Andreas,
Am 15.06.2008 um 13:25 schrieb Andreas Delmelle:
Now, while I'm at it, I'm wondering whether it would be a good idea
to have FOText implement Java 1.4's java.lang.CharSequence
interface. This would mean that FOText gets a few extra methods
(charAt(), length() and subSequence()), allowing us to use it in
other parts of the code in the same fashion as a String or
StringBuffer. The toString() method would need to be altered to
follow the definition as specified in the API docs (i.e. only
output the text-content).
Any opinions on this? (or more importantly: Any objections?)
Not at all. I am still working my way through the Layout code, trying
to get the alignmentContext to work, so any reduction / simplification
in this respect would only make it easier.
As for the implementation of the interface: If the "subSequence" is
never used, then it is probably a good idea to implement if by
throwing an "UnsupportedOperationException", as this operation seems
very complex and there'd be no point implementing it unless it is used.
Cheers
Andreas
Max
