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package gnu.java.util.regex;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.PropertyResourceBundle;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import java.util.Stack;
import java.util.Vector;

/**
 * RE provides the user interface for compiling and matching regular
 * expressions.
 * <P>
 * A regular expression object (class RE) is compiled by constructing it
 * from a String, StringBuffer or character array, with optional 
 * compilation flags (below)
 * and an optional syntax specification (see RESyntax; if not specified,
 * <code>RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5</code> is used).
 * <P>
 * Once compiled, a regular expression object is reusable as well as
 * threadsafe: multiple threads can use the RE instance simultaneously
 * to match against different input text.
 * <P>
 * Various methods attempt to match input text against a compiled
 * regular expression.  These methods are:
 * <LI><code>isMatch</code>: returns true if the input text in its
 * entirety matches the regular expression pattern.
 * <LI><code>getMatch</code>: returns the first match found in the
 * input text, or null if no match is found.
 * <LI><code>getAllMatches</code>: returns an array of all
 * non-overlapping matches found in the input text.  If no matches are
 * found, the array is zero-length.
 * <LI><code>substitute</code>: substitute the first occurence of the
 * pattern in the input text with a replacement string (which may
 * include metacharacters $0-$9, see REMatch.substituteInto).
 * <LI><code>substituteAll</code>: same as above, but repeat for each
 * match before returning.
 * <LI><code>getMatchEnumeration</code>: returns an REMatchEnumeration
 * object that allows iteration over the matches (see
 * REMatchEnumeration for some reasons why you may want to do this
 * instead of using <code>getAllMatches</code>.
 * <P>
 *
 * These methods all have similar argument lists.  The input can be a
 * CharIndexed, String, a character array, a StringBuffer, or an
 * InputStream of some sort.  Note that when using an
 * InputStream, the stream read position cannot be guaranteed after
 * attempting a match (this is not a bug, but a consequence of the way
 * regular expressions work).  Using an REMatchEnumeration can
 * eliminate most positioning problems.
 *
 * Although the input object can be of various types, it is recommended
 * that it should be a CharIndexed because {@link CharIndexed#getLastMatch()}
 * can show the last match found on this input, which helps the expression
 * \G work as the end of the previous match.
 *
 * <P>
 *
 * The optional index argument specifies the offset from the beginning
 * of the text at which the search should start (see the descriptions
 * of some of the execution flags for how this can affect positional
 * pattern operators).  For an InputStream, this means an
 * offset from the current read position, so subsequent calls with the
 * same index argument on an InputStream will not
 * necessarily access the same position on the stream, whereas
 * repeated searches at a given index in a fixed string will return
 * consistent results.
 *
 * <P>
 * You can optionally affect the execution environment by using a
 * combination of execution flags (constants listed below).
 * 
 * <P>
 * All operations on a regular expression are performed in a
 * thread-safe manner.
 *
 * @author <A HREF="mailto:wes@cacas.org">Wes Biggs</A>
 * @version 1.1.5-dev, to be released
 */

public class RE extends REToken {

  private static final class IntPair implements Serializable {
    public int first, second;
  }

  private static final class CharUnit implements Serializable {
    public char ch;
    public boolean bk;
  }

  // This String will be returned by getVersion()
  private static final String VERSION = "1.1.5-dev";

  // The localized strings are kept in a separate file
  // Used by getLocalizedMessage().
  private static ResourceBundle messages;

  // Name of the bundle that contains the localized messages.
  private static final String bundle = "gnu/java/util/regex/MessagesBundle";

  // These are, respectively, the first and last tokens in our linked list
  // If there is only one token, firstToken == lastToken
  private REToken firstToken, lastToken;

  // This is the number of subexpressions in this regular expression,
  // with a minimum value of zero.  Returned by getNumSubs()
  private int numSubs;

    /** Minimum length, in characters, of any possible match. */
    private int minimumLength;
    private int maximumLength;

  /**
   * Compilation flag. Do  not  differentiate  case.   Subsequent
   * searches  using  this  RE will be case insensitive.
   */
  public static final int REG_ICASE = 0x02;

  /**
   * Compilation flag. The match-any-character operator (dot)
   * will match a newline character.  When set this overrides the syntax
   * bit RE_DOT_NEWLINE (see RESyntax for details).  This is equivalent to
   * the "/s" operator in Perl.
   */
  public static final int REG_DOT_NEWLINE = 0x04;

  /**
   * Compilation flag. Use multiline mode.  In this mode, the ^ and $
   * anchors will match based on newlines within the input. This is
   * equivalent to the "/m" operator in Perl.
   */
  public static final int REG_MULTILINE = 0x08;

  /**
   * Execution flag.
   * The match-beginning operator (^) will not match at the beginning
   * of the input string. Useful for matching on a substring when you
   * know the context of the input is such that position zero of the
   * input to the match test is not actually position zero of the text.
   * <P>
   * This example demonstrates the results of various ways of matching on
   * a substring.
   * <P>
   * <CODE>
   * String s = "food bar fool";<BR>
   * RE exp = new RE("^foo.");<BR>
   * REMatch m0 = exp.getMatch(s);<BR>
   * REMatch m1 = exp.getMatch(s.substring(8));<BR>
   * REMatch m2 = exp.getMatch(s.substring(8),0,RE.REG_NOTBOL); <BR>
   * REMatch m3 = exp.getMatch(s,8);                            <BR>
   * REMatch m4 = exp.getMatch(s,8,RE.REG_ANCHORINDEX);         <BR>
   * <P>
   * // Results:<BR>
   * //  m0.toString(): "food"<BR>
   * //  m1.toString(): "fool"<BR>
   * //  m2.toString(): null<BR>
   * //  m3.toString(): null<BR>
   * //  m4.toString(): "fool"<BR>
   * </CODE>
   */
  public static final int REG_NOTBOL = 0x10;

  /**
   * Execution flag.
   * The match-end operator ($) does not match at the end
   * of the input string. Useful for matching on substrings.
   */
  public static final int REG_NOTEOL = 0x20;

  /**
   * Execution flag.
   * When a match method is invoked that starts matching at a non-zero
   * index into the input, treat the input as if it begins at the index
   * given.  The effect of this flag is that the engine does not "see"
   * any text in the input before the given index.  This is useful so
   * that the match-beginning operator (^) matches not at position 0
   * in the input string, but at the position the search started at
   * (based on the index input given to the getMatch function).  See
   * the example under REG_NOTBOL.  It also affects the use of the \&lt;
   * and \b operators.
   */
  public static final int REG_ANCHORINDEX = 0x40;

  /**
   * Execution flag.
   * The substitute and substituteAll methods will not attempt to
   * interpolate occurrences of $1-$9 in the replacement text with
   * the corresponding subexpressions.  For example, you may want to
   * replace all matches of "one dollar" with "$1".
   */
  public static final int REG_NO_INTERPOLATE = 0x80;

  /**
   * Execution flag.
   * Try to match the whole input string. An implicit match-end operator
   * is added to this regexp.
   */
  public static final int REG_TRY_ENTIRE_MATCH = 0x0100;

  /**
   * Execution flag.
   * The substitute and substituteAll methods will treat the
   * character '\' in the replacement as an escape to a literal
   * character. In this case "\n", "\$", "\\", "\x40" and "\012"
   * will become "n", "$", "\", "x40" and "012" respectively.
   * This flag has no effect if REG_NO_INTERPOLATE is set on.
   */
  public static final int REG_REPLACE_USE_BACKSLASHESCAPE = 0x0200;

  /**
   * Compilation flag. Allow whitespace and comments in pattern.
   * This is equivalent to the "/x" operator in Perl.
   */
  public static final int REG_X_COMMENTS = 0x0400;

  /**
   * Compilation flag. If set, REG_ICASE is effective only for US-ASCII.
   */
  public static final int REG_ICASE_USASCII = 0x0800;

  /**
   * Execution flag.
   * Do not move the position at which the search begins.  If not set,
   * the starting position will be moved until a match is found.
   */
  public static final int REG_FIX_STARTING_POSITION = 0x1000;

  /** Returns a string representing the version of the gnu.regexp package. */
  public static final String version() {
    return VERSION;
  }

