Java StringBuilder.offsetByCodePoints() – Syntax & Examples

Java StringBuilder.offsetByCodePoints() – Examples

In this tutorial, we will learn about the Java StringBuilder.offsetByCodePoints() function, and learn how to use this function with the help of examples.

offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset)

StringBuilder.offsetByCodePoints() returns the index within this sequence that is offset from the given index by codePointOffset code points.

Syntax

The syntax of offsetByCodePoints() function is

offsetByCodePoints(int index, int codePointOffset)

where

Parameter	Description
index	The index in the sequence from which we have to travel the offset.
codePointOffset	The offset from index in code points.

Returns

The function returns an integer.

Example 1 – offsetByCodePoints(index, codePointOffset)

In this example, we will take an empty StringBuilder, and append some code points to it. Now we shall find the index in this sequence, that is offset from the given index by codePointOffset code points. We shall take index as 1 and codePointOffset as 4 for this example.

Java Program

public class Example { 
    public static void main(String[] args) { 
        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(658550);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(658550);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(658550);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(55523);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(55452);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(555);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(55856);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(557);
        
        int offset = stringBuilder.offsetByCodePoints(1, 4);  
        System.out.println("Sequence is : " + stringBuilder.toString());
        System.out.println("Offset is   : " + offset); 
    }
}

Output

Sequence is : 򠱶򠱶򠱶??ȫ?ȭ
Offset is   : 7

Example 2 – offsetByCodePoints(index, codePointOffset)

In this example, we will take an empty StringBuilder, and append some code points to it. These code points translate to single character. Meaning, when we call offsetByCodePoints(), it would return index + codePointOffset;

Java Program

public class Example { 
    public static void main(String[] args) { 
        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(97);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(98);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(99);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(100);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(101);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(102);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(103);
        stringBuilder.appendCodePoint(104);
        
        int offset = stringBuilder.offsetByCodePoints(1, 4);  
        System.out.println("Sequence is : " + stringBuilder.toString());
        System.out.println("Offset is   : " + offset); 
    }
}

Output

Sequence is : abcdefgh
Offset is   : 5

Conclusion

In this Java Tutorial, we have learnt the syntax of Java StringBuilder.offsetByCodePoints() function, and also learnt how to use this function with the help of examples.