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/*
 * @(#)Matcher.java	1.64 06/04/07
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.util.regex;


/**
 * An engine that performs match operations on a {@link java.lang.CharSequence
 * </code>character sequence<code>} by interpreting a {@link Pattern}.
 *
 * <p> A matcher is created from a pattern by invoking the pattern's {@link
 * Pattern#matcher matcher} method.  Once created, a matcher can be used to
 * perform three different kinds of match operations:
 *
 * <ul>
 *
 *   <li><p> The {@link #matches matches} method attempts to match the entire
 *   input sequence against the pattern.  </p></li>
 *
 *   <li><p> The {@link #lookingAt lookingAt} method attempts to match the
 *   input sequence, starting at the beginning, against the pattern.  </p></li>
 *
 *   <li><p> The {@link #find find} method scans the input sequence looking for
 *   the next subsequence that matches the pattern.  </p></li>
 *
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p> Each of these methods returns a boolean indicating success or failure.
 * More information about a successful match can be obtained by querying the
 * state of the matcher.
 *
 * <p> A matcher finds matches in a subset of its input called the 
 * <i>region</i>. By default, the region contains all of the matcher's input. 
 * The region can be modified via the{@link #region region} method and queried
 * via the {@link #regionStart regionStart} and {@link #regionEnd regionEnd} 
 * methods. The way that the region boundaries interact with some pattern
 * constructs can be changed. See {@link #useAnchoringBounds 
 * useAnchoringBounds} and {@link #useTransparentBounds useTransparentBounds}
 * for more details.
 *
 * <p> This class also defines methods for replacing matched subsequences with
 * new strings whose contents can, if desired, be computed from the match
 * result.  The {@link #appendReplacement appendReplacement} and {@link
 * #appendTail appendTail} methods can be used in tandem in order to collect
 * the result into an existing string buffer, or the more convenient {@link
 * #replaceAll replaceAll} method can be used to create a string in which every
 * matching subsequence in the input sequence is replaced.
 *
 * <p> The explicit state of a matcher includes the start and end indices of
 * the most recent successful match.  It also includes the start and end
 * indices of the input subsequence captured by each <a
 * href="Pattern.html#cg">capturing group</a> in the pattern as well as a total
 * count of such subsequences.  As a convenience, methods are also provided for
 * returning these captured subsequences in string form.
 *
 * <p> The explicit state of a matcher is initially undefined; attempting to
 * query any part of it before a successful match will cause an {@link
 * IllegalStateException} to be thrown.  The explicit state of a matcher is
 * recomputed by every match operation.
 *
 * <p> The implicit state of a matcher includes the input character sequence as
 * well as the <i>append position</i>, which is initially zero and is updated
 * by the {@link #appendReplacement appendReplacement} method.
 *
 * <p> A matcher may be reset explicitly by invoking its {@link #reset()}
 * method or, if a new input sequence is desired, its {@link
 * #reset(java.lang.CharSequence) reset(CharSequence)} method.  Resetting a
 * matcher discards its explicit state information and sets the append position
 * to zero.
 *
 * <p> Instances of this class are not safe for use by multiple concurrent
 * threads. </p>
 *
 *
 * @author      Mike McCloskey
 * @author	Mark Reinhold
 * @author	JSR-51 Expert Group
 * @version 	1.64, 06/04/07
 * @since	1.4
 * @spec        JSR-51
 */

public final class Matcher implements MatchResult {

    /**
     * The Pattern object that created this Matcher.
     */
    Pattern parentPattern;

    /**
     * The storage used by groups. They may contain invalid values if
     * a group was skipped during the matching.
     */
    int[] groups;

    /**
     * The range within the sequence that is to be matched. Anchors
     * will match at these "hard" boundaries. Changing the region
     * changes these values.
     */
    int from, to;

    /**
     * Lookbehind uses this value to ensure that the subexpression
     * match ends at the point where the lookbehind was encountered.
     */
    int lookbehindTo;

    /**
     * The original string being matched.
     */
    CharSequence text;

    /**
     * Matcher state used by the last node. NOANCHOR is used when a
     * match does not have to consume all of the input. ENDANCHOR is
     * the mode used for matching all the input.
     */
    static final int ENDANCHOR = 1;
    static final int NOANCHOR = 0;
    int acceptMode = NOANCHOR;

    /**
     * The range of string that last matched the pattern. If the last
     * match failed then first is -1; last initially holds 0 then it
     * holds the index of the end of the last match (which is where the
     * next search starts).
     */
    int first = -1, last = 0;

