/**
* Static method to construct a new BitSetBuffer, preloaded with the bits
* from the preload parameter, and then filled with the bits from the
* second bitsetbuffer parameter.
*
* @param preloadBits - boolean array of bits to be prepended to the new
* bitset
* @param bitsetToAppend - full bitset to be appended to the residual bits array
* @return - new Bitset preloaded with residual bits and new bitset
*/
public static BitSetBuffer merge(bool[] preloadBits, BitSetBuffer bitsetToAppend)
{
BitSetBuffer returnValue = new BitSetBuffer(preloadBits.Length + bitsetToAppend.size(), preloadBits);
int pointer = 0;
while (pointer < bitsetToAppend.size() && !returnValue.isFull())
{
try
{
returnValue.add(bitsetToAppend[pointer]);
}
catch (BitSetFullException e)
{
//e.printStackTrace();
}
pointer++;
}
return(returnValue);
}
/**
* Static method to construct a new BitSetBuffer, preloaded with the bits
* from the preload parameter, and then filled with the bits from the
* second bitsetbuffer parameter.
*
* @param preloadBits - boolean array of bits to be prepended to the new
* bitset
* @param bitsetToAppend - full bitset to be appended to the residual bits array
* @return - new Bitset preloaded with residual bits and new bitset
*/
public static BitSetBuffer merge( bool[] preloadBits, BitSetBuffer bitsetToAppend )
{
BitSetBuffer returnValue = new BitSetBuffer( preloadBits.Length + bitsetToAppend.size(), preloadBits );
int pointer = 0;
while( pointer < bitsetToAppend.size() && !returnValue.isFull() )
{
try
{
returnValue.add( bitsetToAppend[pointer] );
}
catch( BitSetFullException e )
{
//e.printStackTrace();
}
pointer++;
}
return returnValue;
}
/**
* Constructs a new BitSetBuffer from an existing one
*/
private BitSetBuffer( BitSetBuffer toCopyFrom )
{
this.SetLength( toCopyFrom.size() );
this.or( toCopyFrom );
this.mPointer = toCopyFrom.pointer();
}
/**
* Constructs a new BitSetBuffer from an existing one
*/
private BitSetBuffer(BitSetBuffer toCopyFrom)
{
this.SetLength(toCopyFrom.size());
this.or(toCopyFrom);
this.mPointer = toCopyFrom.pointer();
}