org.apache.lucene.analysis

## Class CharFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - java.io.Reader
  - - org.apache.lucene.analysis.CharFilter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Closeable, AutoCloseable, Readable

      public abstract class CharFilter
      extends Reader

  Subclasses of CharFilter can be chained to filter a Reader They can be used as `Reader` with additional offset correction. `Tokenizer`s will automatically use `correctOffset(int)` if a CharFilter subclass is used.

  This class is abstract: at a minimum you must implement `Reader.read(char[], int, int)`, transforming the input in some way from `input`, and `correct(int)` to adjust the offsets to match the originals.

  You can optionally provide more efficient implementations of additional methods like `Reader.read()`, `Reader.read(char[])`, `Reader.read(java.nio.CharBuffer)`, but this is not required.

  For examples and integration with `Analyzer`, see the `Analysis package documentation`.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected Reader` | `input` The underlying character-input stream.

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.io.Reader

      `lock`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `CharFilter(Reader input)` Create a new CharFilter wrapping the provided reader.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `close()` Closes the underlying input stream.
    `protected abstract int` | `correct(int currentOff)` Subclasses override to correct the current offset.
    `int` | `correctOffset(int currentOff)` Chains the corrected offset through the input CharFilter(s).

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.io.Reader

      `mark, markSupported, read, read, read, read, ready, reset, skip`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### input

          protected final Reader input

      The underlying character-input stream.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CharFilter

          public CharFilter(Reader input)

      Create a new CharFilter wrapping the provided reader.
      Parameters:
        `input` - a Reader, can also be a CharFilter for chaining.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### close

          public void close()
                     throws IOException

      Closes the underlying input stream.

      NOTE: The default implementation closes the input Reader, so be sure to call `super.close()` when overriding this method.

      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `Closeable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
      Specified by:
        `close` in class `Reader`
      Throws:
        `IOException`

    - #### correct

          protected abstract int correct(int currentOff)

      Subclasses override to correct the current offset.
      Parameters:
        `currentOff` - current offset
      Returns:
        corrected offset

    - #### correctOffset

          public final int correctOffset(int currentOff)

      Chains the corrected offset through the input CharFilter(s).

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