    /**
     * The end index of what matched in the last match operation.
     */
    int oldLast = -1;

    /**
     * The index of the last position appended in a substitution.
     */
    int lastAppendPosition = 0;

    /**
     * Storage used by nodes to tell what repetition they are on in
     * a pattern, and where groups begin. The nodes themselves are stateless,
     * so they rely on this field to hold state during a match.
     */
    int[] locals;

    /**
     * Boolean indicating whether or not more input could change
     * the results of the last match. 
     * 
     * If hitEnd is true, and a match was found, then more input
     * might cause a different match to be found.
     * If hitEnd is true and a match was not found, then more
     * input could cause a match to be found.
     * If hitEnd is false and a match was found, then more input
     * will not change the match.
     * If hitEnd is false and a match was not found, then more
     * input will not cause a match to be found.
     */
    boolean hitEnd;

    /**
     * Boolean indicating whether or not more input could change
     * a positive match into a negative one.
     *
     * If requireEnd is true, and a match was found, then more
     * input could cause the match to be lost.
     * If requireEnd is false and a match was found, then more
     * input might change the match but the match won't be lost.
     * If a match was not found, then requireEnd has no meaning.
     */
    boolean requireEnd;

    /**
     * If transparentBounds is true then the boundaries of this
     * matcher's region are transparent to lookahead, lookbehind,
     * and boundary matching constructs that try to see beyond them.
     */
    boolean transparentBounds = false;

    /**
     * If anchoringBounds is true then the boundaries of this 
     * matcher's region match anchors such as ^ and $.
     */
    boolean anchoringBounds = true;

    /**
     * No default constructor.
     */
    Matcher() {
    }

    /**
     * All matchers have the state used by Pattern during a match.
     */
    Matcher(Pattern parent, CharSequence text) {
        this.parentPattern = parent;
        this.text = text;

        // Allocate state storage
        int parentGroupCount = Math.max(parent.capturingGroupCount, 10);
        groups = new int[parentGroupCount * 2];
        locals = new int[parent.localCount];

        // Put fields into initial states
        reset();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the pattern that is interpreted by this matcher.
     *
     * @return  The pattern for which this matcher was created
     */
    public Pattern pattern() {
        return parentPattern;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the match state of this matcher as a {@link MatchResult}.
     * The result is unaffected by subsequent operations performed upon this
     * matcher.
     *
     * @return  a <code>MatchResult</code> with the state of this matcher
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public MatchResult toMatchResult() {
        Matcher result = new Matcher(this.parentPattern, text.toString());
        result.first = this.first;
        result.last = this.last;
        result.groups = (int[])(this.groups.clone());
        return result;
    }

    /**
      * Changes the <tt>Pattern</tt> that this <tt>Matcher</tt> uses to
      * find matches with.
      *
      * <p> This method causes this matcher to lose information
      * about the groups of the last match that occurred. The
      * matcher's position in the input is maintained and its
      * last append position is unaffected.</p>
      *
      * @param  newPattern
      *         The new pattern used by this matcher
      * @return  This matcher
      * @throws  IllegalArgumentException
      *          If newPattern is <tt>null</tt>
      * @since 1.5
      */
    public Matcher usePattern(Pattern newPattern) {
        if (newPattern == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Pattern cannot be null");
        parentPattern = newPattern;
     
        // Reallocate state storage
        int parentGroupCount = Math.max(newPattern.capturingGroupCount, 10);
        groups = new int[parentGroupCount * 2];
        locals = new int[newPattern.localCount];
        for (int i = 0; i < groups.length; i++)
            groups[i] = -1;
        for (int i = 0; i < locals.length; i++)
            locals[i] = -1;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Resets this matcher.
     *
     * <p> Resetting a matcher discards all of its explicit state information
     * and sets its append position to zero. The matcher's region is set to the
     * default region, which is its entire character sequence. The anchoring
     * and transparency of this matcher's region boundaries are unaffected.
     *
     * @return  This matcher
     */
    public Matcher reset() {
        first = -1;
        last = 0;
        oldLast = -1;
        for(int i=0; i<groups.length; i++)
            groups[i] = -1;
        for(int i=0; i<locals.length; i++)
            locals[i] = -1;
        lastAppendPosition = 0;
        from = 0;
        to = getTextLength();
	return this;
    }