  // Retrieves a message from the ResourceBundle
  static final String getLocalizedMessage(String key) {
    if (messages == null)
      messages = PropertyResourceBundle.getBundle(bundle, Locale.getDefault());
    return messages.getString(key);
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer without any compilation
   * flags set, and using the default syntax (RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5).
   *
   * @param pattern A regular expression pattern, in the form of a String,
   *   StringBuffer or char[].  Other input types will be converted to
   *   strings using the toString() method.
   * @exception REException The input pattern could not be parsed.
   * @exception NullPointerException The pattern was null.
   */
  public RE(Object pattern) throws REException {
    this(pattern,0,RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5,0,0);
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer using the specified
   * compilation flags and the default syntax (RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5).
   *
   * @param pattern A regular expression pattern, in the form of a String,
   *   StringBuffer, or char[].  Other input types will be converted to
   *   strings using the toString() method.
   * @param cflags The logical OR of any combination of the compilation flags listed above.
   * @exception REException The input pattern could not be parsed.
   * @exception NullPointerException The pattern was null.
   */
  public RE(Object pattern, int cflags) throws REException {
    this(pattern,cflags,RESyntax.RE_SYNTAX_PERL5,0,0);
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a regular expression pattern buffer using the specified
   * compilation flags and regular expression syntax.
   *
   * @param pattern A regular expression pattern, in the form of a String,
   *   StringBuffer, or char[].  Other input types will be converted to
   *   strings using the toString() method.
   * @param cflags The logical OR of any combination of the compilation flags listed above.
   * @param syntax The type of regular expression syntax to use.
   * @exception REException The input pattern could not be parsed.
   * @exception NullPointerException The pattern was null.
   */
  public RE(Object pattern, int cflags, RESyntax syntax) throws REException {
    this(pattern,cflags,syntax,0,0);
  }

  // internal constructor used for alternation
  private RE(REToken first, REToken last,int subs, int subIndex, int minLength, int maxLength) {
    super(subIndex);
    firstToken = first;
    lastToken = last;
    numSubs = subs;
    minimumLength = minLength;
    maximumLength = maxLength;
    addToken(new RETokenEndSub(subIndex));
  }

  private RE(Object patternObj, int cflags, RESyntax syntax, int myIndex, int nextSub) throws REException {
    super(myIndex); // Subexpression index of this token.
    initialize(patternObj, cflags, syntax, myIndex, nextSub);
  }

    // For use by subclasses
    protected RE() { super(0); }

    // The meat of construction
  protected void initialize(Object patternObj, int cflags, RESyntax syntax, int myIndex, int nextSub) throws REException {
      char[] pattern;
    if (patternObj instanceof String) {
      pattern = ((String) patternObj).toCharArray();
    } else if (patternObj instanceof char[]) {
      pattern = (char[]) patternObj;
    } else if (patternObj instanceof StringBuffer) {
      pattern = new char [((StringBuffer) patternObj).length()];
      ((StringBuffer) patternObj).getChars(0,pattern.length,pattern,0);
    } else {
	pattern = patternObj.toString().toCharArray();
    }

    int pLength = pattern.length;

    numSubs = 0; // Number of subexpressions in this token.
    Vector branches = null;

    // linked list of tokens (sort of -- some closed loops can exist)
    firstToken = lastToken = null;

    // Precalculate these so we don't pay for the math every time we
    // need to access them.
    boolean insens = ((cflags & REG_ICASE) > 0);
    boolean insensUSASCII = ((cflags & REG_ICASE_USASCII) > 0);

    // Parse pattern into tokens.  Does anyone know if it's more efficient
    // to use char[] than a String.charAt()?  I'm assuming so.

    // index tracks the position in the char array
    int index = 0;

    // this will be the current parse character (pattern[index])
    CharUnit unit = new CharUnit();

    // This is used for {x,y} calculations
    IntPair minMax = new IntPair();

    // Buffer a token so we can create a TokenRepeated, etc.
    REToken currentToken = null;
    char ch;
    boolean quot = false;

    // Saved syntax and flags.
    RESyntax savedSyntax = null;
    int savedCflags = 0;
    boolean flagsSaved = false;

    while (index < pLength) {
      // read the next character unit (including backslash escapes)
      index = getCharUnit(pattern,index,unit,quot);

      if (unit.bk)
        if (unit.ch == 'Q') {
          quot = true;
          continue;
        } else if (unit.ch == 'E') {
          quot = false;
          continue;
        }
      if (quot)
      	unit.bk = false;

      if (((cflags & REG_X_COMMENTS) > 0) && (!unit.bk) && (!quot)) {
	if (Character.isWhitespace(unit.ch)) {
	     continue;
	}
	if (unit.ch == '#') {
	  for (int i = index; i < pLength; i++) {
	    if (pattern[i] == '\n') {
	      index = i + 1;
	      continue;
	    }
	    else if (pattern[i] == '\r') {
	      if (i + 1 < pLength && pattern[i + 1] == '\n') {
		index = i + 2;
	      }
	      else {
		index = i + 1;
	      }
	      continue;
	    }
	  }
	  index = pLength;
	  continue;
	}
      }

      // ALTERNATION OPERATOR
      //  \| or | (if RE_NO_BK_VBAR) or newline (if RE_NEWLINE_ALT)
      //  not available if RE_LIMITED_OPS is set

      // TODO: the '\n' literal here should be a test against REToken.newline,
      // which unfortunately may be more than a single character.
      if ( ( (unit.ch == '|' && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_VBAR) ^ (unit.bk || quot)))
	     || (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NEWLINE_ALT) && (unit.ch == '\n') && !(unit.bk || quot)) )
	   && !syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_LIMITED_OPS)) {
	// make everything up to here be a branch. create vector if nec.
	addToken(currentToken);
	RE theBranch = new RE(firstToken, lastToken, numSubs, subIndex, minimumLength, maximumLength);
	minimumLength = 0;
	maximumLength = 0;
	if (branches == null) {
	    branches = new Vector();
	}
	branches.addElement(theBranch);
	firstToken = lastToken = currentToken = null;
      }
      
      // INTERVAL OPERATOR:
      //  {x} | {x,} | {x,y}  (RE_INTERVALS && RE_NO_BK_BRACES)
      //  \{x\} | \{x,\} | \{x,y\} (RE_INTERVALS && !RE_NO_BK_BRACES)
      //
      // OPEN QUESTION: 
      //  what is proper interpretation of '{' at start of string?
      //
      // This method used to check "repeat.empty.token" to avoid such regexp
      // as "(a*){2,}", but now "repeat.empty.token" is allowed.

      else if ((unit.ch == '{') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_INTERVALS) && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_BRACES) ^ (unit.bk || quot))) {
	int newIndex = getMinMax(pattern,index,minMax,syntax);
        if (newIndex > index) {
          if (minMax.first > minMax.second)
            throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("interval.order"),REException.REG_BADRPT,newIndex);
          if (currentToken == null)
            throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.no.token"),REException.REG_BADRPT,newIndex);
          if (currentToken instanceof RETokenRepeated) 
            throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.chained"),REException.REG_BADRPT,newIndex);
          if (currentToken instanceof RETokenWordBoundary || currentToken instanceof RETokenWordBoundary)
            throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.assertion"),REException.REG_BADRPT,newIndex);
          index = newIndex;
          currentToken = setRepeated(currentToken,minMax.first,minMax.second,index); 
        }
        else {
          addToken(currentToken);
          currentToken = new RETokenChar(subIndex,unit.ch,insens);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
        } 
      }
      
      // LIST OPERATOR:
      //  [...] | [^...]

      else if ((unit.ch == '[') && !(unit.bk || quot)) {
	// Create a new RETokenOneOf
	ParseCharClassResult result = parseCharClass(
		subIndex, pattern, index, pLength, cflags, syntax, 0);
	addToken(currentToken);
	currentToken = result.token;
	index = result.index;
      }

