/// <summary>
/// Get the string representation of the <see cref="LiteralText"/>, with escaped characters converted.
/// Note: The <see cref="Parser"/> puts each escaped character of an input string
/// into its own <see cref="LiteralText"/> item.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The string representation of the <see cref="LiteralText"/>, with escaped characters converted.</returns>
public override ReadOnlySpan <char> AsSpan()
{
if (Length == 0)
{
return(ReadOnlySpan <char> .Empty);
}
// The buffer is only for 1 character - each escaped char goes into its own LiteralText
return(SmartSettings.Parser.ConvertCharacterStringLiterals &&
BaseString.AsSpan(StartIndex)[0] == SmartSettings.Parser.CharLiteralEscapeChar
? EscapedLiteral.UnEscapeCharLiterals(SmartSettings.Parser.CharLiteralEscapeChar,
BaseString.AsSpan(StartIndex, Length),
false, new char[1])
: BaseString.AsSpan(StartIndex, Length));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the <see cref="ReadOnlySpan{T}"/> representation of this <see cref="FormatItem"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The <see cref="ReadOnlySpan{T}"/> representation of this <see cref="FormatItem"/></returns>
public virtual ReadOnlySpan <char> AsSpan() => EndIndex <= StartIndex
? BaseString.AsSpan(StartIndex)
: BaseString.AsSpan(StartIndex, Length);