOf(i));
1179     }
1180 
1181     /**
1182      * Inserts the string representation of the {@code long}
1183      * argument into this sequence.
1184      * <p>
1185      * The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were
1186      * converted to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(long)},
1187      * and the characters of that string were then
1188      * {@link #insert(int,String) inserted} into this character
1189      * sequence at the indicated offset.
1190      * <p>
1191      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
1192      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
1193      * of this sequence.
1194      *
1195      * @param      offset   the offset.
1196      * @param      l        a {@code long}.
1197      * @return     a reference to this object.
1198      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
1199      */
1200     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, long l) {
1201         return insert(offset, String.valueOf(l));
1202     }
1203 
1204     /**
1205      * Inserts the string representation of the {@code float}
1206      * argument into this sequence.
1207      * <p>
1208      * The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were
1209      * converted to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(float)},
1210      * and the characters of that string were then
1211      * {@link #insert(int,String) inserted} into this character
1212      * sequence at the indicated offset.
1213      * <p>
1214      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
1215      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
1216      * of this sequence.
1217      *
1218      * @param      offset   the offset.
1219      * @param      f        a {@code float}.
1220      * @return     a reference to this object.
1221      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
1222      */
1223     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, float f) {
1224         return insert(offset, String.valueOf(f));
1225     }
1226 
1227     /**
1228      * Inserts the string representation of the {@code double}
1229      * argument into this sequence.
1230      * <p>
1231      * The overall effect is exactly as if the second argument were
1232      * converted to a string by the method {@link String#valueOf(double)},
1233      * and the characters of that string were then
1234      * {@link #insert(int,String) inserted} into this character
1235      * sequence at the indicated offset.
1236      * <p>
1237      * The {@code offset} argument must be greater than or equal to
1238      * {@code 0}, and less than or equal to the {@linkplain #length() length}
1239      * of this sequence.
1240      *
1241      * @param      offset   the offset.
1242      * @param      d        a {@code double}.
1243      * @return     a reference to this object.
1244      * @throws     StringIndexOutOfBoundsException  if the offset is invalid.
1245      */
1246     public AbstractStringBuilder insert(int offset, double d) {
1247         return insert(offset, String.valueOf(d));
1248     }
1249 
1250     /**
1251      * Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the
1252      * specified substring. The integer returned is the smallest value
1253      * <i>k</i> such that:
1254      * <blockquote><pre>
1255      * this.toString().startsWith(str, <i>k</i>)
1256      * </pre></blockquote>
1257      * is {@code true}.
1258      *
1259      * @param   str   any string.
1260      * @return  if the string argument occurs as a substring within this
1261      *          object, then the index of the first character of the first
1262      *          such substring is returned; if it does not occur as a
1263      *          substring, {@code -1} is returned.
1264      * @throws  java.lang.NullPointerException if {@code str} is
1265      *          {@code null}.
1266      */
1267     public int indexOf(String str) {
1268         return indexOf(str, 0);
1269     }
1270 
1271     /**
1272      * Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the
1273      * specified substring, starting at the specified index.  The integer
1274      * returned is the smallest value <tt>k</tt> for which:
1275      * <blockquote><pre>
1276      *     k >= Math.min(fromIndex, str.length()) &&
1277      *                   this.toString().startsWith(str, k)
1278      * </pre></blockquote>
1279      * If no such value of <i>k</i> exists, then -1 is returned.
1280      *
1281      * @param   str         the substring for which to search.
1282      * @param   fromIndex   the index from which to start the search.
1283      * @return  the index within this string of the first occurrence of the
1284      *          specified substring, starting at the specified index.
1285      * @throws  java.lang.NullPointerException if {@code str} is
1286      *            {@code null}.
1287      */
1288     public int indexOf(String str, int fromIndex) {
1289         return String.indexOf(value, 0, count,
1290                               str.toCharArray(), 0, str.length(), fromIndex);
1291     }
1292 
1293     /**
1294      * Returns the index within this string of the rightmost occurrence
1295      * of the specified substring.  The rightmost empty string "" is
1296      * considered to occur at the index value {@code this.length()}.
1297      * The returned index is the largest value <i>k</i> such that
1298      * <blockquote><pre>
1299      * this.toString().startsWith(str, k)
1300      * </pre></blockquote>
1301      * is true.