      // SUBEXPRESSIONS
      //  (...) | \(...\) depending on RE_NO_BK_PARENS

      else if ((unit.ch == '(') && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_PARENS) ^ (unit.bk || quot))) {
	boolean pure = false;
	boolean comment = false;
        boolean lookAhead = false;
        boolean lookBehind = false;
        boolean independent = false;
        boolean negativelh = false;
        boolean negativelb = false;
	if ((index+1 < pLength) && (pattern[index] == '?')) {
	  switch (pattern[index+1]) {
          case '!':
            if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_LOOKAHEAD)) {
              pure = true;
              negativelh = true;
              lookAhead = true;
              index += 2;
            }
            break;
          case '=':
            if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_LOOKAHEAD)) {
              pure = true;
              lookAhead = true;
              index += 2;
            }
            break;
	  case '<':
	    // We assume that if the syntax supports look-ahead,
	    // it also supports look-behind.
	    if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_LOOKAHEAD)) {
		index++;
		switch (pattern[index +1]) {
		case '!':
		  pure = true;
		  negativelb = true;
		  lookBehind = true;
		  index += 2;
		  break;
		case '=':
		  pure = true;
		  lookBehind = true;
		  index += 2;
		}
	    }
	    break;
	  case '>':
	    // We assume that if the syntax supports look-ahead,
	    // it also supports independent group.
            if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_LOOKAHEAD)) {
              pure = true;
              independent = true;
              index += 2;
            }
            break;
	  case 'i':
	  case 'd':
	  case 'm':
	  case 's':
	  case 'u':
	  case 'x':
	  case '-':
            if (!syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_EMBEDDED_FLAGS)) break;
	    // Set or reset syntax flags.
	    int flagIndex = index + 1;
	    int endFlag = -1;
	    RESyntax newSyntax = new RESyntax(syntax);
	    int newCflags = cflags;
	    boolean negate = false;
	    while (flagIndex < pLength && endFlag < 0) {
	        switch(pattern[flagIndex]) {
	  	case 'i':
		  if (negate)
		    newCflags &= ~REG_ICASE;
		  else
		    newCflags |= REG_ICASE;
		  flagIndex++;
		  break;
	  	case 'd':
		  if (negate)
		    newSyntax.setLineSeparator(RESyntax.DEFAULT_LINE_SEPARATOR);
		  else
		    newSyntax.setLineSeparator("\n");
		  flagIndex++;
		  break;
	  	case 'm':
		  if (negate)
		    newCflags &= ~REG_MULTILINE;
		  else
		    newCflags |= REG_MULTILINE;
		  flagIndex++;
		  break;
	  	case 's':
		  if (negate)
		    newCflags &= ~REG_DOT_NEWLINE;
		  else
		    newCflags |= REG_DOT_NEWLINE;
		  flagIndex++;
		  break;
	  	case 'u':
		  if (negate)
		    newCflags |= REG_ICASE_USASCII;
		  else
		    newCflags &= ~REG_ICASE_USASCII;
		  flagIndex++;
		  break;
	  	case 'x':
		  if (negate)
		    newCflags &= ~REG_X_COMMENTS;
		  else
		    newCflags |= REG_X_COMMENTS;
		  flagIndex++;
		  break;
	  	case '-':
		  negate = true;
		  flagIndex++;
		  break;
		case ':':
		case ')':
		  endFlag = pattern[flagIndex];
		  break;
		default:
            	  throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.no.token"), REException.REG_BADRPT, index);
		}
	    }
	    if (endFlag == ')') {
		syntax = newSyntax;
		cflags = newCflags;
		insens = ((cflags & REG_ICASE) > 0);
		insensUSASCII = ((cflags & REG_ICASE_USASCII) > 0);
		// This can be treated as though it were a comment.
		comment = true;
		index = flagIndex - 1;
		break;
	    }
	    if (endFlag == ':') {
		savedSyntax = syntax;
		savedCflags = cflags;
		flagsSaved = true;
		syntax = newSyntax;
		cflags = newCflags;
		insens = ((cflags & REG_ICASE) > 0);
		insensUSASCII = ((cflags & REG_ICASE_USASCII) > 0);
		index = flagIndex -1;
		// Fall through to the next case.
	    }
	    else {
	        throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("unmatched.paren"), REException.REG_ESUBREG,index);
	    }
	  case ':':
	    if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_PURE_GROUPING)) {
	      pure = true;
	      index += 2;
	    }
	    break;
	  case '#':
	    if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_COMMENTS)) {
	      comment = true;
	    }
	    break;
          default:
            throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.no.token"), REException.REG_BADRPT, index);
	  }
	}

	if (index >= pLength) {
	    throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("unmatched.paren"), REException.REG_ESUBREG,index);
	}

	// find end of subexpression
	int endIndex = index;
	int nextIndex = index;
	int nested = 0;

	while ( ((nextIndex = getCharUnit(pattern,endIndex,unit,false)) > 0)
		&& !(nested == 0 && (unit.ch == ')') && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_PARENS) ^ (unit.bk || quot))) ) {
	  if ((endIndex = nextIndex) >= pLength)
	    throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("subexpr.no.end"),REException.REG_ESUBREG,nextIndex);
	  else if ((unit.ch == '[') && !(unit.bk || quot)) {
	    // I hate to do something similar to the LIST OPERATOR matters
	    // above, but ...
	    int listIndex = nextIndex;
	    if (listIndex < pLength && pattern[listIndex] == '^') listIndex++;
	    if (listIndex < pLength && pattern[listIndex] == ']') listIndex++;
	    int listEndIndex = -1;
	    int listNest = 0;
	    while (listIndex < pLength && listEndIndex < 0) {
	      switch(pattern[listIndex++]) {
		case '\\':
		  listIndex++;
		  break;
		case '[':
		  // Sun's API document says that regexp like "[a-d[m-p]]"
		  // is legal. Even something like "[[[^]]]]" is accepted.
		  listNest++;
		  if (listIndex < pLength && pattern[listIndex] == '^') listIndex++;
		  if (listIndex < pLength && pattern[listIndex] == ']') listIndex++;
		  break;
		case ']':
		  if (listNest == 0)
		    listEndIndex = listIndex;
		  listNest--;
		  break;
	      }
	    }
	    if (listEndIndex >= 0) {
	      nextIndex = listEndIndex;
	      if ((endIndex = nextIndex) >= pLength)
	        throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("subexpr.no.end"),REException.REG_ESUBREG,nextIndex);
	      else
	        continue;
	    }
	    throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("subexpr.no.end"),REException.REG_ESUBREG,nextIndex);
	  }
	  else if (unit.ch == '(' && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_PARENS) ^ (unit.bk || quot)))
	    nested++;
	  else if (unit.ch == ')' && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_PARENS) ^ (unit.bk || quot)))
	    nested--;
	}

	// endIndex is now position at a ')','\)' 
	// nextIndex is end of string or position after ')' or '\)'

	if (comment) index = nextIndex;
	else { // not a comment
	  // create RE subexpression as token.
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  if (!pure) {
	    numSubs++;
	  }

	  int useIndex = (pure || lookAhead || lookBehind || independent) ?
			 0 : nextSub + numSubs;
	  currentToken = new RE(String.valueOf(pattern,index,endIndex-index).toCharArray(),cflags,syntax,useIndex,nextSub + numSubs);
	  numSubs += ((RE) currentToken).getNumSubs();

          if (lookAhead) {
	      currentToken = new RETokenLookAhead(currentToken,negativelh);
	  }
          else if (lookBehind) {
	      currentToken = new RETokenLookBehind(currentToken,negativelb);
	  }
          else if (independent) {
	      currentToken = new RETokenIndependent(currentToken);
	  }

	  index = nextIndex;
	  if (flagsSaved) {
	      syntax = savedSyntax;
	      cflags = savedCflags;
	      insens = ((cflags & REG_ICASE) > 0);
	      insensUSASCII = ((cflags & REG_ICASE_USASCII) > 0);
	      flagsSaved = false;
	  }
	} // not a comment
      } // subexpression
    
      // UNMATCHED RIGHT PAREN
      // ) or \) throw exception if
      // !syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_UNMATCHED_RIGHT_PAREN_ORD)
      else if (!syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_UNMATCHED_RIGHT_PAREN_ORD) && ((unit.ch == ')') && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_PARENS) ^ (unit.bk || quot)))) {
	throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("unmatched.paren"),REException.REG_EPAREN,index);
      }

      // START OF LINE OPERATOR
      //  ^

      else if ((unit.ch == '^') && !(unit.bk || quot)) {
	addToken(currentToken);
	currentToken = null;
	RETokenStart token = null;
	if ((cflags & REG_MULTILINE) > 0) {
	    String sep = syntax.getLineSeparator();
	    if (sep == null) {
	        token = new RETokenStart(subIndex, null, true);
	    }
	    else {
		token = new RETokenStart(subIndex, sep);
	    }
	}
	else {
	    token = new RETokenStart(subIndex, null);
	}
	addToken(token);
      }

      // END OF LINE OPERATOR
      //  $

      else if ((unit.ch == '$') && !(unit.bk || quot)) {
	addToken(currentToken);
	currentToken = null;
	RETokenEnd token = null;
	if ((cflags & REG_MULTILINE) > 0) {
	    String sep = syntax.getLineSeparator();
	    if (sep == null) {
	        token = new RETokenEnd(subIndex, null, true);
	    }
	    else {
		token = new RETokenEnd(subIndex, sep);
	    }
	}
	else {
	    token = new RETokenEnd(subIndex, null);
	}
	addToken(token);
      }

