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diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/StringBuffer.java b/libjava/java/lang/StringBuffer.java
index 211574a..38978b1 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/StringBuffer.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/StringBuffer.java
@@ -1,21 +1,32 @@
-// StringBuffer.java - Growable strings.
-
-/* Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation
-
- This file is part of libgcj.
-
-This software is copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the
-Libgcj License. Please consult the file "LIBGCJ_LICENSE" for
-details. */
+/* StringBuffer.java -- Growable strings
+ Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+02111-1307 USA.
+
+As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to
+produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the
+resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
+executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
package java.lang;
import java.io.Serializable;
-/**
- * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
- * @date October 23, 1998.
- */
-
/* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
* Updated using online JDK 1.2 docs.
* Believed complete and correct to JDK 1.2.
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
* @author Tom Tromey
* @see java.lang.String
*/
-public final class StringBuffer implements Serializable
+public final class StringBuffer implements Serializable, CharSequence
{
/** Append the <code>String</code> value of the argument to this <code>StringBuffer</code>.
* Uses <code>String.valueOf()</code> to convert to
@@ -198,7 +209,7 @@ public final class StringBuffer implements Serializable
* @param index the index of the character to get, starting at 0.
* @return the character at the specified index.
* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the desired character index
- * is not between 0 and length() - 1 (inclusive).
+ * is negative or greater then length() - 1.
*/
public synchronized char charAt (int index)
{
@@ -653,6 +664,28 @@ public final class StringBuffer implements Serializable
return new String (value, beginIndex, endIndex - beginIndex);
}
+ /**
+ * Creates a substring of this StringBuffer, starting at a specified index
+ * and ending at one character before a specified index.
+ * <p>
+ * To implement <code>CharSequence</code>.
+ * Calls <code>substring(beginIndex, endIndex)</code>.
+ *
+ * @param beginIndex index to start substring (base 0)
+ * @param endIndex index after the last character to be
+ * copied into the substring
+ *
+ * @return new String which is a substring of this StringBuffer
+ *
+ * @exception StringIndexOutOfBoundsException
+ * if (beginIndex < 0 || endIndex > this.length() || beginIndex > endIndex)
+ */
+ public CharSequence subSequence (int beginIndex, int endIndex)
+ {
+ return substring(beginIndex, endIndex);
+ }
+
+
/** Convert this <code>StringBuffer</code> to a <code>String</code>.
* @return the characters in this StringBuffer
*/