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Java: A platform for platforms
Sun's reorg may seem promising to shareholders but it's also a scramble for position. The question now is whether Sun can, or wants to, maintain its hold on Java technology. Especially with enterprise leaders like SpringSource and RedHat investing heavily in Java's future as a platform for platforms

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Discuss: Tim Bray on 'What Sun Should Do'

import java.util.Vector;
public
class Scanner {
  public
  int
  scan(Vector vector, String string, int nBegin, int nLength) {
    if (vector == null)
      throw new NullPointerException("vector");
    if (string == null)
      throw new NullPointerException("string");
    if (nBegin + nLength > string.length())
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException("nBegin + nLength > string.length()");
    if (nBegin < 0)
      throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException("nBegin < 0");
    if (nLength < 0) nLength = string.length() - nBegin;
    vector.removeAllElements();
    int n1 = string.indexOf("/**", nBegin);
    if (n1 < nBegin)
      return -1;
    int n2 = string.indexOf("*/", n1 + 3);
    if (n2 < 0 || n2 > nBegin + nLength)
      return -1;
    StringBuffer stringbuffer = null;
    int n = n1 + 3;
    while (n < n2) {
      int nEOL = string.indexOf("\r\n", n);
      int nNextLine = nEOL + 2;
      if (nEOL < 0) {
        nEOL = string.indexOf('\r', n);
        nNextLine = nEOL + 1;
      }
      if (nEOL < 0) {
        nEOL = string.indexOf('\n', n);
        nNextLine = nEOL + 1;
      }
      if (nEOL < 0) {
        nEOL = n2;
        nNextLine = nEOL;
      }
      if (nEOL > n2) {
        nEOL = n2;
        nNextLine = nEOL;
      }
      if (nEOL > n) {
        char c = string.charAt(n);
        while ((c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '*') && n < n2)
          c = string.charAt(++n);
        if (string.charAt(n) == '@') {
          if (stringbuffer != null) vector.addElement(stringbuffer);
          stringbuffer = new StringBuffer();
        }
        if (stringbuffer != null) stringbuffer.append(string.substring(n, nEOL));
      }
      n = nNextLine;
    }
    if (stringbuffer != null) vector.addElement(stringbuffer);
    return n2 + 2;
  }
}