      // MATCH-ANY-CHARACTER OPERATOR (except possibly newline and null)
      //  .

      else if ((unit.ch == '.') && !(unit.bk || quot)) {
	addToken(currentToken);
	currentToken = new RETokenAny(subIndex,syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_DOT_NEWLINE) || ((cflags & REG_DOT_NEWLINE) > 0),syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_DOT_NOT_NULL));
      }

      // ZERO-OR-MORE REPEAT OPERATOR
      //  *
      //
      // This method used to check "repeat.empty.token" to avoid such regexp
      // as "(a*)*", but now "repeat.empty.token" is allowed.

      else if ((unit.ch == '*') && !(unit.bk || quot)) {
	if (currentToken == null)
          throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.no.token"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);
	if (currentToken instanceof RETokenRepeated)
          throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.chained"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);
	if (currentToken instanceof RETokenWordBoundary || currentToken instanceof RETokenWordBoundary)
	  throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.assertion"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);
	currentToken = setRepeated(currentToken,0,Integer.MAX_VALUE,index);
      }

      // ONE-OR-MORE REPEAT OPERATOR / POSSESSIVE MATCHING OPERATOR
      //  + | \+ depending on RE_BK_PLUS_QM
      //  not available if RE_LIMITED_OPS is set
      //
      // This method used to check "repeat.empty.token" to avoid such regexp
      // as "(a*)+", but now "repeat.empty.token" is allowed.

      else if ((unit.ch == '+') && !syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_LIMITED_OPS) && (!syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_BK_PLUS_QM) ^ (unit.bk || quot))) {
	if (currentToken == null)
          throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.no.token"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);
	
	// Check for possessive matching on RETokenRepeated
	if (currentToken instanceof RETokenRepeated) {
	  RETokenRepeated tokenRep = (RETokenRepeated)currentToken;
	  if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_POSSESSIVE_OPS) && !tokenRep.isPossessive() && !tokenRep.isStingy())
	    tokenRep.makePossessive();
	  else
	    throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.chained"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);

	}
	else if (currentToken instanceof RETokenWordBoundary || currentToken instanceof RETokenWordBoundary)
	  throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.assertion"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);
	else
	  currentToken = setRepeated(currentToken,1,Integer.MAX_VALUE,index);
      }

      // ZERO-OR-ONE REPEAT OPERATOR / STINGY MATCHING OPERATOR
      //  ? | \? depending on RE_BK_PLUS_QM
      //  not available if RE_LIMITED_OPS is set
      //  stingy matching if RE_STINGY_OPS is set and it follows a quantifier

      else if ((unit.ch == '?') && !syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_LIMITED_OPS) && (!syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_BK_PLUS_QM) ^ (unit.bk || quot))) {
	if (currentToken == null) throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.no.token"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);

	// Check for stingy matching on RETokenRepeated
	if (currentToken instanceof RETokenRepeated) {
	  RETokenRepeated tokenRep = (RETokenRepeated)currentToken;
	  if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_STINGY_OPS) && !tokenRep.isStingy() && !tokenRep.isPossessive())
	    tokenRep.makeStingy();
	  else
	    throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.chained"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);
	}
	else if (currentToken instanceof RETokenWordBoundary || currentToken instanceof RETokenWordBoundary)
	  throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.assertion"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);
	else
	  currentToken = setRepeated(currentToken,0,1,index);
      }

      // OCTAL CHARACTER
      //  \0377
	
      else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == '0') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_OCTAL_CHAR)) {
	CharExpression ce = getCharExpression(pattern, index - 2, pLength, syntax);
	if (ce == null)
	  throw new REException("invalid octal character", REException.REG_ESCAPE, index);
	index = index - 2 + ce.len;
	addToken(currentToken);
	currentToken = new RETokenChar(subIndex,ce.ch,insens);
	if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
      }

      // BACKREFERENCE OPERATOR
      //  \1 \2 ... \9 and \10 \11 \12 ...
      // not available if RE_NO_BK_REFS is set
      // Perl recognizes \10, \11, and so on only if enough number of
      // parentheses have opened before it, otherwise they are treated
      // as aliases of \010, \011, ... (octal characters).  In case of
      // Sun's JDK, octal character expression must always begin with \0.
      // We will do as JDK does. But FIXME, take a look at "(a)(b)\29".
      // JDK treats \2 as a back reference to the 2nd group because
      // there are only two groups. But in our poor implementation,
      // we cannot help but treat \29 as a back reference to the 29th group.

      else if (unit.bk && Character.isDigit(unit.ch) && !syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_REFS)) {
	addToken(currentToken);
	int numBegin = index - 1;
	int numEnd = pLength;
	for (int i = index; i < pLength; i++) {
	    if (! Character.isDigit(pattern[i])) {
		numEnd = i;
		break;
	    }
	}
	int num = parseInt(pattern, numBegin, numEnd-numBegin, 10);

	currentToken = new RETokenBackRef(subIndex,num,insens);
	if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	index = numEnd;
      }

      // START OF STRING OPERATOR
      //  \A if RE_STRING_ANCHORS is set
      
      else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'A') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_STRING_ANCHORS)) {
	addToken(currentToken);
	currentToken = new RETokenStart(subIndex,null);
      }

      // WORD BREAK OPERATOR
      //  \b if ????

      else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'b') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_STRING_ANCHORS)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenWordBoundary(subIndex, RETokenWordBoundary.BEGIN | RETokenWordBoundary.END, false);
      } 

      // WORD BEGIN OPERATOR 
      //  \< if ????
      else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == '<')) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenWordBoundary(subIndex, RETokenWordBoundary.BEGIN, false);
      } 

      // WORD END OPERATOR 
      //  \> if ????
      else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == '>')) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenWordBoundary(subIndex, RETokenWordBoundary.END, false);
      } 

      // NON-WORD BREAK OPERATOR
      // \B if ????

      else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'B') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_STRING_ANCHORS)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenWordBoundary(subIndex, RETokenWordBoundary.BEGIN | RETokenWordBoundary.END, true);
      } 

      
      // DIGIT OPERATOR
      //  \d if RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESCAPES is set
      
      else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'd') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESCAPES)) {
	addToken(currentToken);
	currentToken = new RETokenPOSIX(subIndex,RETokenPOSIX.DIGIT,insens,false);
	if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
      }

      // NON-DIGIT OPERATOR
      //  \D

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'D') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESCAPES)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenPOSIX(subIndex,RETokenPOSIX.DIGIT,insens,true);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	}

	// NEWLINE ESCAPE
        //  \n

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'n')) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenChar(subIndex,'\n',false);
	}

	// RETURN ESCAPE
        //  \r

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'r')) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenChar(subIndex,'\r',false);
	}

	// WHITESPACE OPERATOR
        //  \s if RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESCAPES is set

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 's') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESCAPES)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenPOSIX(subIndex,RETokenPOSIX.SPACE,insens,false);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	}

	// NON-WHITESPACE OPERATOR
        //  \S

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'S') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESCAPES)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenPOSIX(subIndex,RETokenPOSIX.SPACE,insens,true);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	}

	// TAB ESCAPE
        //  \t

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 't')) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenChar(subIndex,'\t',false);
	}

	// ALPHANUMERIC OPERATOR
        //  \w

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'w') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESCAPES)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenPOSIX(subIndex,RETokenPOSIX.ALNUM,insens,false);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	}

	// NON-ALPHANUMERIC OPERATOR
        //  \W

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'W') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESCAPES)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenPOSIX(subIndex,RETokenPOSIX.ALNUM,insens,true);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	}

	// END OF STRING OPERATOR
        //  \Z, \z

	// FIXME: \Z and \z are different in that if the input string
	// ends with a line terminator, \Z matches the position before
	// the final terminator.  This special behavior of \Z is yet
	// to be implemented.