    /**
     * Resets this matcher with a new input sequence.
     *
     * <p> Resetting a matcher discards all of its explicit state information
     * and sets its append position to zero.  The matcher's region is set to
     * the default region, which is its entire character sequence.  The 
     * anchoring and transparency of this matcher's region boundaries are 
     * unaffected.
     *
     * @param  input
     *         The new input character sequence
     *
     * @return  This matcher
     */
    public Matcher reset(CharSequence input) {
        text = input;
        return reset();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the start index of the previous match.  </p>
     *
     * @return  The index of the first character matched
     *
     * @throws  IllegalStateException
     *          If no match has yet been attempted,
     *          or if the previous match operation failed
     */
    public int start() {
        if (first < 0)
            throw new IllegalStateException("No match available");
        return first;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the start index of the subsequence captured by the given group
     * during the previous match operation.
     *
     * <p> <a href="Pattern.html#cg">Capturing groups</a> are indexed from left
     * to right, starting at one.  Group zero denotes the entire pattern, so
     * the expression <i>m.</i><tt>start(0)</tt> is equivalent to
     * <i>m.</i><tt>start()</tt>.  </p>
     *
     * @param  group
     *         The index of a capturing group in this matcher's pattern
     *
     * @return  The index of the first character captured by the group,
     *          or <tt>-1</tt> if the match was successful but the group
     *          itself did not match anything
     *
     * @throws  IllegalStateException
     *          If no match has yet been attempted,
     *          or if the previous match operation failed
     *
     * @throws  IndexOutOfBoundsException
     *          If there is no capturing group in the pattern
     *          with the given index
     */
    public int start(int group) {
        if (first < 0)
            throw new IllegalStateException("No match available");
        if (group > groupCount())
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("No group " + group);
        return groups[group * 2];
    }

    /**
     * Returns the offset after the last character matched.  </p>
     *
     * @return  The offset after the last character matched
     *
     * @throws  IllegalStateException
     *          If no match has yet been attempted,
     *          or if the previous match operation failed
     */
    public int end() {
        if (first < 0)
            throw new IllegalStateException("No match available");
        return last;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the offset after the last character of the subsequence
     * captured by the given group during the previous match operation.
     *
     * <p> <a href="Pattern.html#cg">Capturing groups</a> are indexed from left
     * to right, starting at one.  Group zero denotes the entire pattern, so
     * the expression <i>m.</i><tt>end(0)</tt> is equivalent to
     * <i>m.</i><tt>end()</tt>.  </p>
     *
     * @param  group
     *         The index of a capturing group in this matcher's pattern
     *
     * @return  The offset after the last character captured by the group,
     *          or <tt>-1</tt> if the match was successful
     *          but the group itself did not match anything
     *
     * @throws  IllegalStateException
     *          If no match has yet been attempted,
     *          or if the previous match operation failed
     *
     * @throws  IndexOutOfBoundsException
     *          If there is no capturing group in the pattern
     *          with the given index
     */
    public int end(int group) {
        if (first < 0)
            throw new IllegalStateException("No match available");
        if (group > groupCount())
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("No group " + group);
        return groups[group * 2 + 1];
    }

    /**
     * Returns the input subsequence matched by the previous match.
     *
     * <p> For a matcher <i>m</i> with input sequence <i>s</i>, 
     * the expressions <i>m.</i><tt>group()</tt> and
     * <i>s.</i><tt>substring(</tt><i>m.</i><tt>start(),</tt>&nbsp;<i>m.</i><tt>end())</tt>
     * are equivalent.  </p>
     *
     * <p> Note that some patterns, for example <tt>a*</tt>, match the empty
     * string.  This method will return the empty string when the pattern
     * successfully matches the empty string in the input.  </p>
     *
     * @return The (possibly empty) subsequence matched by the previous match,
     *         in string form
     *
     * @throws  IllegalStateException
     *          If no match has yet been attempted,
     *          or if the previous match operation failed
     */
    public String group() {
        return group(0);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the input subsequence captured by the given group during the
     * previous match operation.
     *
     * <p> For a matcher <i>m</i>, input sequence <i>s</i>, and group index
     * <i>g</i>, the expressions <i>m.</i><tt>group(</tt><i>g</i><tt>)</tt> and
     * <i>s.</i><tt>substring(</tt><i>m.</i><tt>start(</tt><i>g</i><tt>),</tt>&nbsp;<i>m.</i><tt>end(</tt><i>g</i><tt>))</tt>
     * are equivalent.  </p>
     * 
     * <p> <a href="Pattern.html#cg">Capturing groups</a> are indexed from left
     * to right, starting at one.  Group zero denotes the entire pattern, so
     * the expression <tt>m.group(0)</tt> is equivalent to <tt>m.group()</tt>.
     * </p>
     *
     * <p> If the match was successful but the group specified failed to match
     * any part of the input sequence, then <tt>null</tt> is returned. Note
     * that some groups, for example <tt>(a*)</tt>, match the empty string.
     * This method will return the empty string when such a group successfully
     * matches the empty string in the input.  </p>
     *
     * @param  group
     *         The index of a capturing group in this matcher's pattern
     *
     * @return  The (possibly empty) subsequence captured by the group
     *          during the previous match, or <tt>null</tt> if the group
     *          failed to match part of the input
     *
     * @throws  IllegalStateException
     *          If no match has yet been attempted,
     *          or if the previous match operation failed
     *
     * @throws  IndexOutOfBoundsException
     *          If there is no capturing group in the pattern
     *          with the given index
     */
    public String group(int group) {
        if (first < 0)
            throw new IllegalStateException("No match found");
        if (group < 0 || group > groupCount())
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("No group " + group);
        if ((groups[group*2] == -1) || (groups[group*2+1] == -1))
            return null;
        return getSubSequence(groups[group * 2], groups[group * 2 + 1]).toString();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number of capturing groups in this matcher's pattern.
     *
     * <p> Group zero denotes the entire pattern by convention. It is not
     * included in this count.
     *
     * <p> Any non-negative integer smaller than or equal to the value
     * returned by this method is guaranteed to be a valid group index for
     * this matcher.  </p>
     *
     * @return The number of capturing groups in this matcher's pattern
     */
    public int groupCount() {
        return parentPattern.capturingGroupCount - 1;
    }

