AbstractWriter (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.swing.text.AbstractWriter class
Date: 2015-05-24

javax.swing.text

## Class AbstractWriter

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.swing.text.AbstractWriter

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    HTMLWriter, MinimalHTMLWriter

      public abstract class AbstractWriter
      extends Object

  AbstractWriter is an abstract class that actually does the work of writing out the element tree including the attributes. In terms of how much is written out per line, the writer defaults to 100. But this value can be set by subclasses.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected static char` | `NEWLINE` How the text packages models newlines.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `AbstractWriter(Writer w, Document doc)` Creates a new AbstractWriter.
    `protected` | `AbstractWriter(Writer w, Document doc, int pos, int len)` Creates a new AbstractWriter.
    `protected` | `AbstractWriter(Writer w, Element root)` Creates a new AbstractWriter.
    `protected` | `AbstractWriter(Writer w, Element root, int pos, int len)` Creates a new AbstractWriter.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected void` | `decrIndent()` Decrements the indent level.
    `protected boolean` | `getCanWrapLines()` Returns whether or not the lines can be wrapped.
    `protected int` | `getCurrentLineLength()` Returns the current line length.
    `protected Document` | `getDocument()` Fetches the document.
    `protected ElementIterator` | `getElementIterator()` Fetches the ElementIterator.
    `int` | `getEndOffset()` Returns the last offset to be output.
    `protected int` | `getIndentLevel()` Returns the current indentation level.
    `protected int` | `getIndentSpace()` Returns the amount of space to indent.
    `protected int` | `getLineLength()` Returns the maximum line length.
    `String` | `getLineSeparator()` Returns the string used to represent newlines.
    `int` | `getStartOffset()` Returns the first offset to be output.
    `protected String` | `getText(Element elem)` Returns the text associated with the element.
    `protected Writer` | `getWriter()` Returns the Writer that is used to output the content.
    `protected void` | `incrIndent()` Increments the indent level.
    `protected void` | `indent()` Does indentation.
    `protected boolean` | `inRange(Element next)` This method determines whether the current element is in the range specified.
    `protected boolean` | `isLineEmpty()` Returns true if the current line should be considered empty.
    `protected void` | `output(char[] content, int start, int length)` The last stop in writing out content.
    `protected void` | `setCanWrapLines(boolean newValue)` Sets whether or not lines can be wrapped.
    `protected void` | `setCurrentLineLength(int length)` Sets the current line length.
    `protected void` | `setIndentSpace(int space)` Enables subclasses to specify how many spaces an indent maps to.
    `protected void` | `setLineLength(int l)` Enables subclasses to set the number of characters they want written per line.
    `void` | `setLineSeparator(String value)` Sets the String used to represent newlines.
    `protected void` | `text(Element elem)` Writes out text.
    `protected abstract void` | `write()` This abstract method needs to be implemented by subclasses.
    `protected void` | `write(char ch)` Writes out a character.
    `protected void` | `write(char[] chars, int startIndex, int length)` All write methods call into this one.
    `protected void` | `write(String content)` Writes out a string.
    `protected void` | `writeAttributes(AttributeSet attr)` Writes out the set of attributes as " <name>=<value>" pairs.
    `protected void` | `writeLineSeparator()` Writes the line separator.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### NEWLINE

          protected static final char NEWLINE

      How the text packages models newlines.
      See Also:
        `getLineSeparator()`, Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractWriter

          protected AbstractWriter(Writer w,
                                   Document doc)

      Creates a new AbstractWriter. Initializes the ElementIterator with the default root of the document.
      Parameters:
        `w` - a Writer.
        `doc` - a Document

    - #### AbstractWriter

          protected AbstractWriter(Writer w,
                                   Document doc,
                                   int pos,
                                   int len)

      Creates a new AbstractWriter. Initializes the ElementIterator with the element passed in.
      Parameters:
        `w` - a Writer
        `doc` - an Element
        `pos` - The location in the document to fetch the content.
        `len` - The amount to write out.

    - #### AbstractWriter

          protected AbstractWriter(Writer w,
                                   Element root)

      Creates a new AbstractWriter. Initializes the ElementIterator with the element passed in.
      Parameters:
        `w` - a Writer
        `root` - an Element

    - #### AbstractWriter

          protected AbstractWriter(Writer w,
                                   Element root,
                                   int pos,
                                   int len)

      Creates a new AbstractWriter. Initializes the ElementIterator with the element passed in.
      Parameters:
        `w` - a Writer
        `root` - an Element
        `pos` - The location in the document to fetch the content.
        `len` - The amount to write out.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getStartOffset

          public int getStartOffset()

      Returns the first offset to be output.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### getEndOffset

          public int getEndOffset()

      Returns the last offset to be output.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### getElementIterator

          protected ElementIterator getElementIterator()

      Fetches the ElementIterator.
      Returns:
        the ElementIterator.

    - #### getWriter

          protected Writer getWriter()

      Returns the Writer that is used to output the content.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### getDocument

          protected Document getDocument()

      Fetches the document.
      Returns:
        the Document.

    - #### inRange

          protected boolean inRange(Element next)

      This method determines whether the current element is in the range specified. When no range is specified, the range is initialized to be the entire document. inRange() returns true if the range specified intersects with the element's range.
      Parameters:
        `next` - an Element.
      Returns:
        boolean that indicates whether the element is in the range.