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'Z' || unit.ch == 'z') &&
		 syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_STRING_ANCHORS)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenEnd(subIndex,null);
	}

        // HEX CHARACTER, UNICODE CHARACTER
        //  \x1B, \u1234
	
	else if ((unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'x') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_HEX_CHAR)) ||
		 (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'u') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_UNICODE_CHAR))) {
	  CharExpression ce = getCharExpression(pattern, index - 2, pLength, syntax);
	  if (ce == null)
	    throw new REException("invalid hex character", REException.REG_ESCAPE, index);
	  index = index - 2 + ce.len;
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenChar(subIndex,ce.ch,insens);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	}

	// NAMED PROPERTY
	// \p{prop}, \P{prop}

	else if ((unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'p') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NAMED_PROPERTY)) ||
	         (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'P') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NAMED_PROPERTY))) {
	  NamedProperty np = getNamedProperty(pattern, index - 2, pLength);
	  if (np == null)
	      throw new REException("invalid escape sequence", REException.REG_ESCAPE, index);
	  index = index - 2 + np.len;
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = getRETokenNamedProperty(subIndex,np,insens,index);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	}

	// END OF PREVIOUS MATCH
        //  \G

	else if (unit.bk && (unit.ch == 'G') &&
		 syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_STRING_ANCHORS)) {
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenEndOfPreviousMatch(subIndex);
	}

	// NON-SPECIAL CHARACTER (or escape to make literal)
        //  c | \* for example

	else {  // not a special character
	  addToken(currentToken);
	  currentToken = new RETokenChar(subIndex,unit.ch,insens);
	  if (insensUSASCII) currentToken.unicodeAware = false;
	} 
      } // end while

    // Add final buffered token and an EndSub marker
    addToken(currentToken);
      
    if (branches != null) {
	branches.addElement(new RE(firstToken,lastToken,numSubs,subIndex,minimumLength, maximumLength));
	branches.trimToSize(); // compact the Vector
	minimumLength = 0;
	maximumLength = 0;
	firstToken = lastToken = null;
	addToken(new RETokenOneOf(subIndex,branches,false));
    } 
    else addToken(new RETokenEndSub(subIndex));

  }

  private static class ParseCharClassResult {
      RETokenOneOf token;
      int index;
      boolean returnAtAndOperator = false;
  }

  /**
   * Parse [...] or [^...] and make an RETokenOneOf instance.
   * @param subIndex subIndex to be given to the created RETokenOneOf instance.
   * @param pattern Input array of characters to be parsed.
   * @param index Index pointing to the character next to the beginning '['.
   * @param pLength Limit of the input array.
   * @param cflags Compilation flags used to parse the pattern.
   * @param pflags Flags that affect the behavior of this method.
   * @param syntax Syntax used to parse the pattern.
   */
  private static ParseCharClassResult parseCharClass(int subIndex,
		char[] pattern, int index,
		int pLength, int cflags, RESyntax syntax, int pflags)
		throws REException {

	boolean insens = ((cflags & REG_ICASE) > 0);
	boolean insensUSASCII = ((cflags & REG_ICASE_USASCII) > 0);
	Vector options = new Vector();
	Vector addition = new Vector();
	boolean additionAndAppeared = false;
	final int RETURN_AT_AND = 0x01;
	boolean returnAtAndOperator = ((pflags & RETURN_AT_AND) != 0);
	boolean negative = false;
	char ch;

	char lastChar = 0;
	boolean lastCharIsSet = false;
	if (index == pLength) throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("unmatched.bracket"),REException.REG_EBRACK,index);
	
	// Check for initial caret, negation
	if ((ch = pattern[index]) == '^') {
	  negative = true;
	  if (++index == pLength) throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("class.no.end"),REException.REG_EBRACK,index);
	  ch = pattern[index];
	}

	// Check for leading right bracket literal
	if (ch == ']') {
	  lastChar = ch; lastCharIsSet = true;
	  if (++index == pLength) throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("class.no.end"),REException.REG_EBRACK,index);
	}

	while ((ch = pattern[index++]) != ']') {
	  if ((ch == '-') && (lastCharIsSet)) {
	    if (index == pLength) throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("class.no.end"),REException.REG_EBRACK,index);
	    if ((ch = pattern[index]) == ']') {
	      RETokenChar t = new RETokenChar(subIndex,lastChar,insens);
	      if (insensUSASCII) t.unicodeAware = false;
	      options.addElement(t);
	      lastChar = '-';
	    } else {
	      if ((ch == '\\') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_LISTS)) {
	        CharExpression ce = getCharExpression(pattern, index, pLength, syntax);
	        if (ce == null)
		  throw new REException("invalid escape sequence", REException.REG_ESCAPE, index);
		ch = ce.ch;
		index = index + ce.len - 1;
	      }
	      RETokenRange t = new RETokenRange(subIndex,lastChar,ch,insens);
	      if (insensUSASCII) t.unicodeAware = false;
	      options.addElement(t);
	      lastChar = 0; lastCharIsSet = false;
	      index++;
	    }
          } else if ((ch == '\\') && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_BACKSLASH_ESCAPE_IN_LISTS)) {
            if (index == pLength) throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("class.no.end"),REException.REG_EBRACK,index);
	    int posixID = -1;
	    boolean negate = false;
            char asciiEsc = 0;
	    boolean asciiEscIsSet = false;
	    NamedProperty np = null;
	    if (("dswDSW".indexOf(pattern[index]) != -1) && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_CHAR_CLASS_ESC_IN_LISTS)) {
	      switch (pattern[index]) {
	      case 'D':
		negate = true;
	      case 'd':
		posixID = RETokenPOSIX.DIGIT;
		break;
	      case 'S':
		negate = true;
	      case 's':
		posixID = RETokenPOSIX.SPACE;
		break;
	      case 'W':
		negate = true;
	      case 'w':
		posixID = RETokenPOSIX.ALNUM;
		break;
	      }
	    }
	    if (("pP".indexOf(pattern[index]) != -1) && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NAMED_PROPERTY)) {
	      np = getNamedProperty(pattern, index - 1, pLength);
	      if (np == null)
		throw new REException("invalid escape sequence", REException.REG_ESCAPE, index);
	      index = index - 1 + np.len - 1;
	    }
	    else {
	      CharExpression ce = getCharExpression(pattern, index - 1, pLength, syntax);
	      if (ce == null)
		throw new REException("invalid escape sequence", REException.REG_ESCAPE, index);
	      asciiEsc = ce.ch; asciiEscIsSet = true;
	      index = index - 1 + ce.len - 1;
	    }
	    if (lastCharIsSet) {
	      RETokenChar t = new RETokenChar(subIndex,lastChar,insens);
	      if (insensUSASCII) t.unicodeAware = false;
	      options.addElement(t);
	    }
	    
	    if (posixID != -1) {
	      RETokenPOSIX t = new RETokenPOSIX(subIndex,posixID,insens,negate);
	      if (insensUSASCII) t.unicodeAware = false;
	      options.addElement(t);
	    } else if (np != null) {
	      RETokenNamedProperty t = getRETokenNamedProperty(subIndex,np,insens,index);
	      if (insensUSASCII) t.unicodeAware = false;
	      options.addElement(t);
	    } else if (asciiEscIsSet) {
	      lastChar = asciiEsc; lastCharIsSet = true;
	    } else {
	      lastChar = pattern[index]; lastCharIsSet = true;
	    }
	    ++index;
	  } else if ((ch == '[') && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_CHAR_CLASSES)) && (index < pLength) && (pattern[index] == ':')) {
	    StringBuffer posixSet = new StringBuffer();
	    index = getPosixSet(pattern,index+1,posixSet);
	    int posixId = RETokenPOSIX.intValue(posixSet.toString());
	    if (posixId != -1) {
	      RETokenPOSIX t = new RETokenPOSIX(subIndex,posixId,insens,false);
	      if (insensUSASCII) t.unicodeAware = false;
	      options.addElement(t);
	    }
	  } else if ((ch == '[') && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NESTED_CHARCLASS))) {
		ParseCharClassResult result = parseCharClass(
		    subIndex, pattern, index, pLength, cflags, syntax, 0);
		addition.addElement(result.token);
		addition.addElement("|");
		index = result.index;
	  } else if ((ch == '&') &&
		     (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NESTED_CHARCLASS)) &&
		     (index < pLength) && (pattern[index] == '&')) {
		if (returnAtAndOperator) {
		    ParseCharClassResult result = new ParseCharClassResult(); 
		    options.trimToSize();
		    if (additionAndAppeared) addition.addElement("&");
		    if (addition.size() == 0) addition = null;
		    result.token = new RETokenOneOf(subIndex,
			options, addition, negative);
		    result.index = index - 1;
		    result.returnAtAndOperator = true;
		    return result;
		}
		// The precedence of the operator "&&" is the lowest.
		// So we postpone adding "&" until other elements
		// are added. And we insert Boolean.FALSE at the
		// beginning of the list of tokens following "&&".
		// So, "&&[a-b][k-m]" will be stored in the Vecter
		// addition in this order:
		//     Boolean.FALSE, [a-b], "|", [k-m], "|", "&"
		if (additionAndAppeared) addition.addElement("&");
		addition.addElement(Boolean.FALSE);
		additionAndAppeared = true;

