Class ExpandedTabWriter

Object
Writer
FilterWriter
ExpandedTabWriter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Closeable, Flushable, Appendable, AutoCloseable

public class ExpandedTabWriter extends FilterWriter
Writes characters to a stream while expanding tabs ('\t') into spaces.
Since:
2.0
Author:
Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
  • Constructor Details

    • ExpandedTabWriter

      public ExpandedTabWriter(Writer out)
      Constructs a filter which replaces tab characters ('\t') by spaces. Tab widths default to 8 characters.
      Parameters:
      out - A writer object to provide the underlying stream.
    • ExpandedTabWriter

      public ExpandedTabWriter(Writer out, int tabWidth) throws IllegalArgumentException
      Constructs a filter which replaces tab characters ('\t') by spaces, using the specified tab width.
      Parameters:
      out - A writer object to provide the underlying stream.
      tabWidth - The tab width. Must be greater than 0.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if tabWidth is not greater than 0.
  • Method Details

    • setTabWidth

      public void setTabWidth(int tabWidth) throws IllegalArgumentException
      Sets the tab width.
      Parameters:
      tabWidth - The tab width. Must be greater than 0.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if tabWidth is not greater than 0.
    • getTabWidth

      public int getTabWidth()
      Returns the tab width.
      Returns:
      The tabulation width.
    • write

      public void write(int c) throws IOException
      Writes a single character.
      Overrides:
      write in class FilterWriter
      Throws:
      IOException - If an I/O error occurs.
    • write

      public void write(char[] buffer, int offset, int length) throws IOException
      Writes a portion of an array of characters.
      Overrides:
      write in class FilterWriter
      Parameters:
      buffer - Buffer of characters to be written
      offset - Offset from which to start reading characters
      length - Number of characters to be written
      Throws:
      IOException - If an I/O error occurs.
    • write

      public void write(String string, int offset, int length) throws IOException
      Writes a portion of a string.
      Overrides:
      write in class FilterWriter
      Parameters:
      string - String to be written
      offset - Offset from which to start reading characters
      length - Number of characters to be written
      Throws:
      IOException - If an I/O error occurs.