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      3 /*
      4 ***************************************************************************
      5 *   Copyright (C) 1999-2016 International Business Machines Corporation   *
      6 *   and others. All rights reserved.                                      *
      7 ***************************************************************************
      8 
      9 **********************************************************************
     10 *   Date        Name        Description
     11 *   10/22/99    alan        Creation.
     12 *   11/11/99    rgillam     Complete port from Java.
     13 **********************************************************************
     14 */
     15 
     16 #ifndef RBBI_H
     17 #define RBBI_H
     18 
     19 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
     20 
     21 /**
     22  * \file
     23  * \brief C++ API: Rule Based Break Iterator
     24  */
     25 
     26 #if !UCONFIG_NO_BREAK_ITERATION
     27 
     28 #include "unicode/brkiter.h"
     29 #include "unicode/udata.h"
     30 #include "unicode/parseerr.h"
     31 #include "unicode/schriter.h"
     32 #include "unicode/uchriter.h"
     33 
     34 
     35 struct UTrie;
     36 
     37 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
     38 
     39 /** @internal */
     40 struct RBBIDataHeader;
     41 class  RuleBasedBreakIteratorTables;
     42 class  BreakIterator;
     43 class  RBBIDataWrapper;
     44 class  UStack;
     45 class  LanguageBreakEngine;
     46 class  UnhandledEngine;
     47 struct RBBIStateTable;
     48 
     49 
     50 
     51 
     52 /**
     53  *
     54  * A subclass of BreakIterator whose behavior is specified using a list of rules.
     55  * <p>Instances of this class are most commonly created by the factory methods of
     56  *  BreakIterator::createWordInstance(), BreakIterator::createLineInstance(), etc.,
     57  *  and then used via the abstract API in class BreakIterator</p>
     58  *
     59  * <p>See the ICU User Guide for information on Break Iterator Rules.</p>
     60  *
     61  * <p>This class is not intended to be subclassed.</p>
     62  */
     63 class U_COMMON_API RuleBasedBreakIterator /*U_FINAL*/ : public BreakIterator {
     64 
     65 private:
     66     /**
     67      * The UText through which this BreakIterator accesses the text
     68      * @internal
     69      */
     70     UText  *fText;
     71 
     72     /**
     73      *   A character iterator that refers to the same text as the UText, above.
     74      *   Only included for compatibility with old API, which was based on CharacterIterators.
     75      *   Value may be adopted from outside, or one of fSCharIter or fDCharIter, below.
     76      */
     77     CharacterIterator  *fCharIter;
     78 
     79     /**
     80      *   When the input text is provided by a UnicodeString, this will point to
     81      *    a characterIterator that wraps that data.  Needed only for the
     82      *    implementation of getText(), a backwards compatibility issue.
     83      */
     84     StringCharacterIterator *fSCharIter;
     85 
     86     /**
     87      *  When the input text is provided by a UText, this
     88      *    dummy CharacterIterator over an empty string will
     89      *    be returned from getText()
     90      */
     91     UCharCharacterIterator *fDCharIter;
     92 
     93     /**
     94      * The rule data for this BreakIterator instance
     95      * @internal
     96      */
     97     RBBIDataWrapper    *fData;
     98 
     99     /** Index of the Rule {tag} values for the most recent match.
    100      *  @internal
    101     */
    102     int32_t             fLastRuleStatusIndex;
    103 
    104     /**
    105      * Rule tag value valid flag.
    106      * Some iterator operations don't intrinsically set the correct tag value.
    107      * This flag lets us lazily compute the value if we are ever asked for it.
    108      * @internal
    109      */
    110     UBool               fLastStatusIndexValid;
    111 
    112     /**
    113      * Counter for the number of characters encountered with the "dictionary"
    114      *   flag set.
