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package org.apache.poi.hwpf.model;

import org.apache.poi.util.Internal;


public interface CharIndexTranslator {
    /**
     * Calculates the byte index of the given char index.
     * 
     * @param charPos
     *            The char position
     * @return The byte index
     */
    int getByteIndex( int charPos );

    /**
     * Calculates the char index of the given byte index. Look forward if index
     * is not in table
     * 
     * @param bytePos
     *            The character offset to check
     * @return the char index
     * @deprecated This API were based on incorrect assumption that single byte
     *             offset corresponds to single char offset
     */
    
    int getCharIndex(int bytePos);

    /**
     * Calculates the char index of the given byte index.
     * Look forward if index is not in table
     *
     * @param bytePos The character offset to check
     * @param startCP look from this characted position 
     * @return the char index
     * @deprecated This API were based on incorrect assumption that single byte
     *             offset corresponds to single char offset
     */
    
    int getCharIndex(int bytePos, int startCP);

    /**
     * Finds character ranges that includes specified byte range.
     * 
     * @param startBytePosInclusive
     *            start byte range
     * @param endBytePosExclusive
     *            end byte range
     */
    int[][] getCharIndexRanges( int startBytePosInclusive,
            int endBytePosExclusive );

    /**
     * Check if index is in table
     * 
     * @param bytePos
     * @return true if index in table, false if not
     */
    boolean isIndexInTable(int bytePos);

    /**
     * Return first index >= bytePos that is in table
     *
     * @param bytePos
     * @return  first index greater or equal to bytePos that is in table
     */
    public int lookIndexForward(int bytePos);

    /**
     * Return last index <= bytePos that is in table
     *
     * @param bytePos
     * @return last index less of equal to bytePos that is in table
     */
    public int lookIndexBackward(int bytePos);

}
