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/* ParsePosition.java -- Keep track of position while parsing.
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package java.text;

/**
 * This class is used to keep track of the current position during parsing
 * operations.
 *
 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
 * @author Per Bothner (bothner@cygnus.com)
 */
public class ParsePosition
{
  /**
   * This is the index of the current parse position.
   */
  private int index;

  /**
   * This is the index of the position where an error occurred during parsing.
   */
  private int error_index;

  /**
   * This method initializes a new instance of <code>ParsePosition</code> to
   * have the specified initial index value.
   *
   * @param index The initial parsing index.
   */
  public ParsePosition (int index)
  {
    this.index = index;
    error_index = -1;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the current parsing index.
   *
   * @return The current parsing index
   */
  public int getIndex ()
  {
    return index;
  }

  /**
   * This method sets the current parsing index to the specified value.
   *
   * @param index The new parsing index.
   */
  public void setIndex (int index)
  {
    this.index = index;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the error index value.  This value defaults to -1
   * unless explicitly set to another value.
   *
   * @return The error index.
   */
  public int getErrorIndex ()
  {
    return error_index;
  }

  /**
   * This method sets the error index to the specified value.
   *
   * @param error_index The new error index
   */
  public void setErrorIndex (int error_index)
  {
    this.error_index = error_index;
  }

  /**
   * This method tests the specified object for equality with this
   * object.  The two objects will be considered equal if and only if
   * all of the following conditions are met.
   * <p>
   * <ul>
   * <li>The specified object is not <code>null</code>.</li>
   * <li>The specified object is an instance of <code>ParsePosition</code>.</li>
   * <li>The specified object has the same index and error index as
   *     this object.</li>
   * </ul>
   *
   * @param obj The <code>Object</code> to test for equality against
   *            this object. 
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the specified object is equal to
   * this object, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   */
  public boolean equals (Object obj)
  {
    if (! (obj instanceof ParsePosition))
      return false;

    ParsePosition other = (ParsePosition) obj;
    return index == other.index && error_index == other.error_index;
  }
  
  /**
   * Return the hash code for this object.
   * @return the hash code
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    return index ^ error_index;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a <code>String</code> representation of this
   * object.
   *
   * @return A <code>String</code> that represents this object.
   */
  public String toString ()
  {
    return (getClass ().getName () + "[index=" + getIndex ()
	    + ",errorIndex=" + getErrorIndex () + "]");
  }
}