/* ClasspathStringBuffer.java -- Growable strings without locking or copying
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   Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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package gnu.java.lang;

import gnu.classpath.SystemProperties;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This class is based on java.lang.AbstractStringBuffer but
 * without the copying of the string by toString.
 * If you modify this, please consider also modifying that code.
 * This code is not thread-safe; limit its use to internal use within
 * methods.
 */
public final class CPStringBuilder
  implements Serializable, CharSequence, Appendable
{

  /**
   * Index of next available character (and thus the size of the current
   * string contents).  Note that this has permissions set this way so that
   * String can get the value.
   *
   * @serial the number of characters in the buffer
   */
  private int count;

  /**
   * The buffer.  Note that this has permissions set this way so that String
   * can get the value.
   *
   * @serial the buffer
   */
  private char[] value;

  /**
   * A flag to denote whether the string being created has been
   * allocated to a {@link String} object.  On construction,
   * the character array, {@link #value} is referenced only
   * by this class.  Once {@link #toString()},
   * {@link #substring(int)} or {@link #substring(int,int)}
   * are called, the array is also referenced by a {@link String}
   * object and this flag is set.  Subsequent modifications to
   * this buffer cause a new array to be allocated and the flag
   * to be reset.
   */
  private boolean allocated = false;

  /**
   * The default capacity of a buffer.
   * This can be configured using gnu.classpath.cpstringbuilder.capacity
   */
  private static final int DEFAULT_CAPACITY;

  static
  {
    String cap =
      SystemProperties.getProperty("gnu.classpath.cpstringbuilder.capacity");
    if (cap == null)
      DEFAULT_CAPACITY = 32;
    else
      DEFAULT_CAPACITY = Integer.parseInt(cap);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new CPStringBuilder with the default capacity.
   */
  public CPStringBuilder()
  {
    this(DEFAULT_CAPACITY);
  }

  /**
   * Create an empty <code>CPStringBuilder</code> with the specified initial
   * capacity.
   *
   * @param capacity the initial capacity
   * @throws NegativeArraySizeException if capacity is negative
   */
  public CPStringBuilder(int capacity)
  {
    value = new char[capacity];
  }

  /**
   * Create a new <code>CPStringBuilder</code> with the characters in the
   * specified <code>String</code>. Initial capacity will be the size of the
   * String plus the default capacity.
   *
   * @param str the <code>String</code> to convert
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   */
  public CPStringBuilder(String str)
  {
    count = str.length();
    value = new char[count + DEFAULT_CAPACITY];
    str.getChars(0, count, value, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new <code>CPStringBuilder</code> with the characters in the
   * specified <code>StringBuffer</code>. Initial capacity will be the size of the
   * String plus the default capacity.
   *
   * @param str the <code>String</code> to convert
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   */
  public CPStringBuilder(StringBuffer str)
  {
    count = str.length();
    value = new char[count + DEFAULT_CAPACITY];
    str.getChars(0, count, value, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new <code>CPStringBuilder</code> with the characters in the
   * specified <code>StringBuilder</code>. Initial capacity will be the size of the
   * String plus the default capacity.
   *
   * @param str the <code>String</code> to convert
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   */
  public CPStringBuilder(StringBuilder str)
  {
    count = str.length();
    value = new char[count + DEFAULT_CAPACITY];
    str.getChars(0, count, value, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Create a new <code>CPStringBuilder</code> with the characters in the
   * specified <code>CharSequence</code>. Initial capacity will be the
   * length of the sequence plus the default capacity; if the sequence
   * reports a length less than or equal to 0, then the initial capacity
   * will be the default.
   *
   * @param seq the initializing <code>CharSequence</code>
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public CPStringBuilder(CharSequence seq)
  {
    int len = seq.length();
    count = len <= 0 ? 0 : len;
    value = new char[count + DEFAULT_CAPACITY];
    for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i)
      value[i] = seq.charAt(i);
  }

  /**
   * Set the length of this StringBuffer. If the new length is greater than
   * the current length, all the new characters are set to '\0'. If the new
   * length is less than the current length, the first <code>newLength</code>
   * characters of the old array will be preserved, and the remaining
   * characters are truncated.
   *
   * @param newLength the new length
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the new length is negative
   *         (while unspecified, this is a StringIndexOutOfBoundsException)
   * @see #length()
   */
  public void setLength(int newLength)
  {
    if (newLength < 0)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(newLength);

    int valueLength = value.length;