    115      * @internal
    116      */
    117     uint32_t            fDictionaryCharCount;
    118 
    119     /**
    120      * When a range of characters is divided up using the dictionary, the break
    121      * positions that are discovered are stored here, preventing us from having
    122      * to use either the dictionary or the state table again until the iterator
    123      * leaves this range of text. Has the most impact for line breaking.
    124      * @internal
    125      */
    126     int32_t*            fCachedBreakPositions;
    127 
    128     /**
    129      * The number of elements in fCachedBreakPositions
    130      * @internal
    131      */
    132     int32_t             fNumCachedBreakPositions;
    133 
    134     /**
    135      * if fCachedBreakPositions is not null, this indicates which item in the
    136      * cache the current iteration position refers to
    137      * @internal
    138      */
    139     int32_t             fPositionInCache;
    140 
    141     /**
    142      *
    143      * If present, UStack of LanguageBreakEngine objects that might handle
    144      * dictionary characters. Searched from top to bottom to find an object to
    145      * handle a given character.
    146      * @internal
    147      */
    148     UStack              *fLanguageBreakEngines;
    149 
    150     /**
    151      *
    152      * If present, the special LanguageBreakEngine used for handling
    153      * characters that are in the dictionary set, but not handled by any
    154      * LangugageBreakEngine.
    155      * @internal
    156      */
    157     UnhandledEngine     *fUnhandledBreakEngine;
    158 
    159     /**
    160      *
    161      * The type of the break iterator, or -1 if it has not been set.
    162      * @internal
    163      */
    164     int32_t             fBreakType;
    165 
    166     //=======================================================================
    167     // constructors
    168     //=======================================================================
    169 
    170     /**
    171      * Constructor from a flattened set of RBBI data in malloced memory.
    172      *             RulesBasedBreakIterators built from a custom set of rules
    173      *             are created via this constructor; the rules are compiled
    174      *             into memory, then the break iterator is constructed here.
    175      *
    176      *             The break iterator adopts the memory, and will
    177      *             free it when done.
    178      * @internal
    179      */
    180     RuleBasedBreakIterator(RBBIDataHeader* data, UErrorCode &status);
    181 
    182 
    183     friend class RBBIRuleBuilder;
    184     /** @internal */
    185     friend class BreakIterator;
    186 
    187 
    188 
    189 public:
    190 
    191     /** Default constructor.  Creates an empty shell of an iterator, with no
    192      *  rules or text to iterate over.   Object can subsequently be assigned to.
    193      *  @stable ICU 2.2
    194      */
    195     RuleBasedBreakIterator();
    196 
    197     /**
    198      * Copy constructor.  Will produce a break iterator with the same behavior,
    199      * and which iterates over the same text, as the one passed in.
    200      * @param that The RuleBasedBreakIterator passed to be copied
    201      * @stable ICU 2.0
    202      */
    203     RuleBasedBreakIterator(const RuleBasedBreakIterator& that);
    204 
    205     /**
    206      * Construct a RuleBasedBreakIterator from a set of rules supplied as a string.
    207      * @param rules The break rules to be used.
    208      * @param parseError  In the event of a syntax error in the rules, provides the location
    209      *                    within the rules of the problem.
    210      * @param status Information on any errors encountered.
    211      * @stable ICU 2.2
    212      */
    213     RuleBasedBreakIterator( const UnicodeString    &rules,
    214                              UParseError           &parseError,
    215                              UErrorCode            &status);
    216 
    217     /**
    218      * Contruct a RuleBasedBreakIterator from a set of precompiled binary rules.
    219      * Binary rules are obtained from RulesBasedBreakIterator::getBinaryRules().
    220      * Construction of a break iterator in this way is substantially faster than
    221      * constuction from source rules.
    222      *
    223      * Ownership of the storage containing the compiled rules remains with the
    224      * caller of this function.  The compiled rules must not be  modified or
    225      * deleted during the life of the break iterator.
    226      *
    227      * The compiled rules are not compatible across different major versions of ICU.
    228      * The compiled rules are comaptible only between machines with the same
    229      * byte ordering (little or big endian) and the same base character set family
    230      * (ASCII or EBCDIC).
