CharArrayWriter

public class CharArrayWriter extends Writer

This class implements a character buffer that can be used as an Writer. The buffer automatically grows when data is written to the stream. The data can be retrieved using toCharArray() and toString().

Note: Invoking close() on this class has no effect, and methods of this class can be called after the stream has closed without generating an IOException.

Field Summary

protected char[] buf The buffer where data is stored.
protected int count The number of chars in the buffer.

Inherited Field Summary

Public Constructor Summary

CharArrayWriter()
Creates a new CharArrayWriter.
CharArrayWriter(int initialSize)
Creates a new CharArrayWriter with the specified initial size.

Public Method Summary

CharArrayWriter
append(char c)
Appends the specified character to this writer.
CharArrayWriter
append(CharSequence csq, int start, int end)
Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this writer.
CharArrayWriter
append(CharSequence csq)
Appends the specified character sequence to this writer.
void
close()
Close the stream.
void
flush()
Flush the stream.
void
reset()
Resets the buffer so that you can use it again without throwing away the already allocated buffer.
int
size()
Returns the current size of the buffer.
char[]
toCharArray()
Returns a copy of the input data.
String
toString()
Converts input data to a string.
void
write(int c)
Writes a character to the buffer.
void
write(String str, int off, int len)
Write a portion of a string to the buffer.
void
write(char[] c, int off, int len)
Writes characters to the buffer.
void
writeTo(Writer out)
Writes the contents of the buffer to another character stream.

Inherited Method Summary

Fields

protected char[] buf

The buffer where data is stored.

protected int count

The number of chars in the buffer.

Public Constructors

public CharArrayWriter ()

Creates a new CharArrayWriter.

public CharArrayWriter (int initialSize)

Creates a new CharArrayWriter with the specified initial size.

Parameters
initialSize an int specifying the initial buffer size.
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if initialSize is negative

Public Methods

public CharArrayWriter append (char c)

Appends the specified character to this writer.

An invocation of this method of the form out.append(c) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

     out.write(c) 

Parameters
c The 16-bit character to append
Returns
  • This writer

public CharArrayWriter append (CharSequence csq, int start, int end)

Appends a subsequence of the specified character sequence to this writer.

An invocation of this method of the form out.append(csq, start, end) when csq is not null, behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

     out.write(csq.subSequence(start, end).toString()) 

Parameters
csq The character sequence from which a subsequence will be appended. If csq is null, then characters will be appended as if csq contained the four characters "null".
start The index of the first character in the subsequence
end The index of the character following the last character in the subsequence
Returns
  • This writer
Throws
IndexOutOfBoundsException If start or end are negative, start is greater than end, or end is greater than csq.length()

public CharArrayWriter append (CharSequence csq)

Appends the specified character sequence to this writer.

An invocation of this method of the form out.append(csq) behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

     out.write(csq.toString()) 

Depending on the specification of toString for the character sequence csq, the entire sequence may not be appended. For instance, invoking the toString method of a character buffer will return a subsequence whose content depends upon the buffer's position and limit.

Parameters
csq The character sequence to append. If csq is null, then the four characters "null" are appended to this writer.
Returns
  • This writer

public void close ()

Close the stream. This method does not release the buffer, since its contents might still be required. Note: Invoking this method in this class will have no effect.

public void flush ()

Flush the stream.

public void reset ()

Resets the buffer so that you can use it again without throwing away the already allocated buffer.

public int size ()

Returns the current size of the buffer.

Returns
  • an int representing the current size of the buffer.

public char[] toCharArray ()

Returns a copy of the input data.

Returns
  • an array of chars copied from the input data.

public String toString ()

Converts input data to a string.

Returns
  • the string.

public void write (int c)

Writes a character to the buffer.

Parameters
c int specifying a character to be written

public void write (String str, int off, int len)

Write a portion of a string to the buffer.

Parameters
str String to be written from
off Offset from which to start reading characters
len Number of characters to be written

public void write (char[] c, int off, int len)

Writes characters to the buffer.

Parameters
c the data to be written
off the start offset in the data
len the number of chars that are written

public void writeTo (Writer out)

Writes the contents of the buffer to another character stream.

Parameters
out the output stream to write to
Throws
IOException If an I/O error occurs.