source: orxonox.OLD/trunk/src/util/shell.cc @ 5151

/*
   orxonox - the future of 3D-vertical-scrollers

   Copyright (C) 2004 orx

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
   any later version.

   ### File Specific:
   main-programmer: Benjamin Grauer
   co-programmer: ...
*/

//#define DEBUG_SPECIAL_MODULE DEBUG_MODULE_

#include "shell.h"
#include "shell_command.h"

#include "text_engine.h"
#include "list.h"
#include "graphics_engine.h"
#include "event_handler.h"
#include "debug.h"
#include "class_list.h"

#include "key_names.h"
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;


/**
 * standard constructor
 */
Shell::Shell ()
{
  this->setClassID(CL_SHELL, "Shell");
  this->setName("Shell");

  this->keepBufferArray[0] = '\0';
  this->keepBuffer = false;

  this->bActive = false;
  this->buffer = new tList<char>;
  this->bufferIterator = this->buffer->getIterator();

  this->inputHistory = new tList<char>;
  //this->commandList = new tList<ShellCommand>;

  this->textSize = 15;
  this->lineSpacing = 5;

  //this->bufferSize = 0;
  this->bufferText = NULL;
  this->setBufferSize(100);
  this->bufferDisplaySize = 10;
  this->setAbsCoor2D(3, -400);
  this->delayed = 0;
  this->setRepeatDelay(.3, .05);
  this->pressedKey = SDLK_FIRST;

  this->inputLineText = NULL;
  this->inputLine = new char[1];
  this->inputLine[0] = '\0';

  this->rebuildText();
  this->completionList = NULL;

  // EVENT-Handler subscription of '`' to all States, and all other keyboard commands to ES_SEHLL
  EventHandler* evh = EventHandler::getInstance();
  evh->subscribe(this, ES_ALL, SDLK_BACKQUOTE);
  for (int i = 1; i < SDLK_LAST; i++)
    evh->subscribe(this, ES_SHELL, i);

  //void ShellCommand<T>::registerCommand(const char* commandName, ClassID classID, T* object, void* functionPointer, unsigned int paramCount, ...)

  ShellCommand<Shell>::registerCommand("clear", CL_SHELL, &Shell::clear);
  ShellCommand<Shell>::registerCommand("testS", CL_SHELL, &Shell::testS);
  ShellCommand<Shell>::registerCommand("testI", CL_SHELL, &Shell::testI, 5);
}


void Shell::testI (int i)
{
  PRINTF(3)("This is the Test for one Int '%d'\n", i);
}

void Shell::testS (const char* s)
{
  PRINTF(3)("This is the Test for one String '%s'\n", s);
}


Shell* Shell::singletonRef = NULL;

/**
 * standard deconstructor
 */
Shell::~Shell ()
{
  // delete the displayable Buffers
  for (int i = 0; i < this->bufferDisplaySize; i++)
    delete this->bufferText[i];
  delete[] this->bufferText;

  // delete the inputLine
  delete this->inputLineText;
  delete this->inputLine;

  // delete all the Chars in the Buffers
  char* charElem = this->bufferIterator->firstElement();
  while (charElem != NULL)
  {
    delete charElem;
    charElem = this->bufferIterator->nextElement();
  }
  delete this->bufferIterator;

//  if (this->completionList != NULL)
    //delete this->completionList;

  Shell::singletonRef = NULL;
}

/**
 * activates the shell
 *
 * This also feeds the Last few lines from the main buffers into the displayBuffer
 */
void Shell::activate()
{
  if (this->bActive == true)
    PRINTF(3)("The shell is already active\n");
  this->bActive = true;

  EventHandler::getInstance()->setState(ES_SHELL);
  this->setRelCoorSoft2D(0, 0, 1, 5);

  this->bufferIterator->lastElement();
  for (int i = 0; i < this->bufferDisplaySize; i++)
    this->bufferText[i]->setText(this->bufferIterator->prevElement());
}

