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package java.lang;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * <code>StringBuffer</code> represents a changeable <code>String</code>.
 * It provides the operations required to modify the
 * <code>StringBuffer</code>, including insert, replace, delete, append,
 * and reverse. It is thread-safe; meaning that all modifications to a buffer
 * are in synchronized methods.
 *
 * <p><code>StringBuffer</code>s are variable-length in nature, so even if
 * you initialize them to a certain size, they can still grow larger than
 * that. <em>Capacity</em> indicates the number of characters the
 * <code>StringBuffer</code> can have in it before it has to grow (growing
 * the char array is an expensive operation involving <code>new</code>).
 *
 * <p>Incidentally, compilers often implement the String operator "+"
 * by using a <code>StringBuffer</code> operation:<br>
 * <code>a + b</code><br>
 * is the same as<br>
 * <code>new StringBuffer().append(a).append(b).toString()</code>.
 *
 * <p>Classpath's StringBuffer is capable of sharing memory with Strings for
 * efficiency.  This will help when a StringBuffer is converted to a String
 * and the StringBuffer is not changed after that (quite common when performing
 * string concatenation).
 *
 * @author Paul Fisher
 * @author John Keiser
 * @author Tom Tromey
 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
 * @see String
 * @since 1.0
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public final class StringBuffer implements Serializable, CharSequence
{
  /**
   * Compatible with JDK 1.0+.
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 3388685877147921107L;

  /**
   * 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
   */
  int count;

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

  /**
   * True if the buffer is shared with another object (StringBuffer or
   * String); this means the buffer must be copied before writing to it again.
   * Note that this has permissions set this way so that String can get the
   * value.
   *
   * @serial whether the buffer is shared
   */
  boolean shared;

  /**
   * The default capacity of a buffer.
   */
  private final static int DEFAULT_CAPACITY = 16;

  /**
   * Create a new StringBuffer with default capacity 16.
   */
  public StringBuffer()
  {
    this(DEFAULT_CAPACITY);
  }

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

  /**
   * Create a new <code>StringBuffer</code> with the characters in the
   * specified <code>String</code>. Initial capacity will be the size of the
   * String plus 16.
   *
   * @param str the <code>String</code> to convert
   * @throws NullPointerException if str is null
   */
  public StringBuffer(String str)
  {
    // Unfortunately, because the size is 16 larger, we cannot share.
    count = str.count;
    value = new char[count + DEFAULT_CAPACITY];
    str.getChars(0, count, value, 0);
  }

  /**
   * Get the length of the <code>String</code> this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * would create. Not to be confused with the <em>capacity</em> of the
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   *
   * @return the length of this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see #capacity()
   * @see #setLength(int)
   */
  public synchronized int length()
  {
    return count;
  }

  /**
   * Get the total number of characters this <code>StringBuffer</code> can
   * support before it must be grown.  Not to be confused with <em>length</em>.
   *
   * @return the capacity of this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see #length()
   * @see #ensureCapacity(int)
   */
  public synchronized int capacity()
  {
    return value.length;
  }

  /**
   * Increase the capacity of this <code>StringBuffer</code>. This will
   * ensure that an expensive growing operation will not occur until
   * <code>minimumCapacity</code> is reached. The buffer is grown to 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 #capacity()
   */
  public synchronized void ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity)
  {
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(minimumCapacity);
  }

  /**
   * 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 synchronized void setLength(int newLength)
  {
    if (newLength < 0)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(newLength);

    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(newLength);
    while (count < newLength)
      value[count++] = '\0';
    count = newLength;
  }

  /**
   * 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 synchronized char charAt(int index)
  {
    if (index < 0 || index >= count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
    return value[index];
  }

  /**
   * 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 synchronized 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 synchronized void setCharAt(int index, char ch)
  {
    if (index < 0 || index >= count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(index);
    // Call ensureCapacity to enforce copy-on-write.
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(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 StringBuffer append(Object obj)
  {
    return append(obj == null ? "null" : obj.toString());
  }

  /**
   * 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 synchronized StringBuffer append(String str)
  {
    if (str == null)
      str = "null";
    int len = str.count;
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(count + len);
    str.getChars(0, len, value, count);
    count += len;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>StringBuffer</code> value of the argument to this
   * <code>StringBuffer</code>. This behaves the same as
   * <code>append((Object) stringBuffer)</code>, except it is more efficient.
   *
   * @param stringBuffer the <code>StringBuffer</code> to convert and append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   * @see #append(Object)
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public synchronized StringBuffer append(StringBuffer stringBuffer)
  {
    if (stringBuffer == null)
      return append("null");
    synchronized (stringBuffer)
      {
        int len = stringBuffer.count;
        ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(count + len);
        System.arraycopy(stringBuffer.value, 0, value, count, len);
        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 StringBuffer 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 synchronized StringBuffer append(char[] data, int offset, int count)
  {
    if (offset < 0 || count < 0 || offset > data.length - count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(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 StringBuffer append(boolean bool)
  {
    return append(bool ? "true" : "false");
  }