    231      *
    232      * @see #getBinaryRules
    233      * @param compiledRules A pointer to the compiled break rules to be used.
    234      * @param ruleLength The length of the compiled break rules, in bytes.  This
    235      *   corresponds to the length value produced by getBinaryRules().
    236      * @param status Information on any errors encountered, including invalid
    237      *   binary rules.
    238      * @stable ICU 4.8
    239      */
    240     RuleBasedBreakIterator(const uint8_t *compiledRules,
    241                            uint32_t       ruleLength,
    242                            UErrorCode    &status);
    243 
    244     /**
    245      * This constructor uses the udata interface to create a BreakIterator
    246      * whose internal tables live in a memory-mapped file.  "image" is an
    247      * ICU UDataMemory handle for the pre-compiled break iterator tables.
    248      * @param image handle to the memory image for the break iterator data.
    249      *        Ownership of the UDataMemory handle passes to the Break Iterator,
    250      *        which will be responsible for closing it when it is no longer needed.
    251      * @param status Information on any errors encountered.
    252      * @see udata_open
    253      * @see #getBinaryRules
    254      * @stable ICU 2.8
    255      */
    256     RuleBasedBreakIterator(UDataMemory* image, UErrorCode &status);
    257 
    258     /**
    259      * Destructor
    260      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    261      */
    262     virtual ~RuleBasedBreakIterator();
    263 
    264     /**
    265      * Assignment operator.  Sets this iterator to have the same behavior,
    266      * and iterate over the same text, as the one passed in.
    267      * @param that The RuleBasedBreakItertor passed in
    268      * @return the newly created RuleBasedBreakIterator
    269      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    270      */
    271     RuleBasedBreakIterator& operator=(const RuleBasedBreakIterator& that);
    272 
    273     /**
    274      * Equality operator.  Returns TRUE if both BreakIterators are of the
    275      * same class, have the same behavior, and iterate over the same text.
    276      * @param that The BreakIterator to be compared for equality
    277      * @return TRUE if both BreakIterators are of the
    278      * same class, have the same behavior, and iterate over the same text.
    279      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    280      */
    281     virtual UBool operator==(const BreakIterator& that) const;
    282 
    283     /**
    284      * Not-equal operator.  If operator== returns TRUE, this returns FALSE,
    285      * and vice versa.
    286      * @param that The BreakIterator to be compared for inequality
    287      * @return TRUE if both BreakIterators are not same.
    288      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    289      */
    290     UBool operator!=(const BreakIterator& that) const;
    291 
    292     /**
    293      * Returns a newly-constructed RuleBasedBreakIterator with the same
    294      * behavior, and iterating over the same text, as this one.
    295      * Differs from the copy constructor in that it is polymorphic, and
    296      * will correctly clone (copy) a derived class.
    297      * clone() is thread safe.  Multiple threads may simultaeneously
    298      * clone the same source break iterator.
    299      * @return a newly-constructed RuleBasedBreakIterator
    300      * @stable ICU 2.0
    301      */
    302     virtual BreakIterator* clone() const;
    303 
    304     /**
    305      * Compute a hash code for this BreakIterator
    306      * @return A hash code
    307      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    308      */
    309     virtual int32_t hashCode(void) const;
    310 
    311     /**
    312      * Returns the description used to create this iterator
    313      * @return the description used to create this iterator
    314      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    315      */
    316     virtual const UnicodeString& getRules(void) const;
    317 
    318     //=======================================================================
    319     // BreakIterator overrides
    320     //=======================================================================
    321 
    322     /**
    323      * <p>
    324      * Return a CharacterIterator over the text being analyzed.
    325      * The returned character iterator is owned by the break iterator, and must
    326      * not be deleted by the caller.  Repeated calls to this function may
    327      * return the same CharacterIterator.
