com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh

Interface SitemeshBuffer

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultSitemeshBuffer, StringSitemeshBuffer

public interface SitemeshBuffer

A potentially chained sitemesh buffer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getBufferLength() Get the length of the buffered content.
char[]	getCharArray() Get the char array for this buffer.
int	getTotalLength() Get the total length of the buffered content, including the length of any chained buffers.
int	getTotalLength(int start, int length) Get the total length of the buffered content, including chained buffers from start to length
boolean	hasFragments() Whether the buffer has fragments or not
void	writeTo(java.io.Writer writer, int start, int length) Write this buffer, and any chained sub buffers in the given range, out to the given writer

Method Detail

getCharArray

char[] getCharArray()

Get the char array for this buffer. This array may be longer than the length of the content, you must use getBufferLength() in combination with this method.

Returns:

The char array for this buffer

getBufferLength

int getBufferLength()

Get the length of the buffered content.

Returns:

The length of the buffered content.

getTotalLength

int getTotalLength()

Get the total length of the buffered content, including the length of any chained buffers.

Returns:

The total length.

getTotalLength

int getTotalLength(int start,
                   int length)

Get the total length of the buffered content, including chained buffers from start to length

Parameters:

start - Where to start counting the length from

length - Where to finish

Returns:

THe total length in the given range

writeTo

void writeTo(java.io.Writer writer,
             int start,
             int length)
      throws java.io.IOException

Write this buffer, and any chained sub buffers in the given range, out to the given writer

Parameters:

start - The position to start writing from

length - The length to write

writer - The writer to write to

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If an error occurred

hasFragments

boolean hasFragments()

Whether the buffer has fragments or not

Returns:

True if it has fragments