		// The part on which "&&" operates may be either
		//   (1) explicitly enclosed by []
		//   or
		//   (2) not enclosed by [] and terminated by the
		//       next "&&" or the end of the character list.
	        //  Let the preceding else if block do the case (1).
		//  We must do something in case of (2).
		if ((index + 1 < pLength) && (pattern[index + 1] != '[')) {
		    ParseCharClassResult result = parseCharClass(
			subIndex, pattern, index+1, pLength, cflags, syntax,
			RETURN_AT_AND);
		    addition.addElement(result.token);
		    addition.addElement("|");
		    // If the method returned at the next "&&", it is OK.
		    // Otherwise we have eaten the mark of the end of this
		    // character list "]".  In this case we must give back
		    // the end mark.
		    index = (result.returnAtAndOperator ?
			result.index: result.index - 1);
		}
	  } else {
	    if (lastCharIsSet) {
	      RETokenChar t = new RETokenChar(subIndex,lastChar,insens);
	      if (insensUSASCII) t.unicodeAware = false;
	      options.addElement(t);
	    }
	    lastChar = ch; lastCharIsSet = true;
	  }
	  if (index == pLength) throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("class.no.end"),REException.REG_EBRACK,index);
	} // while in list
	// Out of list, index is one past ']'
	    
	if (lastCharIsSet) {
	  RETokenChar t = new RETokenChar(subIndex,lastChar,insens);
	  if (insensUSASCII) t.unicodeAware = false;
	  options.addElement(t);
	}
	   
	ParseCharClassResult result = new ParseCharClassResult(); 
	// Create a new RETokenOneOf
	options.trimToSize();
	if (additionAndAppeared) addition.addElement("&");
	if (addition.size() == 0) addition = null;
	result.token = new RETokenOneOf(subIndex,options, addition, negative);
	result.index = index;
	return result;
  }

  private static int getCharUnit(char[] input, int index, CharUnit unit, boolean quot) throws REException {
    unit.ch = input[index++];
    unit.bk = (unit.ch == '\\'
	       && (!quot || index >= input.length || input[index] == 'E'));
    if (unit.bk)
      if (index < input.length)
	unit.ch = input[index++];
      else throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("ends.with.backslash"),REException.REG_ESCAPE,index);
    return index;
  }

  private static int parseInt(char[] input, int pos, int len, int radix) {
    int ret = 0;
    for (int i = pos; i < pos + len; i++) {
	ret = ret * radix + Character.digit(input[i], radix);
    }
    return ret;
  }

  /**
   * This class represents various expressions for a character.
   * "a"      : 'a' itself.
   * "\0123"  : Octal char 0123
   * "\x1b"   : Hex char 0x1b
   * "\u1234" : Unicode char \u1234
   */
  private static class CharExpression {
    /** character represented by this expression */
    char ch;
    /** String expression */
    String expr;
    /** length of this expression */
    int len;
    public String toString() { return expr; }
  }

  private static CharExpression getCharExpression(char[] input, int pos, int lim,
        RESyntax syntax) {
    CharExpression ce = new CharExpression();
    char c = input[pos];
    if (c == '\\') {
      if (pos + 1 >= lim) return null;
      c = input[pos + 1];
      switch(c) {
      case 't':
        ce.ch = '\t';
        ce.len = 2;
        break;
      case 'n':
        ce.ch = '\n';
        ce.len = 2;
        break;
      case 'r':
        ce.ch = '\r';
        ce.len = 2;
        break;
      case 'x':
      case 'u':
        if ((c == 'x' && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_HEX_CHAR)) ||
            (c == 'u' && syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_UNICODE_CHAR))) {
          int l = 0;
          int expectedLength = (c == 'x' ? 2 : 4);
          for (int i = pos + 2; i < pos + 2 + expectedLength; i++) {
            if (i >= lim) break;
            if (!((input[i] >= '0' && input[i] <= '9') ||
                  (input[i] >= 'A' && input[i] <= 'F') ||
                  (input[i] >= 'a' && input[i] <= 'f')))
                break;
	    l++;
          }
          if (l != expectedLength) return null;
          ce.ch = (char)(parseInt(input, pos + 2, l, 16));
	  ce.len = l + 2;
        }
        else {
          ce.ch = c;
          ce.len = 2;
        }
        break;
      case '0':
        if (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_OCTAL_CHAR)) {
          int l = 0;
          for (int i = pos + 2; i < pos + 2 + 3; i++) {
            if (i >= lim) break;
	    if (input[i] < '0' || input[i] > '7') break;
            l++;
          }
          if (l == 3 && input[pos + 2] > '3') l--;
          if (l <= 0) return null;
          ce.ch = (char)(parseInt(input, pos + 2, l, 8));
          ce.len = l + 2;
        }
        else {
          ce.ch = c;
          ce.len = 2;
        }
        break;
      default:
        ce.ch = c;
        ce.len = 2;
        break;
      }
    }
    else {
      ce.ch = input[pos];
      ce.len = 1;
    }
    ce.expr = new String(input, pos, ce.len);
    return ce;
  }

  /**
   * This class represents a substring in a pattern string expressing
   * a named property.
   * "\pA"      : Property named "A"
   * "\p{prop}" : Property named "prop"
   * "\PA"      : Property named "A" (Negated)
   * "\P{prop}" : Property named "prop" (Negated)
   */
  private static class NamedProperty {
    /** Property name */
    String name;
    /** Negated or not */
    boolean negate;
    /** length of this expression */
    int len;
  }

  private static NamedProperty getNamedProperty(char[] input, int pos, int lim) {
    NamedProperty np = new NamedProperty();
    char c = input[pos];
    if (c == '\\') {
      if (++pos >= lim) return null;
      c = input[pos++];
      switch(c) {
      case 'p':
        np.negate = false;
        break;
      case 'P':
        np.negate = true;
        break;
      default:
	return null;
      }
      c = input[pos++];
      if (c == '{') {
          int p = -1;
	  for (int i = pos; i < lim; i++) {
	      if (input[i] == '}') {
		  p = i;
		  break;
	      }
	  }
	  if (p < 0) return null;
	  int len = p - pos;
          np.name = new String(input, pos, len);
	  np.len = len + 4;
      }
      else {
          np.name = new String(input, pos - 1, 1);
	  np.len = 3;
      }
      return np;
    }
    else return null;
  }

  private static RETokenNamedProperty getRETokenNamedProperty(
      int subIndex, NamedProperty np, boolean insens, int index)
      throws REException {
    try {
	return new RETokenNamedProperty(subIndex, np.name, insens, np.negate);
    }
    catch (REException e) {
	REException ree;
	ree = new REException(e.getMessage(), REException.REG_ESCAPE, index);
	ree.initCause(e);
	throw ree;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Checks if the regular expression matches the input in its entirety.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   */
  public boolean isMatch(Object input) {
    return isMatch(input,0,0);
  }
  
  /**
   * Checks if the input string, starting from index, is an exact match of
   * this regular expression.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   */
  public boolean isMatch(Object input,int index) {
    return isMatch(input,index,0);
  }
  

  /**
   * Checks if the input, starting from index and using the specified
   * execution flags, is an exact match of this regular expression.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @param eflags The logical OR of any execution flags above.
   */
  public boolean isMatch(Object input,int index,int eflags) {
    return isMatchImpl(makeCharIndexed(input,index),index,eflags);
  }

  private boolean isMatchImpl(CharIndexed input, int index, int eflags) {
    if (firstToken == null)  // Trivial case
      return (input.charAt(0) == CharIndexed.OUT_OF_BOUNDS);
    REMatch m = new REMatch(numSubs, index, eflags);
    if (firstToken.match(input, m)) {
	if (m != null) {
	    if (input.charAt(m.index) == CharIndexed.OUT_OF_BOUNDS) {
		return true;
	    }
	}
    }
    return false;
  }
    
  /**
   * Returns the maximum number of subexpressions in this regular expression.
   * If the expression contains branches, the value returned will be the
   * maximum subexpressions in any of the branches.
   */
  public int getNumSubs() {
    return numSubs;
  }

