AttributedCharacterIterator (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

All Superinterfaces:

CharacterIterator, Cloneable
```
public interface AttributedCharacterIterator
extends CharacterIterator
```
An AttributedCharacterIterator allows iteration through both text and related attribute information.
An attribute is a key/value pair, identified by the key. No two attributes on a given character can have the same key.
The values for an attribute are immutable, or must not be mutated by clients or storage. They are always passed by reference, and not cloned.
A run with respect to an attribute is a maximum text range for which:
- the attribute is undefined or null for the entire range, or
- the attribute value is defined and has the same non-null value for the entire range.
A run with respect to a set of attributes is a maximum text range for which this condition is met for each member attribute.
When getting a run with no explicit attributes specified (i.e., calling getRunStart() and getRunLimit()), any contiguous text segments having the same attributes (the same set of attribute/value pairs) are treated as separate runs if the attributes have been given to those text segments separately.
The returned indexes are limited to the range of the iterator.
The returned attribute information is limited to runs that contain the current character.
Attribute keys are instances of AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute and its subclasses, such as TextAttribute.
Since:

1.2

See Also:
AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute, TextAttribute, AttributedString, Annotation

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface and Description

static class AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute
Defines attribute keys that are used to identify text attributes.

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
`static class`	`AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute` Defines attribute keys that are used to identify text attributes.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface java.text.CharacterIterator
  DONE

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Set<AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute>`	`getAllAttributeKeys()` Returns the keys of all attributes defined on the iterator's text range.
`Object`	`getAttribute(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute)` Returns the value of the named `attribute` for the current character.
`Map<AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute,Object>`	`getAttributes()` Returns a map with the attributes defined on the current character.
`int`	`getRunLimit()` Returns the index of the first character following the run with respect to all attributes containing the current character.
`int`	`getRunLimit(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute)` Returns the index of the first character following the run with respect to the given `attribute` containing the current character.
`int`	`getRunLimit(Set<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute> attributes)` Returns the index of the first character following the run with respect to the given `attributes` containing the current character.
`int`	`getRunStart()` Returns the index of the first character of the run with respect to all attributes containing the current character.
`int`	`getRunStart(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute)` Returns the index of the first character of the run with respect to the given `attribute` containing the current character.
`int`	`getRunStart(Set<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute> attributes)` Returns the index of the first character of the run with respect to the given `attributes` containing the current character.

Methods inherited from interface java.text.CharacterIterator
clone, current, first, getBeginIndex, getEndIndex, getIndex, last, next, previous, setIndex

- Method Detail
  - getRunStart
```
int getRunStart()
```
    Returns the index of the first character of the run with respect to all attributes containing the current character.
    Any contiguous text segments having the same attributes (the same set of attribute/value pairs) are treated as separate runs if the attributes have been given to those text segments separately.
  - getRunStart
```
int getRunStart(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute)
```
    Returns the index of the first character of the run with respect to the given attribute containing the current character.
  - getRunStart
```
int getRunStart(Set<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute> attributes)
```
    Returns the index of the first character of the run with respect to the given attributes containing the current character.
  - getRunLimit
```
int getRunLimit()
```
    Returns the index of the first character following the run with respect to all attributes containing the current character.
    Any contiguous text segments having the same attributes (the same set of attribute/value pairs) are treated as separate runs if the attributes have been given to those text segments separately.
  - getRunLimit
```
int getRunLimit(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute)
```
    Returns the index of the first character following the run with respect to the given attribute containing the current character.
  - getRunLimit
```
int getRunLimit(Set<? extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute> attributes)
```
    Returns the index of the first character following the run with respect to the given attributes containing the current character.
  - getAttributes
```
Map<AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute,Object> getAttributes()
```
    Returns a map with the attributes defined on the current character.
  - getAttribute
```
Object getAttribute(AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute attribute)
```
    Returns the value of the named attribute for the current character. Returns null if the attribute is not defined.
  - getAllAttributeKeys
```
Set<AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute> getAllAttributeKeys()
```
    Returns the keys of all attributes defined on the iterator's text range. The set is empty if no attributes are defined.

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Interface AttributedCharacterIterator

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface java.text.CharacterIterator

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface java.text.CharacterIterator

Method Detail

getRunStart

getRunStart

getRunStart

getRunLimit

getRunLimit

getRunLimit

getAttributes

getAttribute

getAllAttributeKeys