    /**
     * Attempts to match the entire region against the pattern.
     *
     * <p> If the match succeeds then more information can be obtained via the
     * <tt>start</tt>, <tt>end</tt>, and <tt>group</tt> methods.  </p>
     *
     * @return  <tt>true</tt> if, and only if, the entire region sequence
     *          matches this matcher's pattern
     */
    public boolean matches() {
        return match(from, ENDANCHOR);
    }

    /**
     * Attempts to find the next subsequence of the input sequence that matches
     * the pattern.
     *
     * <p> This method starts at the beginning of this matcher's region, or, if
     * a previous invocation of the method was successful and the matcher has 
     * not since been reset, at the first character not matched by the previous
     * match.
     *
     * <p> If the match succeeds then more information can be obtained via the
     * <tt>start</tt>, <tt>end</tt>, and <tt>group</tt> methods.  </p>
     *
     * @return  <tt>true</tt> if, and only if, a subsequence of the input
     *          sequence matches this matcher's pattern
     */
    public boolean find() {
        int nextSearchIndex = last;
        if (nextSearchIndex == first)
            nextSearchIndex++;

        // If next search starts before region, start it at region
        if (nextSearchIndex < from)
            nextSearchIndex = from;

        // If next search starts beyond region then it fails
        if (nextSearchIndex > to) {
            for (int i = 0; i < groups.length; i++)
                groups[i] = -1;
            return false;
        }
        return search(nextSearchIndex);
    }

    /**
     * Resets this matcher and then attempts to find the next subsequence of
     * the input sequence that matches the pattern, starting at the specified
     * index.
     *
     * <p> If the match succeeds then more information can be obtained via the
     * <tt>start</tt>, <tt>end</tt>, and <tt>group</tt> methods, and subsequent
     * invocations of the {@link #find()} method will start at the first
     * character not matched by this match.  </p>
     *
     * @throws  IndexOutOfBoundsException
     *          If start is less than zero or if start is greater than the
     *          length of the input sequence.
     *
     * @return  <tt>true</tt> if, and only if, a subsequence of the input
     *          sequence starting at the given index matches this matcher's
     *          pattern
     */
    public boolean find(int start) {
        int limit = getTextLength();
        if ((start < 0) || (start > limit))
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Illegal start index");
        reset();
        return search(start);
    }