  // Overrides REToken.setUncle
  void setUncle(REToken uncle) {
      if (lastToken != null) {
	  lastToken.setUncle(uncle);
      } else super.setUncle(uncle); // to deal with empty subexpressions
  }

  // Overrides REToken.chain

  boolean chain(REToken next) {
    super.chain(next);
    setUncle(next);
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the minimum number of characters that could possibly
   * constitute a match of this regular expression.
   */
  public int getMinimumLength() {
      return minimumLength;
  }

  public int getMaximumLength() {
      return maximumLength;
  }

  /**
   * Returns an array of all matches found in the input.
   *
   * If the regular expression allows the empty string to match, it will
   * substitute matches at all positions except the end of the input.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @return a non-null (but possibly zero-length) array of matches
   */
  public REMatch[] getAllMatches(Object input) {
    return getAllMatches(input,0,0);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an array of all matches found in the input,
   * beginning at the specified index position.
   *
   * If the regular expression allows the empty string to match, it will
   * substitute matches at all positions except the end of the input.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @return a non-null (but possibly zero-length) array of matches
   */
  public REMatch[] getAllMatches(Object input, int index) {
    return getAllMatches(input,index,0);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an array of all matches found in the input string,
   * beginning at the specified index position and using the specified
   * execution flags.
   *
   * If the regular expression allows the empty string to match, it will
   * substitute matches at all positions except the end of the input.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @param eflags The logical OR of any execution flags above.
   * @return a non-null (but possibly zero-length) array of matches
   */
  public REMatch[] getAllMatches(Object input, int index, int eflags) {
    return getAllMatchesImpl(makeCharIndexed(input,index),index,eflags);
  }

  // this has been changed since 1.03 to be non-overlapping matches
  private REMatch[] getAllMatchesImpl(CharIndexed input, int index, int eflags) {
    Vector all = new Vector();
    REMatch m = null;
    while ((m = getMatchImpl(input,index,eflags,null)) != null) {
      all.addElement(m);
      index = m.getEndIndex();
      if (m.end[0] == 0) {   // handle pathological case of zero-length match
	index++;
	input.move(1);
      } else {
	input.move(m.end[0]);
      }
      if (!input.isValid()) break;
    }
    REMatch[] mset = new REMatch[all.size()];
    all.copyInto(mset);
    return mset;
  }
  
    /* Implements abstract method REToken.match() */
    boolean match(CharIndexed input, REMatch mymatch) {
        input.setHitEnd(mymatch);
	if (firstToken == null) {
	    return next(input, mymatch);
	}

	// Note the start of this subexpression
	mymatch.start1[subIndex] = mymatch.index;

	return firstToken.match(input, mymatch);
    }

    REMatch findMatch(CharIndexed input, REMatch mymatch) {
        if (mymatch.backtrackStack == null)
	  mymatch.backtrackStack = new BacktrackStack();
	boolean b = match(input, mymatch);
	if (b) {
	    return mymatch;
	}
	return null;
    }

  /**
   * Returns the first match found in the input.  If no match is found,
   * null is returned.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @return An REMatch instance referencing the match, or null if none.
   */
  public REMatch getMatch(Object input) {
    return getMatch(input,0,0);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the first match found in the input, beginning
   * the search at the specified index.  If no match is found,
   * returns null.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset within the text to begin looking for a match.
   * @return An REMatch instance referencing the match, or null if none.
   */
  public REMatch getMatch(Object input, int index) {
    return getMatch(input,index,0);
  }
  
  /**
   * Returns the first match found in the input, beginning
   * the search at the specified index, and using the specified
   * execution flags.  If no match is found, returns null.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @param eflags The logical OR of any execution flags above.
   * @return An REMatch instance referencing the match, or null if none.
   */
  public REMatch getMatch(Object input, int index, int eflags) {
    return getMatch(input,index,eflags,null);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the first match found in the input, beginning the search
   * at the specified index, and using the specified execution flags.
   * If no match is found, returns null.  If a StringBuffer is
   * provided and is non-null, the contents of the input text from the
   * index to the beginning of the match (or to the end of the input,
   * if there is no match) are appended to the StringBuffer.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @param eflags The logical OR of any execution flags above.
   * @param buffer The StringBuffer to save pre-match text in.
   * @return An REMatch instance referencing the match, or null if none.  */
  public REMatch getMatch(Object input, int index, int eflags, StringBuffer buffer) {
    return getMatchImpl(makeCharIndexed(input,index),index,eflags,buffer);
  }

  REMatch getMatchImpl(CharIndexed input, int anchor, int eflags, StringBuffer buffer) {
      boolean tryEntireMatch = ((eflags & REG_TRY_ENTIRE_MATCH) != 0);
      boolean doMove = ((eflags & REG_FIX_STARTING_POSITION) == 0);
      RE re = (tryEntireMatch ? (RE) this.clone() : this);
      if (tryEntireMatch) {
	  RETokenEnd reEnd = new RETokenEnd(0, null);
	  reEnd.setFake(true);
	  re.chain(reEnd);
      }
      // Create a new REMatch to hold results
      REMatch mymatch = new REMatch(numSubs, anchor, eflags);
      do {
          /* The following potimization is commented out because
             the matching should be tried even if the length of
             input is obviously too short in order that
             java.util.regex.Matcher#hitEnd() may work correctly.
	  // Optimization: check if anchor + minimumLength > length
	  if (minimumLength == 0 || input.charAt(minimumLength-1) != CharIndexed.OUT_OF_BOUNDS) {
          */
	      if (re.match(input, mymatch)) {
		  REMatch best = mymatch;
		  // We assume that the match that coms first is the best.
		  // And the following "The longer, the better" rule has
		  // been commented out. The longest is not neccesarily
		  // the best. For example, "a" out of "aaa" is the best
		  // match for /a+?/.
		  /*
		  // Find best match of them all to observe leftmost longest
		  while ((mymatch = mymatch.next) != null) {
		      if (mymatch.index > best.index) {
		   	best = mymatch;
		      }
		  }
		  */
		  best.end[0] = best.index;
		  best.finish(input);
		  input.setLastMatch(best);
		  return best;
	      }
	  /* End of the optimization commented out
          }
	  */
	  mymatch.clear(++anchor);
	  // Append character to buffer if needed
	  if (buffer != null && input.charAt(0) != CharIndexed.OUT_OF_BOUNDS) {
	      buffer.append(input.charAt(0));
	  }
      // java.util.regex.Matcher#hitEnd() requires that the search should
      // be tried at the end of input, so we use move1(1) instead of move(1) 
      } while (doMove && input.move1(1));
      
      // Special handling at end of input for e.g. "$"
      if (minimumLength == 0) {
	  if (match(input, mymatch)) {
	      mymatch.finish(input);
	      return mymatch;
	  }
      }

      return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the
   * matches found in the input text.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @return A non-null REMatchEnumeration instance.
   */
  public REMatchEnumeration getMatchEnumeration(Object input) {
    return getMatchEnumeration(input,0,0);
  }


  /**
   * Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the
   * matches found in the input text.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @return A non-null REMatchEnumeration instance, with its input cursor
   *  set to the index position specified.
   */
  public REMatchEnumeration getMatchEnumeration(Object input, int index) {
    return getMatchEnumeration(input,index,0);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an REMatchEnumeration that can be used to iterate over the
   * matches found in the input text.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @param eflags The logical OR of any execution flags above.
   * @return A non-null REMatchEnumeration instance, with its input cursor
   *  set to the index position specified.
   */
  public REMatchEnumeration getMatchEnumeration(Object input, int index, int eflags) {
    return new REMatchEnumeration(this,makeCharIndexed(input,index),index,eflags);
  }


  /**
   * Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param replace The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).
   * @return A String interpolating the substituted text.
   * @see REMatch#substituteInto
   */
  public String substitute(Object input,String replace) {
    return substitute(input,replace,0,0);
  }

  /**
   * Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input
   * beginning at the specified index position.  Specifying an index
   * effectively causes the regular expression engine to throw away the
   * specified number of characters. 
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param replace The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @return A String containing the substring of the input, starting
   *   at the index position, and interpolating the substituted text.
   * @see REMatch#substituteInto
   */
  public String substitute(Object input,String replace,int index) {
    return substitute(input,replace,index,0);
  }