    /* Always call ensureCapacity in order to preserve
       copy-on-write semantics, except when the position
       is simply being reset
    */
    if (newLength > 0)
      ensureCapacity(newLength);

    if (newLength < valueLength)
      {
        /* If the StringBuffer's value just grew, then we know that
           value is newly allocated and the region between count and
           newLength is filled with '\0'.  */
	count = newLength;
      }
    else
      {
	/* The StringBuffer's value doesn't need to grow.  However,
	   we should clear out any cruft that may exist.  */
	while (count < newLength)
          value[count++] = '\0';
      }
  }

  /**
   * Get the character at the specified index.
   *
   * @param index the index of the character to get, starting at 0
   * @return the character at the specified index
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index is negative or &gt;= length()
   *         (while unspecified, this is a StringIndexOutOfBoundsException)
   */
  public char charAt(int index)
  {
    if (index < 0 || index >= count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
    return value[index];
  }

  /**
   * Get the code point at the specified index.  This is like #charAt(int),
   * but if the character is the start of a surrogate pair, and the
   * following character completes the pair, then the corresponding
   * supplementary code point is returned.
   * @param index the index of the codepoint to get, starting at 0
   * @return the codepoint at the specified index
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index is negative or &gt;= length()
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public int codePointAt(int index)
  {
    return Character.codePointAt(value, index, count);
  }

  /**
   * Get the code point before the specified index.  This is like
   * #codePointAt(int), but checks the characters at <code>index-1</code> and
   * <code>index-2</code> to see if they form a supplementary code point.
   * @param index the index just past the codepoint to get, starting at 0
   * @return the codepoint at the specified index
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index is negative or &gt;= length()
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public int codePointBefore(int index)
  {
    // Character.codePointBefore() doesn't perform this check.  We
    // could use the CharSequence overload, but this is just as easy.
    if (index >= count)
      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
    return Character.codePointBefore(value, index, 1);
  }

  /**
   * Get the specified array of characters. <code>srcOffset - srcEnd</code>
   * characters will be copied into the array you pass in.
   *
   * @param srcOffset the index to start copying from (inclusive)
   * @param srcEnd the index to stop copying from (exclusive)
   * @param dst the array to copy into
   * @param dstOffset the index to start copying into
   * @throws NullPointerException if dst is null
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if any source or target indices are
   *         out of range (while unspecified, source problems cause a
   *         StringIndexOutOfBoundsException, and dest problems cause an
   *         ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException)
   * @see System#arraycopy(Object, int, Object, int, int)
   */
  public void getChars(int srcOffset, int srcEnd,
		       char[] dst, int dstOffset)
  {
    if (srcOffset < 0 || srcEnd > count || srcEnd < srcOffset)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
    System.arraycopy(value, srcOffset, dst, dstOffset, srcEnd - srcOffset);
  }

  /**
   * Set the character at the specified index.
   *
   * @param index the index of the character to set starting at 0
   * @param ch the value to set that character to
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index is negative or &gt;= length()
   *         (while unspecified, this is a StringIndexOutOfBoundsException)
   */
  public void setCharAt(int index, char ch)
  {
    if (index < 0 || index >= count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
    // Call ensureCapacity to enforce copy-on-write.
    ensureCapacity(count);
    value[index] = ch;
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>String</code> value of the argument to this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param obj the <code>Object</code> to convert and append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see String#valueOf(Object)
   * @see #append(String)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(Object obj)
  {
    return append(String.valueOf(obj));
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>String</code> to this <code>StringBuffer</code>. If
   * str is null, the String "null" is appended.
   *
   * @param str the <code>String</code> to append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(String str)
  {
    if (str == null)
      str = "null";
    int len = str.length();
    ensureCapacity(count + len);
    str.getChars(0, len, value, count);
    count += len;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>StringBuilder</code> value of the argument to this
   * <code>StringBuilder</code>. This behaves the same as
   * <code>append((Object) stringBuffer)</code>, except it is more efficient.
   *
   * @param stringBuffer the <code>StringBuilder</code> to convert and append
   * @return this <code>StringBuilder</code>
   * @see #append(Object)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(StringBuffer stringBuffer)
  {
    if (stringBuffer == null)
      return append("null");
    synchronized (stringBuffer)
      {
	int len = stringBuffer.length();
	ensureCapacity(count + len);
	stringBuffer.getChars(0, len, value, count);
	count += len;
      }
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>char</code> array to this <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   * This is similar (but more efficient) than
   * <code>append(new String(data))</code>, except in the case of null.
   *
   * @param data the <code>char[]</code> to append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>str</code> is <code>null</code>
   * @see #append(char[], int, int)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(char[] data)
  {
    return append(data, 0, data.length);
  }

