uk.ac.starlink.pal

Class palString

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.pal.palString

public class palString
extends Object

A String with positional information

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
palString(String s) Create a new string

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	backChar() Move the string pointer back one character
char	getChar() Get the character at the current position in the string
char	getChar(int n) Get the character at a set position in the string
int	getDigit() Get the Digit Flag
int	getFlag() Get the Status flag
char	getlastChar() Get the last character
char	getNextChar() Get the next character of the string
int	getPos() Get the current character position
String	getString() Get the string
void	incrChar() Move the string pointer forward one character
int	length() Get the length of the string
void	setDigit(int n) Set the Digit Flag
void	setFlag(int n) Set the Status flag
void	setPos(int n) Set the current character position
String	toString() Get the string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

palString

public palString(String s)

Create a new string

Parameters:

s - The text to store

Method Detail

getString

public String getString()

Get the string

Returns:

The text of the string

getNextChar

public char getNextChar()

Get the next character of the string

Returns:

The next character

backChar

public void backChar()

Move the string pointer back one character

incrChar

public void incrChar()

Move the string pointer forward one character

getChar

public char getChar(int n)

Get the character at a set position in the string

Parameters:

n - The position of the character to get

Returns:

The character at position n

getChar

public char getChar()

Get the character at the current position in the string

Returns:

The current character

getlastChar

public char getlastChar()

Get the last character

Returns:

The previous character

getPos

public int getPos()

Get the current character position

Returns:

The current character position (starting at 1)

setPos

public void setPos(int n)

Set the current character position

Parameters:

n - The current character position (starting at 1)

setDigit

public void setDigit(int n)

Set the Digit Flag

Parameters:

n - The digit flag

getDigit

public int getDigit()

Get the Digit Flag

Returns:

The digit flag

setFlag

public void setFlag(int n)

Set the Status flag

Parameters:

n - Flag value

getFlag

public int getFlag()

Get the Status flag

Returns:

Flag value

length

public int length()

Get the length of the string

Returns:

String length

toString

public String toString()

Get the string

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The string