PositionRef (Text API)

java.lang.Object
- org.openide.text.PositionRef

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, javax.swing.text.Position
```
public final class PositionRef
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, javax.swing.text.Position
```
Reference to one position in a document. This position is held as an integer offset, or as a Position object. There is also support for serialization of positions.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.swing.text.Position
  javax.swing.text.Position.Bias

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CloneableEditorSupport`	`getCloneableEditorSupport()`
`int`	`getColumn()`	Get the column number where this position points to.
`int`	`getLine()`	Get the line number where this position points to.
`int`	`getOffset()`
`javax.swing.text.Position`	`getPosition()`
`javax.swing.text.Position.Bias`	`getPositionBias()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getCloneableEditorSupport
```
public CloneableEditorSupport getCloneableEditorSupport()
```
    Returns:
    
    the appropriate manager for this position ref.
  - getPositionBias
```
public javax.swing.text.Position.Bias getPositionBias()
```
    Returns:
    
    the bias of the position
  - getPosition
```
public javax.swing.text.Position getPosition()
                                      throws java.io.IOException
```
    Returns:
    
    the position as swing.text.Position object.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - when an exception occured during reading the file.
  - getOffset
```
public int getOffset()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getOffset in interface javax.swing.text.Position
    
    Returns:
    
    the position as offset index in the file.
  - getLine
```
public int getLine()
            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the line number where this position points to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the line number for this position
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if the document could not be opened to check the line number
  - getColumn
```
public int getColumn()
              throws java.io.IOException
```
    Get the column number where this position points to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the column number within a line (counting starts from zero)
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if the document could not be opened to check the column number
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object

Class PositionRef

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.swing.text.Position

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

getCloneableEditorSupport

getPositionBias

getPosition

getOffset

getLine

getColumn

toString