  /**
   * Append part of the <code>char</code> array to this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. This is similar (but more efficient) than
   * <code>append(new String(data, offset, count))</code>, except in the case
   * of null.
   *
   * @param data the <code>char[]</code> to append
   * @param offset the start location in <code>str</code>
   * @param count the number of characters to get from <code>str</code>
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>str</code> is <code>null</code>
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if offset or count is out of range
   *         (while unspecified, this is a StringIndexOutOfBoundsException)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(char[] data, int offset, int count)
  {
    if (offset < 0 || count < 0 || offset > data.length - count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
    ensureCapacity(this.count + count);
    System.arraycopy(data, offset, value, this.count, count);
    this.count += count;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>String</code> value of the argument to this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param bool the <code>boolean</code> to convert and append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see String#valueOf(boolean)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(boolean bool)
  {
    return append(bool ? "true" : "false");
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>char</code> to this <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   *
   * @param ch the <code>char</code> to append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(char ch)
  {
    ensureCapacity(count + 1);
    value[count++] = ch;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Append the characters in the <code>CharSequence</code> to this
   * buffer.
   *
   * @param seq the <code>CharSequence</code> providing the characters
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(CharSequence seq)
  {
    return append(seq, 0, seq.length());
  }

  /**
   * Append some characters from the <code>CharSequence</code> to this
   * buffer.  If the argument is null, the four characters "null" are
   * appended.
   *
   * @param seq the <code>CharSequence</code> providing the characters
   * @param start the starting index
   * @param end one past the final index
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(CharSequence seq, int start, int end)
  {
    if (seq == null)
      return append("null");
    if (end - start > 0)
      {
	ensureCapacity(count + end - start);
	for (; start < end; ++start)
	  value[count++] = seq.charAt(start);
      }
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>String</code> value of the argument to this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param inum the <code>int</code> to convert and append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see String#valueOf(int)
   */
  // This is native in libgcj, for efficiency.
  public CPStringBuilder append(int inum)
  {
    return append(String.valueOf(inum));
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>String</code> value of the argument to this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param lnum the <code>long</code> to convert and append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see String#valueOf(long)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(long lnum)
  {
    return append(Long.toString(lnum, 10));
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>String</code> value of the argument to this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param fnum the <code>float</code> to convert and append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see String#valueOf(float)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(float fnum)
  {
    return append(Float.toString(fnum));
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>String</code> value of the argument to this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param dnum the <code>double</code> to convert and append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see String#valueOf(double)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder append(double dnum)
  {
    return append(Double.toString(dnum));
  }

  /**
   * Append the code point to this <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   * This is like #append(char), but will append two characters
   * if a supplementary code point is given.
   *
   * @param code the code point to append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see Character#toChars(int, char[], int)
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public CPStringBuilder appendCodePoint(int code)
  {
    int len = Character.charCount(code);
    ensureCapacity(count + len);
    Character.toChars(code, value, count);
    count += len;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Delete characters from this <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   * <code>delete(10, 12)</code> will delete 10 and 11, but not 12. It is
   * harmless for end to be larger than length().
   *
   * @param start the first character to delete
   * @param end the index after the last character to delete
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if start or end are out of bounds
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public CPStringBuilder delete(int start, int end)
  {
    if (start < 0 || start > count || start > end)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(start);
    if (end > count)
      end = count;
    ensureCapacity(count);
    if (count - end != 0)
      System.arraycopy(value, end, value, start, count - end);
    count -= end - start;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Delete a character from this <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   *
   * @param index the index of the character to delete
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if index is out of bounds
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public CPStringBuilder deleteCharAt(int index)
  {
    return delete(index, index + 1);
  }

