All Known Implementing Classes:

NullSourceSection
```
public interface SourceSection
```
Description of contiguous section of text within a Source of program code; supports multiple modes of access to the text and its location. A special null subtype should be used for code that is not available from source, e.g language builtins.

See Also:

Source.createSection(String, int, int, int, int), Source.createSection(String, int, int, int), Source.createSection(String, int, int), Source.createSection(String, int), NullSourceSection

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getCharEndIndex()`	Returns the index of the text position immediately following the last character in the section.
`int`	`getCharIndex()`	Returns the 0-based index of the first character in this section.
`int`	`getCharLength()`	Returns the length of this section in characters.
`java.lang.String`	`getCode()`	Returns text described by this section.
`java.lang.String`	`getIdentifier()`	Returns terse text describing this source section, typically used for printing the section.
`LineLocation`	`getLineLocation()`	Gets a representation of the first line of the section, suitable for a hash key.
`java.lang.String`	`getShortDescription()`	Returns a short description of the source section, using just the file name, rather than its full path.
`Source`	`getSource()`	Representation of the source program that contains this section.
`int`	`getStartColumn()`	Returns the 1-based column number of the first character in this section (inclusive).
`int`	`getStartLine()`	Returns 1-based line number of the first character in this section (inclusive).

- Method Detail
  - getSource
```
Source getSource()
```
    Representation of the source program that contains this section.
    
    Returns:
    
    the source object
  - getStartLine
```
int getStartLine()
```
    Returns 1-based line number of the first character in this section (inclusive).
    
    Returns:
    
    the starting line number
  - getLineLocation
```
LineLocation getLineLocation()
```
    Gets a representation of the first line of the section, suitable for a hash key.
  - getStartColumn
```
int getStartColumn()
```
    Returns the 1-based column number of the first character in this section (inclusive).
    
    Returns:
    
    the starting column number
  - getCharIndex
```
int getCharIndex()
```
    Returns the 0-based index of the first character in this section.
    
    Returns:
    
    the starting character index
  - getCharLength
```
int getCharLength()
```
    Returns the length of this section in characters.
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of characters in the section
  - getCharEndIndex
```
int getCharEndIndex()
```
    Returns the index of the text position immediately following the last character in the section.
    
    Returns:
    
    the end position of the section
  - getIdentifier
```
java.lang.String getIdentifier()
```
    Returns terse text describing this source section, typically used for printing the section.
    
    Returns:
    
    the identifier of the section
  - getCode
```
java.lang.String getCode()
```
    Returns text described by this section.
    
    Returns:
    
    the code as a String object
  - getShortDescription
```
java.lang.String getShortDescription()
```
    Returns a short description of the source section, using just the file name, rather than its full path.
    
    Returns:
    
    a short description of the source section

Interface SourceSection

Method Summary

Method Detail

getSource

getStartLine

getLineLocation

getStartColumn

getCharIndex

getCharLength

getCharEndIndex

getIdentifier

getCode

getShortDescription