    328      * </p>
    329      * <p>
    330      * The returned character iterator must not be used concurrently with
    331      * the break iterator.  If concurrent operation is needed, clone the
    332      * returned character iterator first and operate on the clone.
    333      * </p>
    334      * <p>
    335      * When the break iterator is operating on text supplied via a UText,
    336      * this function will fail.  Lacking any way to signal failures, it
    337      * returns an CharacterIterator containing no text.
    338      * The function getUText() provides similar functionality,
    339      * is reliable, and is more efficient.
    340      * </p>
    341      *
    342      * TODO:  deprecate this function?
    343      *
    344      * @return An iterator over the text being analyzed.
    345      * @stable ICU 2.0
    346      */
    347     virtual  CharacterIterator& getText(void) const;
    348 
    349 
    350     /**
    351       *  Get a UText for the text being analyzed.
    352       *  The returned UText is a shallow clone of the UText used internally
    353       *  by the break iterator implementation.  It can safely be used to
    354       *  access the text without impacting any break iterator operations,
    355       *  but the underlying text itself must not be altered.
    356       *
    357       * @param fillIn A UText to be filled in.  If NULL, a new UText will be
    358       *           allocated to hold the result.
    359       * @param status receives any error codes.
    360       * @return   The current UText for this break iterator.  If an input
    361       *           UText was provided, it will always be returned.
    362       * @stable ICU 3.4
    363       */
    364      virtual UText *getUText(UText *fillIn, UErrorCode &status) const;
    365 
    366     /**
    367      * Set the iterator to analyze a new piece of text.  This function resets
    368      * the current iteration position to the beginning of the text.
    369      * @param newText An iterator over the text to analyze.  The BreakIterator
    370      * takes ownership of the character iterator.  The caller MUST NOT delete it!
    371      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    372      */
    373     virtual void adoptText(CharacterIterator* newText);
    374 
    375     /**
    376      * Set the iterator to analyze a new piece of text.  This function resets
    377      * the current iteration position to the beginning of the text.
    378      *
    379      * The BreakIterator will retain a reference to the supplied string.
    380      * The caller must not modify or delete the text while the BreakIterator
    381      * retains the reference.
    382      *
    383      * @param newText The text to analyze.
    384      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    385      */
    386     virtual void setText(const UnicodeString& newText);
    387 
    388     /**
    389      * Reset the break iterator to operate over the text represented by
    390      * the UText.  The iterator position is reset to the start.
    391      *
    392      * This function makes a shallow clone of the supplied UText.  This means
    393      * that the caller is free to immediately close or otherwise reuse the
    394      * Utext that was passed as a parameter, but that the underlying text itself
    395      * must not be altered while being referenced by the break iterator.
    396      *
    397      * @param text    The UText used to change the text.
    398      * @param status  Receives any error codes.
    399      * @stable ICU 3.4
    400      */
    401     virtual void  setText(UText *text, UErrorCode &status);
    402 
    403     /**
    404      * Sets the current iteration position to the beginning of the text, position zero.
    405      * @return The offset of the beginning of the text, zero.
    406      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    407      */
    408     virtual int32_t first(void);
    409 
    410     /**
    411      * Sets the current iteration position to the end of the text.
    412      * @return The text's past-the-end offset.
    413      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    414      */
    415     virtual int32_t last(void);
    416 
    417     /**
    418      * Advances the iterator either forward or backward the specified number of steps.
    419      * Negative values move backward, and positive values move forward.  This is
    420      * equivalent to repeatedly calling next() or previous().
    421      * @param n The number of steps to move.  The sign indicates the direction
    422      * (negative is backwards, and positive is forwards).
    423      * @return The character offset of the boundary position n boundaries away from
    424      * the current one.
    425      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    426      */
    427     virtual int32_t next(int32_t n);
    428 
    429     /**
    430      * Advances the iterator to the next boundary position.
    431      * @return The position of the first boundary after this one.
    432      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    433      */
    434     virtual int32_t next(void);
    435 
    436     /**
    437      * Moves the iterator backwards, to the last boundary preceding this one.