  /**
   * Replace characters between index <code>start</code> (inclusive) and
   * <code>end</code> (exclusive) with <code>str</code>. If <code>end</code>
   * is larger than the size of this StringBuffer, all characters after
   * <code>start</code> are replaced.
   *
   * @param start the beginning index of characters to delete (inclusive)
   * @param end the ending index of characters to delete (exclusive)
   * @param str the new <code>String</code> to insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if start or end are out of bounds
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public CPStringBuilder replace(int start, int end, String str)
  {
    if (start < 0 || start > count || start > end)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(start);

    int len = str.length();
    // Calculate the difference in 'count' after the replace.
    int delta = len - (end > count ? count : end) + start;
    ensureCapacity(count + delta);

    if (delta != 0 && end < count)
      System.arraycopy(value, end, value, end + delta, count - end);

    str.getChars(0, len, value, start);
    count += delta;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Insert a subarray of the <code>char[]</code> argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param str the <code>char[]</code> to insert
   * @param str_offset the index in <code>str</code> to start inserting from
   * @param len the number of characters to insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>str</code> is <code>null</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if any index is out of bounds
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, char[] str, int str_offset, int len)
  {
    if (offset < 0 || offset > count || len < 0
        || str_offset < 0 || str_offset > str.length - len)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
    ensureCapacity(count + len);
    System.arraycopy(value, offset, value, offset + len, count - offset);
    System.arraycopy(str, str_offset, value, offset, len);
    count += len;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>String</code> value of the argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param obj the <code>Object</code> to convert and insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @exception StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   * @see String#valueOf(Object)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, Object obj)
  {
    return insert(offset, obj == null ? "null" : obj.toString());
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>String</code> argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. If str is null, the String "null" is used
   * instead.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param str the <code>String</code> to insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, String str)
  {
    if (offset < 0 || offset > count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
    if (str == null)
      str = "null";
    int len = str.length();
    ensureCapacity(count + len);
    System.arraycopy(value, offset, value, offset + len, count - offset);
    str.getChars(0, len, value, offset);
    count += len;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>CharSequence</code> argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>.  If the sequence is null, the String
   * "null" is used instead.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param sequence the <code>CharSequence</code> to insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, CharSequence sequence)
  {
    if (sequence == null)
      sequence = "null";
    return insert(offset, sequence, 0, sequence.length());
  }

  /**
   * Insert a subsequence of the <code>CharSequence</code> argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>.  If the sequence is null, the String
   * "null" is used instead.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param sequence the <code>CharSequence</code> to insert
   * @param start the starting index of the subsequence
   * @param end one past the ending index of the subsequence
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if offset, start,
   * or end are out of bounds
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, CharSequence sequence, int start, int end)
  {
    if (sequence == null)
      sequence = "null";
    if (start < 0 || end < 0 || start > end || end > sequence.length())
      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();
    int len = end - start;
    ensureCapacity(count + len);
    System.arraycopy(value, offset, value, offset + len, count - offset);
    for (int i = start; i < end; ++i)
      value[offset++] = sequence.charAt(i);
    count += len;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>char[]</code> argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param data the <code>char[]</code> to insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws NullPointerException if <code>data</code> is <code>null</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   * @see #insert(int, char[], int, int)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, char[] data)
  {
    return insert(offset, data, 0, data.length);
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>String</code> value of the argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param bool the <code>boolean</code> to convert and insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   * @see String#valueOf(boolean)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, boolean bool)
  {
    return insert(offset, bool ? "true" : "false");
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>char</code> argument into this <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param ch the <code>char</code> to insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, char ch)
  {
    if (offset < 0 || offset > count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
    ensureCapacity(count + 1);
    System.arraycopy(value, offset, value, offset + 1, count - offset);
    value[offset] = ch;
    count++;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>String</code> value of the argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param inum the <code>int</code> to convert and insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   * @see String#valueOf(int)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, int inum)
  {
    return insert(offset, String.valueOf(inum));
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>String</code> value of the argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param lnum the <code>long</code> to convert and insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   * @see String#valueOf(long)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, long lnum)
  {
    return insert(offset, Long.toString(lnum, 10));
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>String</code> value of the argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param fnum the <code>float</code> to convert and insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   * @see String#valueOf(float)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, float fnum)
  {
    return insert(offset, Float.toString(fnum));
  }

