java.text

Class AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

java.lang.Object

java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Format.Field, TextAttribute

Enclosing interface:

AttributedCharacterIterator

public static class AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute
extends Object
implements Serializable

Defines attribute keys that are used as text attributes.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute	INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT This is the attribute for input method segments.
static AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute	LANGUAGE This is the attribute for the language of the text.
static AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute	READING This is the attribute for the reading form of text.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute(String name) Initializes a new instance of this class with the specified name.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj) Tests this object for equality against the specified object.
protected String	getName() Returns the name of this attribute.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash value for this object.
protected Object	readResolve() Resolves an instance of AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute that is being deserialized to one of the three pre-defined attribute constants.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

LANGUAGE

public static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute LANGUAGE

This is the attribute for the language of the text. The value of attributes of this key type are instances of Locale.

READING

public static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute READING

This is the attribute for the reading form of text. This is used for storing pronunciation along with the written text for languages which need it. The value of attributes of this key type are instances of Annotation which wrappers a String.

INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT

public static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT

This is the attribute for input method segments. The value of attributes of this key type are instances of Annotation which wrapper a String.

Constructor Detail

AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

protected AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute(String name)

Initializes a new instance of this class with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - The name of this attribute key.

Method Detail

getName

protected String getName()

Returns the name of this attribute.

Returns:

The attribute name

readResolve

protected Object readResolve()
                      throws InvalidObjectException

Resolves an instance of AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute that is being deserialized to one of the three pre-defined attribute constants. It does this by comparing the names of the attributes. The constant that the deserialized object resolves to is returned.

Returns:

The resolved contant value

Throws:

InvalidObjectException - If the object being deserialized cannot be resolved.

equals

public final boolean equals(Object obj)

Tests this object for equality against the specified object. The two objects will be considered equal if and only if:

• The specified object is not null.
• The specified object is an instance of AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute.
• The specified object has the same attribute name as this object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the Object to test for equality against this object.

Returns:

true if the specified object is equal to this one, false otherwise.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

hashCode

public final int hashCode()

Returns a hash value for this object.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

A hash value for this object.

See Also:

Object.equals(Object), System.identityHashCode(Object)

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

A String representation of this object.

See Also:

Object.getClass(), Object.hashCode(), Class.getName(), Integer.toHexString(int)