    438      * @return The position of the last boundary position preceding this one.
    439      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    440      */
    441     virtual int32_t previous(void);
    442 
    443     /**
    444      * Sets the iterator to refer to the first boundary position following
    445      * the specified position.
    446      * @param offset The position from which to begin searching for a break position.
    447      * @return The position of the first break after the current position.
    448      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    449      */
    450     virtual int32_t following(int32_t offset);
    451 
    452     /**
    453      * Sets the iterator to refer to the last boundary position before the
    454      * specified position.
    455      * @param offset The position to begin searching for a break from.
    456      * @return The position of the last boundary before the starting position.
    457      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    458      */
    459     virtual int32_t preceding(int32_t offset);
    460 
    461     /**
    462      * Returns true if the specfied position is a boundary position.  As a side
    463      * effect, leaves the iterator pointing to the first boundary position at
    464      * or after "offset".
    465      * @param offset the offset to check.
    466      * @return True if "offset" is a boundary position.
    467      *  @stable ICU 2.0
    468      */
    469     virtual UBool isBoundary(int32_t offset);
    470 
    471     /**
    472      * Returns the current iteration position.
    473      * @return The current iteration position.
    474      * @stable ICU 2.0
    475      */
    476     virtual int32_t current(void) const;
    477 
    478 
    479     /**
    480      * Return the status tag from the break rule that determined the most recently
    481      * returned break position.  For break rules that do not specify a
    482      * status, a default value of 0 is returned.  If more than one break rule
    483      * would cause a boundary to be located at some position in the text,
    484      * the numerically largest of the applicable status values is returned.
    485      * <p>
    486      * Of the standard types of ICU break iterators, only word break and
    487      * line break provide status values.  The values are defined in
    488      * the header file ubrk.h.  For Word breaks, the status allows distinguishing between words
    489      * that contain alphabetic letters, "words" that appear to be numbers,
    490      * punctuation and spaces, words containing ideographic characters, and
    491      * more.  For Line Break, the status distinguishes between hard (mandatory) breaks
    492      * and soft (potential) break positions.
    493      * <p>
    494      * <code>getRuleStatus()</code> can be called after obtaining a boundary
    495      * position from <code>next()</code>, <code>previous()</code>, or
    496      * any other break iterator functions that returns a boundary position.
    497      * <p>
    498      * When creating custom break rules, one is free to define whatever
    499      * status values may be convenient for the application.
    500      * <p>
    501      * Note: this function is not thread safe.  It should not have been
    502      *       declared const, and the const remains only for compatibility
    503      *       reasons.  (The function is logically const, but not bit-wise const).
    504      * <p>
    505      * @return the status from the break rule that determined the most recently
    506      * returned break position.
    507      *
    508      * @see UWordBreak
    509      * @stable ICU 2.2
    510      */
    511     virtual int32_t getRuleStatus() const;
    512 
    513    /**
    514     * Get the status (tag) values from the break rule(s) that determined the most
    515     * recently returned break position.
    516     * <p>
    517     * The returned status value(s) are stored into an array provided by the caller.
    518     * The values are stored in sorted (ascending) order.
    519     * If the capacity of the output array is insufficient to hold the data,
    520     *  the output will be truncated to the available length, and a
    521     *  U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR will be signaled.
    522     *
    523     * @param fillInVec an array to be filled in with the status values.
    524     * @param capacity  the length of the supplied vector.  A length of zero causes
    525     *                  the function to return the number of status values, in the
    526     *                  normal way, without attemtping to store any values.
    527     * @param status    receives error codes.
    528     * @return          The number of rule status values from rules that determined
    529     *                  the most recent boundary returned by the break iterator.
    530     *                  In the event of a U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR, the return value
    531     *                  is the total number of status values that were available,
    532     *                  not the reduced number that were actually returned.
