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 * Copyright (C) 2012 RoboVM AB
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.robovm.rt.bro.ptr;

import java.nio.ByteOrder;
import java.nio.CharBuffer;
import java.nio.ShortBuffer;

import org.robovm.rt.bro.Struct;
import org.robovm.rt.bro.annotation.StructMember;

/**
 * Points to a 16-bit unsigned value (<code>unsigned short *</code> in C).
 */
public final class CharPtr extends Struct<CharPtr> {

    /**
     * Pointer to {@link CharPtr} (<code>unsigned short **</code> in C)
     */
    public static class CharPtrPtr extends org.robovm.rt.bro.ptr.Ptr<CharPtr, CharPtrPtr> {}

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link CharPtr} with a value of 0.
     */
    public CharPtr() {
    }
    
    /**
     * Creates a new {@link CharPtr} and initializes it with the specified value.
     * 
     * @param value the value.
     */
    public CharPtr(char value) {
        set(value);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current value.
     * 
     * @return the value.
     */
    @StructMember(0)
    public native char get();
    
    /**
     * Sets the value.
     * 
     * @param value the new value.
     */
    @StructMember(0)
    public native void set(char value);
    
    /**
     * Returns a {@link CharBuffer} which reads and writes to the same memory
     * location pointed to by this {@link CharPtr}.
     * 
     * @param n the maximum number of chars the {@link CharBuffer} can 
     *        read/write. This will be the {@link CharBuffer}'s 
     *        <code>capacity</code>.
     * @return the {@link ShortBuffer}.
     */
    public CharBuffer asCharBuffer(int n) {
        return as(BytePtr.class).asByteBuffer(n << 1).order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder()).asCharBuffer();
    }
    
    /**
     * Copies {@code n} chars from the memory pointed to by this {@link CharPtr}
     * to a new {@code char[]} instance.
     * 
     * @param n the number of chars to copy.
     * @return the {@code char[]}.
     */
    public char[] toCharArray(int n) {
        char[] result = new char[n];
        get(result);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Copies {@code dst.length} chars from the memory pointed to by this 
     * {@link CharPtr} to {@code dst}.
     * 
     * @param dst the destination.
     */
    public void get(char[] dst) {
        get(dst, 0, dst.length);
    }

    /**
     * Copies {@code count} chars from the memory pointed to by this 
     * {@link CharPtr} to {@code dst} starting at offset {@code offset}.
     * 
     * @param dst the destination.
     * @param offset the offset within the destination array to start copying to.
     * @param count the number of elements to copy.
     */
    public void get(char[] dst, int offset, int count) {
        asCharBuffer(count).get(dst, offset, count);
    }

    /**
     * Copies {@code src.length} chars from {@code src} to the memory pointed to by
     * this {@link CharPtr}.
     * 
     * @param src the source.
     */
    public void set(char[] src) {
        set(src, 0, src.length);
    }
    
    /**
     * Copies {@code count} chars from {@code src} starting at offset {@code offset}
     * to the memory pointed to by this {@link CharPtr}.
     * 
     * @param src the source.
     * @param offset the offset within the source array to start copying from.
     * @param count the number of elements to copy.
     */
    public void set(char[] src, int offset, int count) {
        asCharBuffer(count).put(src, offset, count);
    }
}