1302      *
1303      * @param   str   the substring to search for.
1304      * @return  if the string argument occurs one or more times as a substring
1305      *          within this object, then the index of the first character of
1306      *          the last such substring is returned. If it does not occur as
1307      *          a substring, {@code -1} is returned.
1308      * @throws  java.lang.NullPointerException  if {@code str} is
1309      *          {@code null}.
1310      */
1311     public int lastIndexOf(String str) {
1312         return lastIndexOf(str, count);
1313     }
1314 
1315     /**
1316      * Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the
1317      * specified substring. The integer returned is the largest value <i>k</i>
1318      * such that:
1319      * <blockquote><pre>
1320      *     k <= Math.min(fromIndex, str.length()) &&
1321      *                   this.toString().startsWith(str, k)
1322      * </pre></blockquote>
1323      * If no such value of <i>k</i> exists, then -1 is returned.
1324      *
1325      * @param   str         the substring to search for.
1326      * @param   fromIndex   the index to start the search from.
1327      * @return  the index within this sequence of the last occurrence of the
1328      *          specified substring.
1329      * @throws  java.lang.NullPointerException if {@code str} is
1330      *          {@code null}.
1331      */
1332     public int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex) {
1333         return String.lastIndexOf(value, 0, count,
1334                               str.toCharArray(), 0, str.length(), fromIndex);
1335     }
1336 
1337     /**
1338      * Causes this character sequence to be replaced by the reverse of
1339      * the sequence. If there are any surrogate pairs included in the
1340      * sequence, these are treated as single characters for the
1341      * reverse operation. Thus, the order of the high-low surrogates
1342      * is never reversed.
1343      *
1344      * Let <i>n</i> be the character length of this character sequence
1345      * (not the length in {@code char} values) just prior to
1346      * execution of the {@code reverse} method. Then the
1347      * character at index <i>k</i> in the new character sequence is
1348      * equal to the character at index <i>n-k-1</i> in the old
1349      * character sequence.
1350      *
1351      * <p>Note that the reverse operation may result in producing
1352      * surrogate pairs that were unpaired low-surrogates and
1353      * high-surrogates before the operation. For example, reversing
1354      * "\u005CuDC00\u005CuD800" produces "\u005CuD800\u005CuDC00" which is
1355      * a valid surrogate pair.
1356      *
1357      * @return  a reference to this object.
1358      */
1359     public AbstractStringBuilder reverse() {
1360         boolean hasSurrogate = false;
1361         int n = count - 1;
1362         for (int j = (n-1) >> 1; j >= 0; --j) {
1363             char temp = value[j];
1364             char temp2 = value[n - j];
1365             if (!hasSurrogate) {
1366                 hasSurrogate = (temp >= Character.MIN_SURROGATE && temp <= Character.MAX_SURROGATE)
1367                     || (temp2 >= Character.MIN_SURROGATE && temp2 <= Character.MAX_SURROGATE);
1368             }
1369             value[j] = temp2;
1370             value[n - j] = temp;
1371         }
1372         if (hasSurrogate) {
1373             // Reverse back all valid surrogate pairs
1374             for (int i = 0; i < count - 1; i++) {
1375                 char c2 = value[i];
1376                 if (Character.isLowSurrogate(c2)) {
1377                     char c1 = value[i + 1];
1378                     if (Character.isHighSurrogate(c1)) {
1379                         value[i++] = c1;
1380                         value[i] = c2;
1381                     }
1382                 }
1383             }
1384         }
1385         return this;
1386     }
1387 
1388     /**
1389      * Returns a string representing the data in this sequence.
1390      * A new {@code String} object is allocated and initialized to
1391      * contain the character sequence currently represented by this
1392      * object. This {@code String} is then returned. Subsequent
1393      * changes to this sequence do not affect the contents of the
1394      * {@code String}.
1395      *
1396      * @return  a string representation of this sequence of characters.
1397      */
1398     public abstract String toString();
1399 
1400     /**
1401      * Needed by <tt>String</tt> for the contentEquals method.
1402      */
1403     final char[] getValue() {
1404         return value;
1405     }
1406 
1407 }