UnbufferedCharStream (ANTLR 4 Runtime 4.5.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.antlr.v4.runtime.UnbufferedCharStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

CharStream, IntStream
```
public class UnbufferedCharStream
extends Object
implements CharStream
```
Do not buffer up the entire char stream. It does keep a small buffer for efficiency and also buffers while a mark exists (set by the lookahead prediction in parser). "Unbuffered" here refers to fact that it doesn't buffer all data, not that's it's on demand loading of char.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected int`	`currentCharIndex` Absolute character index.
`protected char[]`	`data` A moving window buffer of the data being scanned.
`protected Reader`	`input`
`protected int`	`lastChar` This is the `LA(-1)` character for the current position.
`protected int`	`lastCharBufferStart` When `numMarkers > 0`, this is the `LA(-1)` character for the first character in `data`.
`protected int`	`n` The number of characters currently in `data`.
`String`	`name` The name or source of this char stream.
`protected int`	`numMarkers` Count up with `mark()` and down with `release()`.
`protected int`	`p` 0..n-1 index into `data` of next character.

Fields inherited from interface org.antlr.v4.runtime.IntStream
EOF, UNKNOWN_SOURCE_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`UnbufferedCharStream()` Useful for subclasses that pull char from other than this.input.
`UnbufferedCharStream(InputStream input)`
`UnbufferedCharStream(InputStream input, int bufferSize)`
`UnbufferedCharStream(int bufferSize)` Useful for subclasses that pull char from other than this.input.
`UnbufferedCharStream(Reader input)`
`UnbufferedCharStream(Reader input, int bufferSize)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`protected void`	`add(int c)`
`void`	`consume()` Consumes the current symbol in the stream.
`protected int`	`fill(int n)` Add `n` characters to the buffer.
`protected int`	`getBufferStartIndex()`
`String`	`getSourceName()` Gets the name of the underlying symbol source.
`String`	`getText(Interval interval)` This method returns the text for a range of characters within this input stream.
`int`	`index()` Return the index into the stream of the input symbol referred to by `LA(1)`.
`int`	`LA(int i)` Gets the value of the symbol at offset `i` from the current position.
`int`	`mark()` Return a marker that we can release later.
`protected int`	`nextChar()` Override to provide different source of characters than `input`.
`void`	`release(int marker)` Decrement number of markers, resetting buffer if we hit 0.
`void`	`seek(int index)` Seek to absolute character index, which might not be in the current sliding window.
`int`	`size()` Returns the total number of symbols in the stream, including a single EOF symbol.
`protected void`	`sync(int want)` Make sure we have 'need' elements from current position `p`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - data
```
protected char[] data
```
    A moving window buffer of the data being scanned. While there's a marker, we keep adding to buffer. Otherwise, consume() resets so we start filling at index 0 again.
  - n
```
protected int n
```
    The number of characters currently in data.
    This is not the buffer capacity, that's data.length.
  - p
```
protected int p
```
    0..n-1 index into data of next character.
    The LA(1) character is data[p]. If p == n, we are out of buffered characters.
  - numMarkers
```
protected int numMarkers
```
    Count up with mark() and down with release(). When we release() the last mark, numMarkers reaches 0 and we reset the buffer. Copy data[p]..data[n-1] to data[0]..data[(n-1)-p].
  - lastChar
```
protected int lastChar
```
    This is the LA(-1) character for the current position.
  - lastCharBufferStart
```
protected int lastCharBufferStart
```
    When numMarkers > 0, this is the LA(-1) character for the first character in data. Otherwise, this is unspecified.
  - currentCharIndex
```
protected int currentCharIndex
```
    Absolute character index. It's the index of the character about to be read via LA(1). Goes from 0 to the number of characters in the entire stream, although the stream size is unknown before the end is reached.
  - input
```
protected Reader input
```
  - name
```
public String name
```
    The name or source of this char stream.
- Constructor Detail
  - UnbufferedCharStream
```
public UnbufferedCharStream()
```
    Useful for subclasses that pull char from other than this.input.
  - UnbufferedCharStream
```
public UnbufferedCharStream(int bufferSize)
```
    Useful for subclasses that pull char from other than this.input.
  - UnbufferedCharStream
```
public UnbufferedCharStream(InputStream input)
```
  - UnbufferedCharStream
```
public UnbufferedCharStream(Reader input)
```
  - UnbufferedCharStream
```
public UnbufferedCharStream(InputStream input,
                            int bufferSize)
```
  - UnbufferedCharStream
```
public UnbufferedCharStream(Reader input,
                            int bufferSize)
```
- Method Detail
  - consume
```
public void consume()
```
    Description copied from interface: IntStream
    Consumes the current symbol in the stream. This method has the following effects:
    - Forward movement: The value of index() before calling this method is less than the value of index() after calling this method.
    - Ordered lookahead: The value of LA(1) before calling this method becomes the value of LA(-1) after calling this method.
    Note that calling this method does not guarantee that index() is incremented by exactly 1, as that would preclude the ability to implement filtering streams (e.g. CommonTokenStream which distinguishes between "on-channel" and "off-channel" tokens).
    Specified by:
    