  /**
   * Insert the <code>String</code> value of the argument into this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert
   * to <code>String</code>.
   *
   * @param offset the place to insert in this buffer
   * @param dnum the <code>double</code> to convert and insert
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset is out of bounds
   * @see String#valueOf(double)
   */
  public CPStringBuilder insert(int offset, double dnum)
  {
    return insert(offset, Double.toString(dnum));
  }

  /**
   * Finds the first instance of a substring in this StringBuilder.
   *
   * @param str String to find
   * @return location (base 0) of the String, or -1 if not found
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   * @see #indexOf(String, int)
   */
  public int indexOf(String str)
  {
    return indexOf(str, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Finds the first instance of a String in this StringBuffer, starting at
   * a given index.  If starting index is less than 0, the search starts at
   * the beginning of this String.  If the starting index is greater than the
   * length of this String, or the substring is not found, -1 is returned.
   *
   * @param str String to find
   * @param fromIndex index to start the search
   * @return location (base 0) of the String, or -1 if not found
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public int indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
  {
    if (fromIndex < 0)
      fromIndex = 0;
    int olength = str.length();
    int limit = count - olength;
    String s = VMCPStringBuilder.toString(value, 0, count);
    for (; fromIndex <= limit; ++fromIndex)
      if (s.regionMatches(fromIndex, str, 0, olength))
        return fromIndex;
    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Finds the last instance of a substring in this StringBuffer.
   *
   * @param str String to find
   * @return location (base 0) of the String, or -1 if not found
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   * @see #lastIndexOf(String, int)
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public int lastIndexOf(String str)
  {
    return lastIndexOf(str, count - str.length());
  }

  /**
   * Finds the last instance of a String in this StringBuffer, starting at a
   * given index.  If starting index is greater than the maximum valid index,
   * then the search begins at the end of this String.  If the starting index
   * is less than zero, or the substring is not found, -1 is returned.
   *
   * @param str String to find
   * @param fromIndex index to start the search
   * @return location (base 0) of the String, or -1 if not found
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
  {
    fromIndex = Math.min(fromIndex, count - str.length());
    String s = VMCPStringBuilder.toString(value, 0, count);
    int olength = str.length();
    for ( ; fromIndex >= 0; fromIndex--)
      if (s.regionMatches(fromIndex, str, 0, olength))
        return fromIndex;
    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Reverse the characters in this StringBuffer. The same sequence of
   * characters exists, but in the reverse index ordering.
   *
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   */
  public CPStringBuilder reverse()
  {
    // Call ensureCapacity to enforce copy-on-write.
    ensureCapacity(count);
    for (int i = count >> 1, j = count - i; --i >= 0; ++j)
      {
        char c = value[i];
        value[i] = value[j];
        value[j] = c;
      }
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * This may reduce the amount of memory used by the StringBuffer,
   * by resizing the internal array to remove unused space.  However,
   * this method is not required to resize, so this behavior cannot
   * be relied upon.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public void trimToSize()
  {
    int wouldSave = value.length - count;
    // Some random heuristics: if we save less than 20 characters, who
    // cares.
    if (wouldSave < 20)
      return;
    // If we save more than 200 characters, shrink.
    // If we save more than 1/4 of the buffer, shrink.
    if (wouldSave > 200 || wouldSave * 4 > value.length)
      allocateArray(count);
  }

  /**
   * Return the number of code points between two indices in the
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>.  An unpaired surrogate counts as a
   * code point for this purpose.  Characters outside the indicated
   * range are not examined, even if the range ends in the middle of a
   * surrogate pair.
   *
   * @param start the starting index
   * @param end one past the ending index
   * @return the number of code points
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public int codePointCount(int start, int end)
  {
    if (start < 0 || end >= count || start > end)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();

    int count = 0;
    while (start < end)
      {
	char base = value[start];
	if (base < Character.MIN_HIGH_SURROGATE
	    || base > Character.MAX_HIGH_SURROGATE
	    || start == end
	    || start == count
	    || value[start + 1] < Character.MIN_LOW_SURROGATE
	    || value[start + 1] > Character.MAX_LOW_SURROGATE)
	  {
	    // Nothing.
	  }
	else
	  {
	    // Surrogate pair.
	    ++start;
	  }
	++start;
	++count;
      }
    return count;
  }

