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+/**
+ * Jexer - Java Text User Interface
+ *
+ * Version: $Id$
+ *
+ * Author: Kevin Lamonte, <a href="mailto:kevin.lamonte@gmail.com">kevin.lamonte@gmail.com</a>
+ *
+ * License: LGPLv3 or later
+ *
+ * Copyright: This module is licensed under the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License Version 3. Please see the file "COPYING" in this
+ * directory for more information about the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License Version 3.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Kevin Lamonte
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not, see
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/, or write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+package jexer.bits;
+
+/**
+ * MnemonicString is used to render a string like "&File" into a highlighted
+ * 'F' and the rest of 'ile'. To insert a literal '&', use two '&&'
+ * characters, e.g. "&File && Stuff" would be "File & Stuff" with the first
+ * 'F' highlighted.
+ */
+public class MnemonicString {
+
+ /**
+ * Keyboard shortcut to activate this item
+ */
+ public char shortcut;
+
+ /**
+ * Location of the highlighted character
+ */
+ public int shortcutIdx = -1;
+
+ /**
+ * The raw (uncolored) string
+ */
+ public String rawLabel;
+
+ /**
+ * Public constructor
+ *
+ * @param label widget label or title. Label must contain a keyboard
+ * shortcut, denoted by prefixing a letter with "&", e.g. "&File"
+ */
+ public MnemonicString(String label) {
+
+ // Setup the menu shortcut
+ String newLabel = "";
+ boolean foundAmp = false;
+ boolean foundShortcut = false;
+ int shortcutIdx = 0;
+ for (int i = 0; i < label.length(); i++) {
+ char c = label.charAt(i);
+ if (c == '&') {
+ if (foundAmp == true) {
+ newLabel += '&';
+ shortcutIdx++;
+ } else {
+ foundAmp = true;
+ }
+ } else {
+ newLabel += c;
+ if (foundAmp == true) {
+ if (foundShortcut == false) {
+ shortcut = c;
+ foundAmp = false;
+ foundShortcut = true;
+ this.shortcutIdx = shortcutIdx;
+ }
+ } else {
+ shortcutIdx++;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ this.rawLabel = newLabel;
+ }
+}
+