    consume in interface IntStream
  - sync
```
protected void sync(int want)
```
    Make sure we have 'need' elements from current position p. Last valid p index is data.length-1. p+need-1 is the char index 'need' elements ahead. If we need 1 element, (p+1-1)==p must be less than data.length.
  - fill
```
protected int fill(int n)
```
    Add n characters to the buffer. Returns the number of characters actually added to the buffer. If the return value is less than n, then EOF was reached before n characters could be added.
  - nextChar
```
protected int nextChar()
                throws IOException
```
    Override to provide different source of characters than input.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - add
```
protected void add(int c)
```
  - LA
```
public int LA(int i)
```
    Description copied from interface: IntStream
    Gets the value of the symbol at offset i from the current position. When i==1, this method returns the value of the current symbol in the stream (which is the next symbol to be consumed). When i==-1, this method returns the value of the previously read symbol in the stream. It is not valid to call this method with i==0, but the specific behavior is unspecified because this method is frequently called from performance-critical code.
    This method is guaranteed to succeed if any of the following are true:
    - i>0
    - i==-1 and index() returns a value greater than the value of index() after the stream was constructed and LA(1) was called in that order. Specifying the current index() relative to the index after the stream was created allows for filtering implementations that do not return every symbol from the underlying source. Specifying the call to LA(1) allows for lazily initialized streams.
    - LA(i) refers to a symbol consumed within a marked region that has not yet been released.
    If i represents a position at or beyond the end of the stream, this method returns IntStream.EOF.
    
    The return value is unspecified if i<0 and fewer than -i calls to consume() have occurred from the beginning of the stream before calling this method.
    Specified by:
    
    LA in interface IntStream
  - mark
```
public int mark()
```
    Return a marker that we can release later.
    The specific marker value used for this class allows for some level of protection against misuse where seek() is called on a mark or release() is called in the wrong order.
    
    Specified by:
    
    mark in interface IntStream
    
    Returns:
    
    An opaque marker which should be passed to release() when the marked range is no longer required.
  - release
```
public void release(int marker)
```
    Decrement number of markers, resetting buffer if we hit 0.
    
    Specified by:
    
    release in interface IntStream
    
    Parameters:
    
    marker -
    
    See Also:
    
    IntStream.mark()
  - index
```
public int index()
```
    Description copied from interface: IntStream
    
    Return the index into the stream of the input symbol referred to by LA(1).
    The behavior of this method is unspecified if no call to an initializing method has occurred after this stream was constructed.
    
    Specified by:
    
    index in interface IntStream
  - seek
```
public void seek(int index)
```
    Seek to absolute character index, which might not be in the current sliding window. Move p to index-bufferStartIndex.
    
    Specified by:
    
    seek in interface IntStream
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - The absolute index to seek to.
  - size
```
public int size()
```
    Description copied from interface: IntStream
    
    Returns the total number of symbols in the stream, including a single EOF symbol.
    
    Specified by:
    
    size in interface IntStream
  - getSourceName
```
public String getSourceName()
```
    Description copied from interface: IntStream
    
    Gets the name of the underlying symbol source. This method returns a non-null, non-empty string. If such a name is not known, this method returns IntStream.UNKNOWN_SOURCE_NAME.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSourceName in interface IntStream
  - getText
```
public String getText(Interval interval)
```
    Description copied from interface: CharStream
    
    This method returns the text for a range of characters within this input stream. This method is guaranteed to not throw an exception if the specified interval lies entirely within a marked range. For more information about marked ranges, see IntStream.mark().
    
    Specified by:
    
    getText in interface CharStream
    
    Parameters:
    
    interval - an interval within the stream
    
    Returns:
    
    the text of the specified interval
  - getBufferStartIndex
```
protected final int getBufferStartIndex()
```

Class UnbufferedCharStream

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.antlr.v4.runtime.IntStream

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

data

n

p

numMarkers

lastChar

lastCharBufferStart

currentCharIndex

input

name

Constructor Detail

UnbufferedCharStream

UnbufferedCharStream

UnbufferedCharStream

UnbufferedCharStream

UnbufferedCharStream

UnbufferedCharStream

Method Detail

consume

sync

fill

nextChar

add

LA

mark

release

index

seek

size

getSourceName

getText

getBufferStartIndex