  /**
   * Substitutes the replacement text for the first match found in the input
   * string, beginning at the specified index position and using the
   * specified execution flags.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param replace The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @param eflags The logical OR of any execution flags above.
   * @return A String containing the substring of the input, starting
   *   at the index position, and interpolating the substituted text.
   * @see REMatch#substituteInto
   */
  public String substitute(Object input,String replace,int index,int eflags) {
    return substituteImpl(makeCharIndexed(input,index),replace,index,eflags);
  }

  private String substituteImpl(CharIndexed input,String replace,int index,int eflags) {
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    REMatch m = getMatchImpl(input,index,eflags,buffer);
    if (m==null) return buffer.toString();
    buffer.append(getReplacement(replace, m, eflags));
    if (input.move(m.end[0])) {
      do {
	buffer.append(input.charAt(0));
      } while (input.move(1));
    }
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  
  /**
   * Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found 
   * in the input text.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param replace The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).
   * @return A String interpolating the substituted text.
   * @see REMatch#substituteInto
   */
  public String substituteAll(Object input,String replace) {
    return substituteAll(input,replace,0,0);
  }

  /**
   * Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found 
   * in the input text, starting at the specified index.
   *
   * If the regular expression allows the empty string to match, it will
   * substitute matches at all positions except the end of the input.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param replace The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @return A String containing the substring of the input, starting
   *   at the index position, and interpolating the substituted text.
   * @see REMatch#substituteInto
   */
  public String substituteAll(Object input,String replace,int index) {
    return substituteAll(input,replace,index,0);
  }
 
  /**
   * Substitutes the replacement text for each non-overlapping match found 
   * in the input text, starting at the specified index and using the
   * specified execution flags.
   *
   * @param input The input text.
   * @param replace The replacement text, which may contain $x metacharacters (see REMatch.substituteInto).
   * @param index The offset index at which the search should be begin.
   * @param eflags The logical OR of any execution flags above.
   * @return A String containing the substring of the input, starting
   *   at the index position, and interpolating the substituted text.
   * @see REMatch#substituteInto
   */
  public String substituteAll(Object input,String replace,int index,int eflags) {
    return substituteAllImpl(makeCharIndexed(input,index),replace,index,eflags);
  }

  private String substituteAllImpl(CharIndexed input,String replace,int index,int eflags) {
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    REMatch m;
    while ((m = getMatchImpl(input,index,eflags,buffer)) != null) {
      buffer.append(getReplacement(replace, m, eflags));
      index = m.getEndIndex();
      if (m.end[0] == 0) {
	char ch = input.charAt(0);
	if (ch != CharIndexed.OUT_OF_BOUNDS) 
	    buffer.append(ch);
	input.move(1);
      } else {
	  input.move(m.end[0]);
      }

      if (!input.isValid()) break;
    }
    return buffer.toString();
  }

  public static String getReplacement(String replace, REMatch m, int eflags) {
    if ((eflags & REG_NO_INTERPOLATE) > 0)
      return replace;
    else {
      if ((eflags & REG_REPLACE_USE_BACKSLASHESCAPE) > 0) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        int l = replace.length();
        for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
	    char c = replace.charAt(i);
            switch(c) {
            case '\\':
              i++;
              // Let StringIndexOutOfBoundsException be thrown.
              sb.append(replace.charAt(i));
              break;
            case '$':
	      int i1 = i + 1;
	      while (i1 < replace.length() &&
		Character.isDigit(replace.charAt(i1))) i1++;
              sb.append(m.substituteInto(replace.substring(i, i1)));
              i = i1 - 1;
              break;
            default:
              sb.append(c);
            }
        }
        return sb.toString();
      }
      else
        return m.substituteInto(replace);
    }
  }	
  
  /* Helper function for constructor */
  private void addToken(REToken next) {
    if (next == null) return;
    minimumLength += next.getMinimumLength();
    int nmax = next.getMaximumLength();
    if (nmax < Integer.MAX_VALUE && maximumLength < Integer.MAX_VALUE)
	maximumLength += nmax;
    else 
	maximumLength = Integer.MAX_VALUE;

    if (firstToken == null) {
	lastToken = firstToken = next;
    } else {
      // if chain returns false, it "rejected" the token due to
      // an optimization, and next was combined with lastToken
      if (lastToken.chain(next)) {
	  lastToken = next;
      }
    }
  }

  private static REToken setRepeated(REToken current, int min, int max, int index) throws REException {
    if (current == null) throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("repeat.no.token"),REException.REG_BADRPT,index);
    return new RETokenRepeated(current.subIndex,current,min,max);
  }

  private static int getPosixSet(char[] pattern,int index,StringBuffer buf) {
    // Precondition: pattern[index-1] == ':'
    // we will return pos of closing ']'.
    int i;
    for (i=index; i<(pattern.length-1); i++) {
      if ((pattern[i] == ':') && (pattern[i+1] == ']'))
	return i+2;
      buf.append(pattern[i]);
    }
    return index; // didn't match up
  }

  private int getMinMax(char[] input,int index,IntPair minMax,RESyntax syntax) throws REException {
    // Precondition: input[index-1] == '{', minMax != null

    boolean mustMatch = !syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_BRACES);
    int startIndex = index;
    if (index == input.length) {
      if (mustMatch)
        throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("unmatched.brace"),REException.REG_EBRACE,index);
      else
        return startIndex;
    }
    
    int min,max=0;
    CharUnit unit = new CharUnit();
    StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
    
    // Read string of digits
    do {
      index = getCharUnit(input,index,unit,false);
      if (Character.isDigit(unit.ch))
        buf.append(unit.ch);
    } while ((index != input.length) && Character.isDigit(unit.ch));

    // Check for {} tomfoolery
    if (buf.length() == 0) {
      if (mustMatch)
        throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("interval.error"),REException.REG_EBRACE,index);
      else
        return startIndex;
    }

    min = Integer.parseInt(buf.toString());
	
    if ((unit.ch == '}') && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_BRACES) ^ unit.bk))
      max = min;
    else if (index == input.length)
      if (mustMatch)
        throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("interval.no.end"),REException.REG_EBRACE,index);
      else
        return startIndex;
    else if ((unit.ch == ',') && !unit.bk) {
      buf = new StringBuffer();
      // Read string of digits
      while (((index = getCharUnit(input,index,unit,false)) != input.length) && Character.isDigit(unit.ch))
	buf.append(unit.ch);

      if (!((unit.ch == '}') && (syntax.get(RESyntax.RE_NO_BK_BRACES) ^ unit.bk)))
        if (mustMatch)
          throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("interval.error"),REException.REG_EBRACE,index);
        else
          return startIndex;

      // This is the case of {x,}
      if (buf.length() == 0) max = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
      else max = Integer.parseInt(buf.toString());
    } else
      if (mustMatch)
        throw new REException(getLocalizedMessage("interval.error"),REException.REG_EBRACE,index);
      else
        return startIndex;

    // We know min and max now, and they are valid.

    minMax.first = min;
    minMax.second = max;

    // return the index following the '}'
    return index;
  }

   /**
    * Return a human readable form of the compiled regular expression,
    * useful for debugging.
    */
   public String toString() {
     StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
     dump(sb);
     return sb.toString();
   }

  void dump(StringBuffer os) {
    os.append("(?#startRE subIndex=" + subIndex + ")");
    if (subIndex == 0)
      os.append("?:");
    if (firstToken != null)
      firstToken.dumpAll(os);
    if (subIndex == 0)
      os.append(")");
    os.append("(?#endRE subIndex=" + subIndex + ")");
  }

  // Cast input appropriately or throw exception
  // This method was originally a private method, but has been made
  // public because java.util.regex.Matcher uses this.
  public static CharIndexed makeCharIndexed(Object input, int index) {
      // The case where input is already a CharIndexed is supposed
      // be the most likely because this is the case with
      // java.util.regex.Matcher.
      // We could let a String or a CharSequence fall through
      // to final input, but since it'a very likely input type, 
      // we check it first.
    if (input instanceof CharIndexed) {
	CharIndexed ci = (CharIndexed) input;
	ci.setAnchor(index);
	return ci;
    }
    else if (input instanceof CharSequence)
      return new CharIndexedCharSequence((CharSequence) input,index);
    else if (input instanceof String)
      return new CharIndexedString((String) input,index);
    else if (input instanceof char[])
      return new CharIndexedCharArray((char[]) input,index);
    else if (input instanceof StringBuffer)
      return new CharIndexedStringBuffer((StringBuffer) input,index);
    else if (input instanceof InputStream)
      return new CharIndexedInputStream((InputStream) input,index);
    else 
	return new CharIndexedString(input.toString(), index);
  }
}