  /**
   * Append the <code>char</code> to this <code>StringBuffer</code>.
   *
   * @param c the <code>char</code> to append
   * @return this <code>StringBuffer</code>
   */
  public synchronized StringBuffer append(char ch)
  {
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(count + 1);
    value[count++] = ch;
    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)
   */
  // GCJ LOCAL: this is native for efficiency.
  public native StringBuffer append (int 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 StringBuffer 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 StringBuffer 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 StringBuffer append(double dnum)
  {
    return append(Double.toString(dnum));
  }

  /**
   * 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 synchronized StringBuffer delete(int start, int end)
  {
    if (start < 0 || start > count || start > end)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(start);
    if (end > count)
      end = count;
    // This will unshare if required.
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(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 StringBuffer 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 synchronized StringBuffer replace(int start, int end, String str)
  {
    if (start < 0 || start > count || start > end)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(start);

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

  /**
   * Creates a substring of this StringBuffer, starting at a specified index
   * and ending at the end of this StringBuffer.
   *
   * @param beginIndex index to start substring (base 0)
   * @return new String which is a substring of this StringBuffer
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if beginIndex is out of bounds
   * @see #substring(int, int)
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public String substring(int beginIndex)
  {
    return substring(beginIndex, count);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a substring of this StringBuffer, 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 StringBuffer
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if beginIndex or endIndex is out of
   *         bounds
   * @see #substring(int, int)
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public CharSequence subSequence(int beginIndex, int endIndex)
  {
    return substring(beginIndex, endIndex);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a substring of this StringBuffer, 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 StringBuffer
   * @throws StringIndexOutOfBoundsException if beginIndex or endIndex is out
   *         of bounds
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public synchronized String substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex)
  {
    int len = endIndex - beginIndex;
    if (beginIndex < 0 || endIndex > count || endIndex < beginIndex)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
    if (len == 0)
      return "";
    // Don't copy unless substring is smaller than 1/4 of the buffer.
    boolean share_buffer = ((len << 2) >= value.length);
    if (share_buffer)
      this.shared = true;
    // Package constructor avoids an array copy.
    return new String(value, beginIndex, len, share_buffer);
  }

  /**
   * 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 synchronized StringBuffer 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_unsynchronized(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 StringBuffer 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 synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, String str)
  {
    if (offset < 0 || offset > count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
    if (str == null)
      str = "null";
    int len = str.count;
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(count + len);
    System.arraycopy(value, offset, value, offset + len, count - offset);
    str.getChars(0, len, value, offset);
    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 StringBuffer 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 StringBuffer 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 synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, char ch)
  {
    if (offset < 0 || offset > count)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException(offset);
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(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 StringBuffer 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 StringBuffer 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 StringBuffer 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 StringBuffer insert(int offset, double dnum)
  {
    return insert(offset, Double.toString(dnum));
  }

  /**
   * Finds the first 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 #indexOf(String, int)
   * @since 1.4
   */
  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 synchronized int indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
  {
    if (fromIndex < 0)
      fromIndex = 0;
    int limit = count - str.count;
    for ( ; fromIndex <= limit; fromIndex++)
      if (regionMatches(fromIndex, str))
        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.count);
  }

  /**
   * 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 synchronized int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
  {
    fromIndex = Math.min(fromIndex, count - str.count);
    for ( ; fromIndex >= 0; fromIndex--)
      if (regionMatches(fromIndex, str))
        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 synchronized StringBuffer reverse()
  {
    // Call ensureCapacity to enforce copy-on-write.
    ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(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;
  }

  /**
   * Convert this <code>StringBuffer</code> to a <code>String</code>. The
   * String is composed of the characters currently in this StringBuffer. Note
   * that the result is a copy, and that future modifications to this buffer
   * do not affect the String.
   *
   * @return the characters in this StringBuffer
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    // The string will set this.shared = true.
    return new String(this);
  }

  /**
   * An unsynchronized version of ensureCapacity, used internally to avoid
   * the cost of a second lock on the same object. This also has the side
   * effect of duplicating the array, if it was shared (to form copy-on-write
   * semantics).
   *
   * @param minimumCapacity the minimum capacity
   * @see #ensureCapacity(int)
   */
  private void ensureCapacity_unsynchronized(int minimumCapacity)
  {
    if (shared || minimumCapacity > value.length)
      {
        // We don't want to make a larger vector when `shared' is
        // set.  If we do, then setLength becomes very inefficient
        // when repeatedly reusing a StringBuffer in a loop.
        int max = (minimumCapacity > value.length
                   ? value.length * 2 + 2
                   : value.length);
        minimumCapacity = (minimumCapacity < max ? max : minimumCapacity);
        char[] nb = new char[minimumCapacity];
        System.arraycopy(value, 0, nb, 0, count);
        value = nb;
        shared = false;
      }
  }

  /**
   * Predicate which determines if a substring of this matches another String
   * starting at a specified offset for each String and continuing for a
   * specified length. This is more efficient than creating a String to call
   * indexOf on.
   *
   * @param toffset index to start comparison at for this String
   * @param other non-null String to compare to region of this
   * @return true if regions match, false otherwise
   * @see #indexOf(String, int)
   * @see #lastIndexOf(String, int)
   * @see String#regionMatches(boolean, int, String, int, int)
   */
  // GCJ LOCAL: native for gcj.
  private native boolean regionMatches(int toffset, String other);
}