    /**
     * Attempts to match the input sequence, starting at the beginning of the 
     * region, against the pattern.
     *
     * <p> Like the {@link #matches matches} method, this method always starts
     * at the beginning of the region; unlike that method, it does not
     * require that the entire region be matched.
     *
     * <p> If the match succeeds then more information can be obtained via the
     * <tt>start</tt>, <tt>end</tt>, and <tt>group</tt> methods.  </p>
     *
     * @return  <tt>true</tt> if, and only if, a prefix of the input
     *          sequence matches this matcher's pattern
     */
    public boolean lookingAt() {
        return match(from, NOANCHOR);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a literal replacement <code>String</code> for the specified
     * <code>String</code>.
     *
     * This method produces a <code>String</code> that will work
     * as a literal replacement <code>s</code> in the
     * <code>appendReplacement</code> method of the {@link Matcher} class.
     * The <code>String</code> produced will match the sequence of characters
     * in <code>s</code> treated as a literal sequence. Slashes ('\') and
     * dollar signs ('$') will be given no special meaning.
     *
     * @param  s The string to be literalized
     * @return  A literal string replacement
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public static String quoteReplacement(String s) {
        if ((s.indexOf('\\') == -1) && (s.indexOf('$') == -1))
            return s;
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        for (int i=0; i<s.length(); i++) {
            char c = s.charAt(i);
            if (c == '\\') {
                sb.append('\\'); sb.append('\\');
            } else if (c == '$') {
                sb.append('\\'); sb.append('$');
            } else {
                sb.append(c);
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Implements a non-terminal append-and-replace step.
     *
     * <p> This method performs the following actions: </p>
     *
     * <ol>
     *
     *   <li><p> It reads characters from the input sequence, starting at the
     *   append position, and appends them to the given string buffer.  It
     *   stops after reading the last character preceding the previous match,
     *   that is, the character at index {@link
     *   #start()}&nbsp;<tt>-</tt>&nbsp;<tt>1</tt>.  </p></li>
     *
     *   <li><p> It appends the given replacement string to the string buffer.
     *   </p></li>
     *
     *   <li><p> It sets the append position of this matcher to the index of
     *   the last character matched, plus one, that is, to {@link #end()}.
     *   </p></li>
     *
     * </ol>
     *
     * <p> The replacement string may contain references to subsequences
     * captured during the previous match: Each occurrence of
     * <tt>$</tt><i>g</i><tt></tt> will be replaced by the result of
     * evaluating {@link #group(int) group}<tt>(</tt><i>g</i><tt>)</tt>. 
     * The first number after the <tt>$</tt> is always treated as part of
     * the group reference. Subsequent numbers are incorporated into g if
     * they would form a legal group reference. Only the numerals '0'
     * through '9' are considered as potential components of the group
     * reference. If the second group matched the string <tt>"foo"</tt>, for
     * example, then passing the replacement string <tt>"$2bar"</tt> would
     * cause <tt>"foobar"</tt> to be appended to the string buffer. A dollar
     * sign (<tt>$</tt>) may be included as a literal in the replacement
     * string by preceding it with a backslash (<tt>\$</tt>).
     *
     * <p> Note that backslashes (<tt>\</tt>) and dollar signs (<tt>$</tt>) in
     * the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it
     * were being treated as a literal replacement string. Dollar signs may be
     * treated as references to captured subsequences as described above, and
     * backslashes are used to escape literal characters in the replacement
     * string.
     *
     * <p> This method is intended to be used in a loop together with the
     * {@link #appendTail appendTail} and {@link #find find} methods.  The
     * following code, for example, writes <tt>one dog two dogs in the
     * yard</tt> to the standard-output stream: </p>
     *
     * <blockquote><pre>
     * Pattern p = Pattern.compile("cat");
     * Matcher m = p.matcher("one cat two cats in the yard");
     * StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
     * while (m.find()) {
     *     m.appendReplacement(sb, "dog");
     * }
     * m.appendTail(sb);
     * System.out.println(sb.toString());</pre></blockquote>
     *
     * @param  sb
     *         The target string buffer
     *
     * @param  replacement
     *         The replacement string
     *
     * @return  This matcher
     *
     * @throws  IllegalStateException
     *          If no match has yet been attempted,
     *          or if the previous match operation failed
     *
     * @throws  IndexOutOfBoundsException
     *          If the replacement string refers to a capturing group
     *          that does not exist in the pattern
     */
    public Matcher appendReplacement(StringBuffer sb, String replacement) {

        // If no match, return error
        if (first < 0)
            throw new IllegalStateException("No match available");

        // Process substitution string to replace group references with groups
        int cursor = 0;
        String s = replacement;
        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();

        while (cursor < replacement.length()) {
            char nextChar = replacement.charAt(cursor);
            if (nextChar == '\\') {
                cursor++;
                nextChar = replacement.charAt(cursor);
                result.append(nextChar);
                cursor++;
            } else if (nextChar == '$') {
                // Skip past $
                cursor++;

                // The first number is always a group
                int refNum = (int)replacement.charAt(cursor) - '0';
                if ((refNum < 0)||(refNum > 9))
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "Illegal group reference");
                cursor++;