/**
 * deactiveates the Shell.
 */
void Shell::deactivate()
{
  if (this->bActive == false)
    PRINTF(3)("The shell is already inactive\n");
  this->bActive = false;

  EventHandler::getInstance()->setState(ES_GAME);
  this->setRelCoorSoft2D(0, -400, 1, 5);

}

/**
 * sets the size of the text and spacing
 * @param textSize the size of the Text in Pixels
 * @param lineSpacing the size of the Spacing between two lines in pixels
 *
 * this also rebuilds the entire Text, inputLine and displayBuffer,
 * to be accurate again.
 */
void Shell::setTextSize(unsigned int textSize, unsigned int lineSpacing)
{
  this->textSize = textSize;
  this->lineSpacing = lineSpacing;

  this->rebuildText();
}

/**
 * rebuilds the Text's
 *
 * use this function, if you changed the Font/Size or something else.
 */
void Shell::rebuildText()
{
  if (this->inputLineText == NULL)
    delete this->inputLineText;
  this->inputLineText = TextEngine::getInstance()->createText("fonts/Aniron_Bold.ttf", this->textSize, TEXT_RENDER_DYNAMIC);
  this->inputLineText->setColor(1, 0, 0);
  this->inputLineText->setAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT);
  this->inputLineText->setText(NULL);
  this->inputLineText->setParent2D(this);
  this->inputLineText->setRelCoor2D(5, (this->textSize + this->lineSpacing)*this->bufferDisplaySize + this->textSize);

  this->setBufferDisplaySize(this->bufferDisplaySize);
}

/**
 * sets The count of Lines to display in the buffer.
 * @param bufferDisplaySize the count of lines to display in the Shell-Buffer.
 */
void Shell::setBufferDisplaySize(unsigned int bufferDisplaySize)
{
  if (this->bufferText != NULL)
  {
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < this->bufferDisplaySize; i++)
      delete this->bufferText[i];
    delete[] this->bufferText;
  }

  this->bufferText = new Text*[bufferDisplaySize];
  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < bufferDisplaySize; i++)
  {
    this->bufferText[i] = TextEngine::getInstance()->createText("fonts/Aniron_Bold.ttf", this->textSize, TEXT_RENDER_DYNAMIC);
    this->bufferText[i]->setColor(1, 0, 0);
    this->bufferText[i]->setAlignment(TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT);
    this->bufferText[i]->setRelCoor2D(calculateLinePosition(i));
    this->bufferText[i]->setText(NULL);
    this->bufferText[i]->setParent2D(this);
  }
  this->bufferDisplaySize = bufferDisplaySize;

  this->shellHeight = (this->textSize + this->lineSpacing) * (bufferDisplaySize+1);
}

/**
 * deletes all the Buffers
 */
void Shell::flushBuffers()
{
  // remove all chars from the BufferTexts.
  if (this->bufferText)
    for (int i = 0; i < this->bufferDisplaySize; i++)
    {
      this->bufferText[i]->setText(NULL, true);
    }

  // delete all the Chars in the Buffers
  tIterator<char>* charIterator = this->buffer->getIterator();
  char* charElem = charIterator->firstElement();
  while (charElem != NULL)
  {
    delete charElem;

    charElem = charIterator->nextElement();
  }
  delete charIterator;
  delete this->buffer;
  this->buffer = new tList<char>;
}

/**
 * adds a new Line to the List of Buffers
 * @param line the Line as in the first argument in printf
 * @param args the arguments as a va_list
 */
bool Shell::addBufferLineStatic(const char* line, ...)
{
  va_list arguments;
  va_start(arguments, line);

#if DEBUG < 3
  if (Shell::singletonRef == NULL)
#endif

  vprintf(line, arguments);
#if DEBUG < 3
  else
#else
  if (Shell::singletonRef != NULL)
#endif
    Shell::singletonRef->addBufferLine(line, arguments);
  return true;
}