    - #### write

          protected abstract void write()
                                 throws IOException,
                                        BadLocationException

      This abstract method needs to be implemented by subclasses. Its responsibility is to iterate over the elements and use the write() methods to generate output in the desired format.
      Throws:
        `IOException`
        `BadLocationException`

    - #### getText

          protected String getText(Element elem)
                            throws BadLocationException

      Returns the text associated with the element. The assumption here is that the element is a leaf element. Throws a BadLocationException when encountered.
      Parameters:
        `elem` - an `Element`
      Returns:
        the text as a `String`
      Throws:
        `BadLocationException` - if pos represents an invalid location within the document

    - #### text

          protected void text(Element elem)
                       throws BadLocationException,
                              IOException

      Writes out text. If a range is specified when the constructor is invoked, then only the appropriate range of text is written out.
      Parameters:
        `elem` - an Element.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - on any I/O error
        `BadLocationException` - if pos represents an invalid location within the document.

    - #### setLineLength

          protected void setLineLength(int l)

      Enables subclasses to set the number of characters they want written per line. The default is 100.
      Parameters:
        `l` - the maximum line length.

    - #### getLineLength

          protected int getLineLength()

      Returns the maximum line length.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### setCurrentLineLength

          protected void setCurrentLineLength(int length)

      Sets the current line length.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### getCurrentLineLength

          protected int getCurrentLineLength()

      Returns the current line length.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### isLineEmpty

          protected boolean isLineEmpty()

      Returns true if the current line should be considered empty. This is true when `getCurrentLineLength` == 0 || `indent` has been invoked on an empty line.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### setCanWrapLines

          protected void setCanWrapLines(boolean newValue)

      Sets whether or not lines can be wrapped. This can be toggled during the writing of lines. For example, outputting HTML might set this to false when outputting a quoted string.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### getCanWrapLines

          protected boolean getCanWrapLines()

      Returns whether or not the lines can be wrapped. If this is false no lineSeparator's will be output.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### setIndentSpace

          protected void setIndentSpace(int space)

      Enables subclasses to specify how many spaces an indent maps to. When indentation takes place, the indent level is multiplied by this mapping. The default is 2.
      Parameters:
        `space` - an int representing the space to indent mapping.

    - #### getIndentSpace

          protected int getIndentSpace()

      Returns the amount of space to indent.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### setLineSeparator

          public void setLineSeparator(String value)

      Sets the String used to represent newlines. This is initialized in the constructor from either the Document, or the System property line.separator.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### getLineSeparator

          public String getLineSeparator()

      Returns the string used to represent newlines.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### incrIndent

          protected void incrIndent()

      Increments the indent level. If indenting would cause `getIndentSpace()` *`getIndentLevel()` to be > than `getLineLength()` this will not cause an indent.

    - #### decrIndent

          protected void decrIndent()

      Decrements the indent level.

    - #### getIndentLevel

          protected int getIndentLevel()

      Returns the current indentation level. That is, the number of times `incrIndent` has been invoked minus the number of times `decrIndent` has been invoked.
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### indent

          protected void indent()
                         throws IOException

      Does indentation. The number of spaces written out is indent level times the space to map mapping. If the current line is empty, this will not make it so that the current line is still considered empty.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - on any I/O error

    - #### write

          protected void write(char ch)
                        throws IOException

      Writes out a character. This is implemented to invoke the `write` method that takes a char[].
      Parameters:
        `ch` - a char.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - on any I/O error

    - #### write

          protected void write(String content)
                        throws IOException

      Writes out a string. This is implemented to invoke the `write` method that takes a char[].
      Parameters:
        `content` - a String.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - on any I/O error

    - #### writeLineSeparator

          protected void writeLineSeparator()
                                     throws IOException

      Writes the line separator. This invokes `output` directly as well as setting the `lineLength` to 0.
      Throws:
        `IOException`
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### write

          protected void write(char[] chars,
                               int startIndex,
                               int length)
                        throws IOException

      All write methods call into this one. If `getCanWrapLines()` returns false, this will call `output` with each sequence of `chars` that doesn't contain a NEWLINE, followed by a call to `writeLineSeparator`. On the other hand, if `getCanWrapLines()` returns true, this will split the string, as necessary, so `getLineLength` is honored. The only exception is if the current string contains no whitespace, and won't fit in which case the line length will exceed `getLineLength`.
      Throws:
        `IOException`
      Since:
        1.3

    - #### writeAttributes

          protected void writeAttributes(AttributeSet attr)
                                  throws IOException

      Writes out the set of attributes as " <name>=<value>" pairs. It throws an IOException when encountered.
      Parameters:
        `attr` - an AttributeSet.
      Throws:
        `IOException` - on any I/O error

    - #### output

          protected void output(char[] content,
                                int start,
                                int length)
                         throws IOException

      The last stop in writing out content. All the write methods eventually make it to this method, which invokes `write` on the Writer.

      This method also updates the line length based on `length`. If this is invoked to output a newline, the current line length will need to be reset as will no longer be valid. If it is up to the caller to do this. Use `writeLineSeparator` to write out a newline, which will property update the current line length.

      Throws:
        `IOException`
      Since:
        1.3

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