de.unkrig.commons.text.scanner

Interface DocumentScanner<TT extends Enum<TT>>

Type Parameters:

TT -

All Superinterfaces:

ProducerWhichThrows<AbstractScanner.Token<TT>,ScanException>

public interface DocumentScanner<TT extends Enum<TT>>
extends ProducerWhichThrows<AbstractScanner.Token<TT>,ScanException>

A scanner which has a notion of a 'line number' and a 'column number' where the previously scanned token starts.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getPreviousTokenColumnNumber()
int	getPreviousTokenLineNumber()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from interface de.unkrig.commons.lang.protocol.ProducerWhichThrows

produce

Method Detail

getPreviousTokenLineNumber

int getPreviousTokenLineNumber()

Returns:

The line number (counting from one) of the previously produced token

getPreviousTokenColumnNumber

int getPreviousTokenColumnNumber()

Returns:

The column number (counting from one) of the previously produced token

toString

String toString()

Specified by:

toString in interface ProducerWhichThrows<AbstractScanner.Token<TT extends Enum<TT>>,ScanException>

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

A human-readable string that indicates the current scanning position, i.e. line number, column number, and possibly more information describing the source from where the document originates.