    533     * @see getRuleStatus
    534     * @stable ICU 3.0
    535     */
    536     virtual int32_t getRuleStatusVec(int32_t *fillInVec, int32_t capacity, UErrorCode &status);
    537 
    538     /**
    539      * Returns a unique class ID POLYMORPHICALLY.  Pure virtual override.
    540      * This method is to implement a simple version of RTTI, since not all
    541      * C++ compilers support genuine RTTI.  Polymorphic operator==() and
    542      * clone() methods call this method.
    543      *
    544      * @return          The class ID for this object. All objects of a
    545      *                  given class have the same class ID.  Objects of
    546      *                  other classes have different class IDs.
    547      * @stable ICU 2.0
    548      */
    549     virtual UClassID getDynamicClassID(void) const;
    550 
    551     /**
    552      * Returns the class ID for this class.  This is useful only for
    553      * comparing to a return value from getDynamicClassID().  For example:
    554      *
    555      *      Base* polymorphic_pointer = createPolymorphicObject();
    556      *      if (polymorphic_pointer->getDynamicClassID() ==
    557      *          Derived::getStaticClassID()) ...
    558      *
    559      * @return          The class ID for all objects of this class.
    560      * @stable ICU 2.0
    561      */
    562     static UClassID U_EXPORT2 getStaticClassID(void);
    563 
    564     /**
    565      * Deprecated functionality. Use clone() instead.
    566      *
    567      * Create a clone (copy) of this break iterator in memory provided
    568      *  by the caller.  The idea is to increase performance by avoiding
    569      *  a storage allocation.  Use of this functoin is NOT RECOMMENDED.
    570      *  Performance gains are minimal, and correct buffer management is
    571      *  tricky.  Use clone() instead.
    572      *
    573      * @param stackBuffer  The pointer to the memory into which the cloned object
    574      *                     should be placed.  If NULL,  allocate heap memory
    575      *                     for the cloned object.
    576      * @param BufferSize   The size of the buffer.  If zero, return the required
    577      *                     buffer size, but do not clone the object.  If the
    578      *                     size was too small (but not zero), allocate heap
    579      *                     storage for the cloned object.
    580      *
    581      * @param status       Error status.  U_SAFECLONE_ALLOCATED_WARNING will be
    582      *                     returned if the the provided buffer was too small, and
    583      *                     the clone was therefore put on the heap.
    584      *
    585      * @return  Pointer to the clone object.  This may differ from the stackBuffer
    586      *          address if the byte alignment of the stack buffer was not suitable
    587      *          or if the stackBuffer was too small to hold the clone.
    588      * @deprecated ICU 52. Use clone() instead.
    589      */
    590     virtual BreakIterator *  createBufferClone(void *stackBuffer,
    591                                                int32_t &BufferSize,
    592                                                UErrorCode &status);
    593 
    594 
    595     /**
    596      * Return the binary form of compiled break rules,
    597      * which can then be used to create a new break iterator at some
    598      * time in the future.  Creating a break iterator from pre-compiled rules
    599      * is much faster than building one from the source form of the
    600      * break rules.
    601      *
    602      * The binary data can only be used with the same version of ICU
    603      *  and on the same platform type (processor endian-ness)
    604      *
    605      * @param length Returns the length of the binary data.  (Out paramter.)
    606      *
    607      * @return   A pointer to the binary (compiled) rule data.  The storage
    608      *           belongs to the RulesBasedBreakIterator object, not the
    609      *           caller, and must not be modified or deleted.
    610      * @stable ICU 4.8
    611      */
    612     virtual const uint8_t *getBinaryRules(uint32_t &length);
    613 
    614     /**
    615      *  Set the subject text string upon which the break iterator is operating
    616      *  without changing any other aspect of the matching state.
    617      *  The new and previous text strings must have the same content.
    618      *
    619      *  This function is intended for use in environments where ICU is operating on
    620      *  strings that may move around in memory.  It provides a mechanism for notifying
    621      *  ICU that the string has been relocated, and providing a new UText to access the
    622      *  string in its new position.