                // Capture the largest legal group string
                boolean done = false;
                while (!done) {
                    if (cursor >= replacement.length()) {
                        break;
                    }
                    int nextDigit = replacement.charAt(cursor) - '0';
                    if ((nextDigit < 0)||(nextDigit > 9)) { // not a number
                        break;
                    }
                    int newRefNum = (refNum * 10) + nextDigit;
                    if (groupCount() < newRefNum) {
                        done = true;
                    } else {
                        refNum = newRefNum;
                        cursor++;
                    }
                }

                // Append group
                if (group(refNum) != null)
                    result.append(group(refNum));
            } else {
                result.append(nextChar);
                cursor++;
            }
        }

        // Append the intervening text
        sb.append(getSubSequence(lastAppendPosition, first));
        // Append the match substitution
        sb.append(result.toString());

        lastAppendPosition = last;
	return this;
    }

    /**
     * Implements a terminal append-and-replace step.
     *
     * <p> This method reads characters from the input sequence, starting at
     * the append position, and appends them to the given string buffer.  It is
     * intended to be invoked after one or more invocations of the {@link
     * #appendReplacement appendReplacement} method in order to copy the
     * remainder of the input sequence.  </p>
     *
     * @param  sb
     *         The target string buffer
     *
     * @return  The target string buffer
     */
    public StringBuffer appendTail(StringBuffer sb) {
        sb.append(getSubSequence(lastAppendPosition, getTextLength()).toString());
	return sb;
    }

    /**
     * Replaces every subsequence of the input sequence that matches the
     * pattern with the given replacement string.
     *
     * <p> This method first resets this matcher.  It then scans the input
     * sequence looking for matches of the pattern.  Characters that are not
     * part of any match are appended directly to the result string; each match
     * is replaced in the result by the replacement string.  The replacement
     * string may contain references to captured subsequences as in the {@link
     * #appendReplacement appendReplacement} method.
     *
     * <p> Note that backslashes (<tt>\</tt>) and dollar signs (<tt>$</tt>) in
     * the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it
     * were being treated as a literal replacement string. Dollar signs may be
     * treated as references to captured subsequences as described above, and
     * backslashes are used to escape literal characters in the replacement
     * string.
     *
     * <p> Given the regular expression <tt>a*b</tt>, the input
     * <tt>"aabfooaabfooabfoob"</tt>, and the replacement string
     * <tt>"-"</tt>, an invocation of this method on a matcher for that
     * expression would yield the string <tt>"-foo-foo-foo-"</tt>.
     *
     * <p> Invoking this method changes this matcher's state.  If the matcher
     * is to be used in further matching operations then it should first be
     * reset.  </p>
     *
     * @param  replacement
     *         The replacement string
     *
     * @return  The string constructed by replacing each matching subsequence
     *          by the replacement string, substituting captured subsequences
     *          as needed
     */
    public String replaceAll(String replacement) {
        reset();
        boolean result = find();
        if (result) {
            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
            do {
                appendReplacement(sb, replacement);
                result = find();
            } while (result);
            appendTail(sb);
            return sb.toString();
        }
        return text.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Replaces the first subsequence of the input sequence that matches the
     * pattern with the given replacement string.
     *
     * <p> This method first resets this matcher.  It then scans the input
     * sequence looking for a match of the pattern.  Characters that are not
     * part of the match are appended directly to the result string; the match
     * is replaced in the result by the replacement string.  The replacement
     * string may contain references to captured subsequences as in the {@link
     * #appendReplacement appendReplacement} method.
     *
     * <p>Note that backslashes (<tt>\</tt>) and dollar signs (<tt>$</tt>) in
     * the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it
     * were being treated as a literal replacement string. Dollar signs may be
     * treated as references to captured subsequences as described above, and
     * backslashes are used to escape literal characters in the replacement
     * string.
     *
     * <p> Given the regular expression <tt>dog</tt>, the input
     * <tt>"zzzdogzzzdogzzz"</tt>, and the replacement string
     * <tt>"cat"</tt>, an invocation of this method on a matcher for that
     * expression would yield the string <tt>"zzzcatzzzdogzzz"</tt>.  </p>
     *
     * <p> Invoking this method changes this matcher's state.  If the matcher
     * is to be used in further matching operations then it should first be
     * reset.  </p>
     *
     * @param  replacement
     *         The replacement string
     * @return  The string constructed by replacing the first matching
     *          subsequence by the replacement string, substituting captured
     *          subsequences as needed
     */
    public String replaceFirst(String replacement) {
        if (replacement == null)
            throw new NullPointerException("replacement");
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        reset();
        if (find())
            appendReplacement(sb, replacement);
        appendTail(sb);
        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Sets the limits of this matcher's region. The region is the part of the
     * input sequence that will be searched to find a match. Invoking this
     * method resets the matcher, and then sets the region to start at the
     * index specified by the <code>start</code> parameter and end at the
     * index specified by the <code>end</code> parameter.
     *
     * <p>Depending on the transparency and anchoring being used (see
     * {@link #useTransparentBounds useTransparentBounds} and 
     * {@link #useAnchoringBounds useAnchoringBounds}), certain constructs such
     * as anchors may behave differently at or around the boundaries of the
     * region.
     *
     * @param  start
     *         The index to start searching at (inclusive)
     * @param  end
     *         The index to end searching at (exclusive)
     * @throws  IndexOutOfBoundsException
     *          If start or end is less than zero, if
     *          start is greater than the length of the input sequence, if
     *          end is greater than the length of the input sequence, or if
     *          start is greater than end.
     * @return  this matcher
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public Matcher region(int start, int end) {
        if ((start < 0) || (start > getTextLength()))
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("start");
        if ((end < 0) || (end > getTextLength()))
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("end");
        if (start > end)
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("start > end");
        reset();
        from = start;
        to = end;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Reports the start index of this matcher's region. The
     * searches this matcher conducts are limited to finding matches
     * within {@link #regionStart regionStart} (inclusive) and
     * {@link #regionEnd regionEnd} (exclusive).
     *
     * @return  The starting point of this matcher's region
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public int regionStart() {
        return from;
    }