  /**
   * Starting at the given index, this counts forward by the indicated
   * number of code points, and then returns the resulting index.  An
   * unpaired surrogate counts as a single code point for this
   * purpose.
   *
   * @param start the starting index
   * @param codePoints the number of code points
   * @return the resulting index
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public int offsetByCodePoints(int start, int codePoints)
  {
    while (codePoints > 0)
      {
	char base = value[start];
	if (base < Character.MIN_HIGH_SURROGATE
	    || base > Character.MAX_HIGH_SURROGATE
	    || start == count
	    || value[start + 1] < Character.MIN_LOW_SURROGATE
	    || value[start + 1] > Character.MAX_LOW_SURROGATE)
	  {
	    // Nothing.
	  }
	else
	  {
	    // Surrogate pair.
	    ++start;
	  }
	++start;
	--codePoints;
      }
    return start;
  }

  /**
   * Increase the capacity of this <code>StringBuilder</code>. This will
   * ensure that an expensive growing operation will not occur until either
   * <code>minimumCapacity</code> is reached or the array has been allocated.
   * The buffer is grown to either <code>minimumCapacity * 2</code>, if
   * the array has been allocated or the larger of <code>minimumCapacity</code> and 
   * <code>capacity() * 2 + 2</code>, if it is not already large enough.
   *
   * @param minimumCapacity the new capacity
   * @see #length()
   */
  public void ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity)
  {
    if (allocated || minimumCapacity > value.length)
      {
	if (minimumCapacity > value.length)
	  {
	    int max = value.length * 2 + 2;
	    minimumCapacity = (minimumCapacity < max ? max : minimumCapacity);
	  }
	else
	  minimumCapacity *= 2;
	allocateArray(minimumCapacity);
      }
  }

  /**
   * Allocates a new character array.  This method is triggered when
   * a write is attempted after the array has been passed to a
   * {@link String} object, so that the builder does not modify
   * the immutable {@link String}.
   *
   * @param capacity the size of the new array.
   */
  private void allocateArray(int capacity)
  {
    char[] nb = new char[capacity];
    System.arraycopy(value, 0, nb, 0, count);
    value = nb;
    allocated = false;
  }
    
  /**
   * Get the length of the <code>String</code> this <code>StringBuilder</code>
   * would create. Not to be confused with the <em>capacity</em> of the
   * <code>StringBuilder</code>.
   *
   * @return the length of this <code>StringBuilder</code>
   * @see #capacity()
   * @see #setLength(int)
   */
  public int length()
  {
    return count;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a substring of this StringBuilder, starting at a specified index
   * and ending at one character before a specified index. This is implemented
   * the same as <code>substring(beginIndex, endIndex)</code>, to satisfy
   * the CharSequence interface.
   *
   * @param beginIndex index to start at (inclusive, base 0)
   * @param endIndex index to end at (exclusive)
   * @return new String which is a substring of this StringBuilder
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if beginIndex or endIndex is out of
   *         bounds
   * @see #substring(int, int)
   */
  public CharSequence subSequence(int beginIndex, int endIndex)
  {
    return substring(beginIndex, endIndex);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a substring of this CPStringBuilder, starting at a specified index
   * and ending at the end of this StringBuilder.
   *
   * @param beginIndex index to start substring (base 0)
   * @return new String which is a substring of this StringBuilder
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if beginIndex is out of bounds
   * @see #substring(int, int)
   */
  public String substring(int beginIndex)
  {
    return substring(beginIndex, count);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a substring of this CPStringBuilder, starting at a specified index
   * and ending at one character before a specified index.
   *
   * @param beginIndex index to start at (inclusive, base 0)
   * @param endIndex index to end at (exclusive)
   * @return new String which is a substring of this StringBuilder
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if beginIndex or endIndex is out
   *         of bounds
   */
  public String substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex)
  {
    if (beginIndex < 0 || endIndex > count || endIndex < beginIndex)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
    int len = endIndex - beginIndex;
    if (len == 0)
      return "";
    allocated = true;
    return VMCPStringBuilder.toString(value, beginIndex, len);
  }

  /**
   * Convert this <code>CPStringBuilder</code> to a <code>String</code>. The
   * String is composed of the characters currently in this StringBuilder. Note
   * that the result is not a copy, so we flag this here and make sure to
   * allocate a new array on the next write attempt (see {@link #ensureCapacity(int)}).
   *
   * @return the characters in this StringBuilder
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    allocated = true;
    return VMCPStringBuilder.toString(value, 0, count);
  }

}