    623      *
    624      *  Note that the break iterator implementation never copies the underlying text
    625      *  of a string being processed, but always operates directly on the original text
    626      *  provided by the user. Refreshing simply drops the references to the old text
    627      *  and replaces them with references to the new.
    628      *
    629      *  Caution:  this function is normally used only by very specialized,
    630      *  system-level code.  One example use case is with garbage collection that moves
    631      *  the text in memory.
    632      *
    633      * @param input      The new (moved) text string.
    634      * @param status     Receives errors detected by this function.
    635      * @return           *this
    636      *
    637      * @stable ICU 49
    638      */
    639     virtual RuleBasedBreakIterator &refreshInputText(UText *input, UErrorCode &status);
    640 
    641 
    642 private:
    643     //=======================================================================
    644     // implementation
    645     //=======================================================================
    646     /**
    647      * Dumps caches and performs other actions associated with a complete change
    648      * in text or iteration position.
    649      * @internal
    650      */
    651     void reset(void);
    652 
    653     /**
    654       * Set the type of the break iterator.
    655       * @internal
    656       */
    657     void setBreakType(int32_t type);
    658 
    659     /**
    660       * Common initialization function, used by constructors and bufferClone.
    661       * @internal
    662       */
    663     void init();
    664 
    665     /**
    666      * This method backs the iterator back up to a "safe position" in the text.
    667      * This is a position that we know, without any context, must be a break position.
    668      * The various calling methods then iterate forward from this safe position to
    669      * the appropriate position to return.  (For more information, see the description
    670      * of buildBackwardsStateTable() in RuleBasedBreakIterator.Builder.)
    671      * @param statetable state table used of moving backwards
    672      * @internal
    673      */
    674     int32_t handlePrevious(const RBBIStateTable *statetable);
    675 
    676     /**
    677      * This method is the actual implementation of the next() method.  All iteration
    678      * vectors through here.  This method initializes the state machine to state 1
    679      * and advances through the text character by character until we reach the end
    680      * of the text or the state machine transitions to state 0.  We update our return
    681      * value every time the state machine passes through a possible end state.
    682      * @param statetable state table used of moving forwards
    683      * @internal
    684      */
    685     int32_t handleNext(const RBBIStateTable *statetable);
    686 
    687 
    688     /**
    689      * This is the function that actually implements dictionary-based
    690      * breaking.  Covering at least the range from startPos to endPos,
    691      * it checks for dictionary characters, and if it finds them determines
    692      * the appropriate object to deal with them. It may cache found breaks in
    693      * fCachedBreakPositions as it goes. It may well also look at text outside
    694      * the range startPos to endPos.
    695      * If going forward, endPos is the normal Unicode break result, and
    696      * if goind in reverse, startPos is the normal Unicode break result
    697      * @param startPos  The start position of a range of text
    698      * @param endPos    The end position of a range of text
    699      * @param reverse   The call is for the reverse direction
    700      * @internal
    701      */
    702     int32_t checkDictionary(int32_t startPos, int32_t endPos, UBool reverse);
    703 
    704 
    705     /**
    706      * This function returns the appropriate LanguageBreakEngine for a
    707      * given character c.
    708      * @param c         A character in the dictionary set
    709      * @internal
    710      */
    711     const LanguageBreakEngine *getLanguageBreakEngine(UChar32 c);
    712 
    713     /**
    714      *  @internal
    715      */
    716     void makeRuleStatusValid();
    717 
    718 };
    719 
    720 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    721 //
    722 //   Inline Functions Definitions ...
    723 //
    724 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    725 
    726 inline UBool RuleBasedBreakIterator::operator!=(const BreakIterator& that) const {
    727     return !operator==(that);
    728 }
    729 
    730 U_NAMESPACE_END
    731 
    732 #endif /* #if !UCONFIG_NO_BREAK_ITERATION */
    733 
    734 #endif
    735