    /**
     * Reports the end index (exclusive) of this matcher's region.
     * The searches this matcher conducts are limited to finding matches
     * within {@link #regionStart regionStart} (inclusive) and
     * {@link #regionEnd regionEnd} (exclusive).
     *
     * @return  the ending point of this matcher's region
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public int regionEnd() {
        return to;
    }

    /**
     * Queries the transparency of region bounds for this matcher.
     *
     * <p> This method returns <tt>true</tt> if this matcher uses
     * <i>transparent</i> bounds, <tt>false</tt> if it uses <i>opaque</i>
     * bounds.
     *
     * <p> See {@link #useTransparentBounds useTransparentBounds} for a 
     * description of transparent and opaque bounds.
     *
     * <p> By default, a matcher uses opaque region boundaries.
     *
     * @return <tt>true</tt> iff this matcher is using transparent bounds,
     *         <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
     * @see java.util.regex.Matcher#useTransparentBounds(boolean)
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public boolean hasTransparentBounds() {
        return transparentBounds;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the transparency of region bounds for this matcher.
     *
     * <p> Invoking this method with an argument of <tt>true</tt> will set this
     * matcher to use <i>transparent</i> bounds. If the boolean 
     * argument is <tt>false</tt>, then <i>opaque</i> bounds will be used.
     * 
     * <p> Using transparent bounds, the boundaries of this 
     * matcher's region are transparent to lookahead, lookbehind,
     * and boundary matching constructs. Those constructs can see beyond the 
     * boundaries of the region to see if a match is appropriate.
     *
     * <p> Using opaque bounds, the boundaries of this matcher's 
     * region are opaque to lookahead, lookbehind, and boundary matching 
     * constructs that may try to see beyond them. Those constructs cannot
     * look past the boundaries so they will fail to match anything outside
     * of the region.
     *
     * <p> By default, a matcher uses opaque bounds.
     *
     * @param  b a boolean indicating whether to use opaque or transparent
     *         regions
     * @return this matcher
     * @see java.util.regex.Matcher#hasTransparentBounds
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public Matcher useTransparentBounds(boolean b) {
        transparentBounds = b;
        return this;
    }
 
