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      3  * Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Terence Parr
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     32 
     33 namespace Antlr.Runtime {
     34 
     35     /** <summary>A source of characters for an ANTLR lexer</summary> */
     36     public interface ICharStream : IIntStream {
     37 
     38         /** <summary>
     39          *  For infinite streams, you don't need this; primarily I'm providing
     40          *  a useful interface for action code.  Just make sure actions don't
     41          *  use this on streams that don't support it.
     42          *  </summary>
     43          */
     44         string Substring(int start, int length);
     45 
     46         /** <summary>
     47          *  Get the ith character of lookahead.  This is the same usually as
     48          *  LA(i).  This will be used for labels in the generated
     49          *  lexer code.  I'd prefer to return a char here type-wise, but it's
     50          *  probably better to be 32-bit clean and be consistent with LA.
     51          *  </summary>
     52          */
     53         int LT(int i);
     54 
     55         /** <summary>ANTLR tracks the line information automatically</summary> */
     56         /** <summary>Because this stream can rewind, we need to be able to reset the line</summary> */
     57         int Line {
     58             get;
     59             set;
     60         }
     61 
     62         /** <summary>The index of the character relative to the beginning of the line 0..n-1</summary> */
     63         int CharPositionInLine {
     64             get;
     65             set;
     66         }
     67     }
     68 }
     69