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diff --git a/velocity-engine-core/src/main/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/CharStream.java b/velocity-engine-core/src/main/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/CharStream.java
index 3445800c..de96c43f 100644
--- a/velocity-engine-core/src/main/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/CharStream.java
+++ b/velocity-engine-core/src/main/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/CharStream.java
@@ -34,81 +34,94 @@ package org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser;
* operation.
*/
-public interface CharStream {
+public interface CharStream
+{
+ /**
+ * Returns the next character from the selected input. The method
+ * of selecting the input is the responsibility of the class
+ * implementing this interface. Can throw any java.io.IOException.
+ * @return read char
+ * @throws java.io.IOException
+ */
+ char readChar() throws java.io.IOException;
- /**
- * Returns the next character from the selected input. The method
- * of selecting the input is the responsibility of the class
- * implementing this interface. Can throw any java.io.IOException.
- */
- char readChar() throws java.io.IOException;
+ /**
+ * Returns the column number of the last character for current token (being
+ * matched after the last call to BeginTOken).
+ * @return ending column number
+ */
+ int getEndColumn();
- /**
- * Returns the column number of the last character for current token (being
- * matched after the last call to BeginTOken).
- */
- int getEndColumn();
+ /**
+ * Returns the line number of the last character for current token (being
+ * matched after the last call to BeginTOken).
+ * @return ending line number
+ */
+ int getEndLine();
- /**
- * Returns the line number of the last character for current token (being
- * matched after the last call to BeginTOken).
- */
- int getEndLine();
+ /**
+ * Returns the column number of the first character for current token (being
+ * matched after the last call to BeginTOken).
+ * @return starting column number
+ */
+ int getBeginColumn();
- /**
- * Returns the column number of the first character for current token (being
- * matched after the last call to BeginTOken).
- */
- int getBeginColumn();
+ /**
+ * Returns the line number of the first character for current token (being
+ * matched after the last call to BeginTOken).
+ * @return starting line number
+ */
+ int getBeginLine();
- /**
- * Returns the line number of the first character for current token (being
- * matched after the last call to BeginTOken).
- */
- int getBeginLine();
+ /**
+ * Backs up the input stream by amount steps. Lexer calls this method if it
+ * had already read some characters, but could not use them to match a
+ * (longer) token. So, they will be used again as the prefix of the next
+ * token and it is the implemetation's responsibility to do this right.
+ * @param amount
+ */
+ void backup(int amount);
- /**
- * Backs up the input stream by amount steps. Lexer calls this method if it
- * had already read some characters, but could not use them to match a
- * (longer) token. So, they will be used again as the prefix of the next
- * token and it is the implemetation's responsibility to do this right.
- */
- void backup(int amount);
+ /**
+ * Returns the next character that marks the beginning of the next token.
+ * All characters must remain in the buffer between two successive calls
+ * to this method to implement backup correctly.
+ * @return next token start char
+ * @throws java.io.IOException
+ */
+ char BeginToken() throws java.io.IOException;
- /**
- * Returns the next character that marks the beginning of the next token.
- * All characters must remain in the buffer between two successive calls
- * to this method to implement backup correctly.
- */
- char BeginToken() throws java.io.IOException;
+ /**
+ * Returns a string made up of characters from the marked token beginning
+ * to the current buffer position. Implementations have the choice of returning
+ * anything that they want to. For example, for efficiency, one might decide
+ * to just return null, which is a valid implementation.
+ * @return token image
+ */
+ String GetImage();
- /**
- * Returns a string made up of characters from the marked token beginning
- * to the current buffer position. Implementations have the choice of returning
- * anything that they want to. For example, for efficiency, one might decide
- * to just return null, which is a valid implementation.
- */
- String GetImage();
+ /**
+ * <p>Returns an array of characters that make up the suffix of length 'len' for
+ * the currently matched token. This is used to build up the matched string
+ * for use in actions in the case of MORE. A simple and inefficient
+ * implementation of this is as follows :</p>
+ * <pre><code>
+ * {
+ * String t = GetImage();
+ * return t.substring(t.length() - len, t.length()).toCharArray();
+ * }
+ * </code></pre>
+ * @param len suffix len
+ * @return suffix
+ */
+ char[] GetSuffix(int len);
- /**
- * Returns an array of characters that make up the suffix of length 'len' for
- * the currently matched token. This is used to build up the matched string
- * for use in actions in the case of MORE. A simple and inefficient
- * implementation of this is as follows :
- *
- * {
- * String t = GetImage();
- * return t.substring(t.length() - len, t.length()).toCharArray();
- * }
- */
- char[] GetSuffix(int len);
-
- /**
- * The lexer calls this function to indicate that it is done with the stream
- * and hence implementations can free any resources held by this class.
- * Again, the body of this function can be just empty and it will not
- * affect the lexer's operation.
- */
- void Done();
+ /**
+ * The lexer calls this function to indicate that it is done with the stream
+ * and hence implementations can free any resources held by this class.
+ * Again, the body of this function can be just empty and it will not
+ * affect the lexer's operation.
+ */
+ void Done();
}