    /**
     * Queries the anchoring of region bounds for this matcher.
     *
     * <p> This method returns <tt>true</tt> if this matcher uses
     * <i>anchoring</i> bounds, <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
     *
     * <p> See {@link #useAnchoringBounds useAnchoringBounds} for a 
     * description of anchoring bounds.
     *
     * <p> By default, a matcher uses anchoring region boundaries.
     *
     * @return <tt>true</tt> iff this matcher is using anchoring bounds,
     *         <tt>false</tt> otherwise.
     * @see java.util.regex.Matcher#useAnchoringBounds(boolean)
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public boolean hasAnchoringBounds() {
        return anchoringBounds;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the anchoring of region bounds for this matcher.
     *
     * <p> Invoking this method with an argument of <tt>true</tt> will set this
     * matcher to use <i>anchoring</i> bounds. If the boolean 
     * argument is <tt>false</tt>, then <i>non-anchoring</i> bounds will be 
     * used.
     * 
     * <p> Using anchoring bounds, the boundaries of this 
     * matcher's region match anchors such as ^ and $.
     *
     * <p> Without anchoring bounds, the boundaries of this 
     * matcher's region will not match anchors such as ^ and $.
     *
     * <p> By default, a matcher uses anchoring region boundaries.
     *
     * @param  b a boolean indicating whether or not to use anchoring bounds.
     * @return this matcher
     * @see java.util.regex.Matcher#hasAnchoringBounds
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public Matcher useAnchoringBounds(boolean b) {
        anchoringBounds = b;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns the string representation of this matcher. The
     * string representation of a <code>Matcher</code> contains information
     * that may be useful for debugging. The exact format is unspecified.
     *
     * @return  The string representation of this matcher
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public String toString() {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
	sb.append("java.util.regex.Matcher");
	sb.append("[pattern=" + pattern());
	sb.append(" region=");
	sb.append(regionStart() + "," + regionEnd());
        sb.append(" lastmatch=");
        if ((first >= 0) && (group() != null)) {
            sb.append(group());
        }
	sb.append("]");
	return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns true if the end of input was hit by the search engine in
     * the last match operation performed by this matcher.
     *
     * <p>When this method returns true, then it is possible that more input 
     * would have changed the result of the last search.
     *
     * @return  true iff the end of input was hit in the last match; false
     *          otherwise
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public boolean hitEnd() {
        return hitEnd;
    }

    /**
     * <p>Returns true if more input could change a positive match into a 
     * negative one.
     *
     * <p>If this method returns true, and a match was found, then more
     * input could cause the match to be lost. If this method returns false 
     * and a match was found, then more input might change the match but the 
     * match won't be lost. If a match was not found, then requireEnd has no 
     * meaning.
     *
     * @return  true iff more input could change a positive match into a 
     *          negative one.
     * @since 1.5
     */
    public boolean requireEnd() {
        return requireEnd;
    }

    /**
     * Initiates a search to find a Pattern within the given bounds.
     * The groups are filled with default values and the match of the root
     * of the state machine is called. The state machine will hold the state
     * of the match as it proceeds in this matcher.
     * 
     * Matcher.from is not set here, because it is the "hard" boundary
     * of the start of the search which anchors will set to. The from param
     * is the "soft" boundary of the start of the search, meaning that the
     * regex tries to match at that index but ^ won't match there. Subsequent
     * calls to the search methods start at a new "soft" boundary which is
     * the end of the previous match.
     */
    boolean search(int from) {
        this.hitEnd = false;
        this.requireEnd = false;
        from        = from < 0 ? 0 : from;
        this.first  = from;
        this.oldLast = oldLast < 0 ? from : oldLast;
        for (int i = 0; i < groups.length; i++)
            groups[i] = -1;
        acceptMode = NOANCHOR;
        boolean result = parentPattern.root.match(this, from, text);
        if (!result)
            this.first = -1;
        this.oldLast = this.last;
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Initiates a search for an anchored match to a Pattern within the given
     * bounds. The groups are filled with default values and the match of the
     * root of the state machine is called. The state machine will hold the
     * state of the match as it proceeds in this matcher.
     */
    boolean match(int from, int anchor) {
        this.hitEnd = false;
        this.requireEnd = false;
        from        = from < 0 ? 0 : from;
        this.first  = from;
        this.oldLast = oldLast < 0 ? from : oldLast;
        for (int i = 0; i < groups.length; i++)
            groups[i] = -1;
        acceptMode = anchor;
        boolean result = parentPattern.matchRoot.match(this, from, text);
        if (!result)
            this.first = -1;
        this.oldLast = this.last;
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the end index of the text.
     *
     * @return the index after the last character in the text
     */
    int getTextLength() {
        return text.length();
    }

    /**
     * Generates a String from this Matcher's input in the specified range.
     *
     * @param  beginIndex   the beginning index, inclusive
     * @param  endIndex     the ending index, exclusive
     * @return A String generated from this Matcher's input
     */
    CharSequence getSubSequence(int beginIndex, int endIndex) {
        return text.subSequence(beginIndex, endIndex);
    }

    /**
     * Returns this Matcher's input character at index i.
     *
     * @return A char from the specified index
     */
    char charAt(int i) {
        return text.charAt(i);
    }

}

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