/**
 * add a Line to the List of Buffers
 * @param line
 * @param arguments
 *
 * This function Adds one line to the buffer.
 * and displays the line as the First Line of the display-buffer
 */
void Shell::addBufferLine(const char* line, va_list arguments)
{
   vsprintf(this->bufferArray, line, arguments);

   char* inputEnd;
   char* newLineBegin;
   char* newLineEnd;

   // check if we have something left in the buffers
   if (unlikely(this->keepBuffer))
   {
     strcat(this->keepBufferArray, this->bufferArray);
     inputEnd = this->keepBufferArray + strlen(this->keepBufferArray);
     newLineBegin = this->keepBufferArray;
     this->keepBuffer = false;
   }
   else
   {
     inputEnd = this->bufferArray + strlen(this->bufferArray);
     newLineBegin = this->bufferArray;
   }

   // adding all the new Lines
   while (newLineBegin < inputEnd)
   {
     newLineEnd = strchr(newLineBegin, '\n');
     if (newLineEnd != NULL && *newLineEnd == '\n')
       *newLineEnd = '\0';
     else
     {
//       newLineEnd = newLineBegin + strlen(newLineBegin);
       strcpy(this->keepBufferArray, newLineBegin);
       this->keepBuffer = true;
       break;
     }

     char* addLine = new char[strlen(newLineBegin)+1];
     strcpy(addLine, newLineBegin);

     this->buffer->add(addLine);

     if (this->buffer->getSize() > this->bufferSize)
     {
       delete this->buffer->firstElement();
       this->buffer->remove(this->buffer->firstElement());
     }

     if (this->bActive)
     {
       this->printToDisplayBuffer(addLine);
     }
     newLineBegin = newLineEnd+1;
   }
}

/**
 * prints out some text to the input-buffers
 * @param text the text to output.
 */
void Shell::printToDisplayBuffer(const char* text)
{
  if(likely(bufferText != NULL))
  {
    Text* lastText = this->bufferText[this->bufferDisplaySize-1];

    Text* swapText;
    Text* moveText = this->bufferText[0];
    this->bufferText[0]->setRelCoorSoft2D(this->calculateLinePosition(1),10);
    for (unsigned int i = 1; i < this->bufferDisplaySize; i++)
    {
      if ( i < this->bufferDisplaySize-1)
        this->bufferText[i]->setRelCoorSoft2D(this->calculateLinePosition(i+1),5);
      swapText = this->bufferText[i];
      this  ->bufferText[i] = moveText;
      moveText = swapText;
    }
    lastText->setRelCoor2D(this->calculateLinePosition(0));
    this->bufferText[0] = lastText;

    this->bufferText[0]->setText(text, true);
  }
}

/**
 * moves the buffer around lineCount lines upwards (negative values move down)
 * @param lineCount the Count of lines to move upwards
 *
 * @todo
 */
void Shell::moveBuffer(int lineCount)
{
}

/**
 * @param lineNumber the n-th line from the bottom
 * @returns the Buffer at Line lineNumber
 */
const char* Shell::getBufferLine(unsigned int lineNumber)
{
  tIterator<char>* charIterator = this->buffer->getIterator();
  char* charElem = charIterator->firstElement();

  int i = 1;
  while (charElem != NULL)
  {
    if (i++ < lineNumber)
    {
      delete charIterator;
      return charElem;
    }

    charElem = charIterator->nextElement();
  }
  delete charIterator;
}

/**
 * deletes the InputLine
 */
void Shell::flushInputLine()
{
  if (likely(this->inputLine != NULL))
  {
    delete[] this->inputLine;
  }
  this->inputLine = new char[1];
  *this->inputLine = '\0';
  this->inputLineText->setText(this->inputLine, true);
}

/**
 * adds one character to the inputLine
 * @param character the character to add to the inputLine
 */
void Shell::addCharacter(char character)
{
  char* addCharLine = new char[strlen(inputLine)+2];

  sprintf(addCharLine, "%s%c", this->inputLine, character);
  delete this->inputLine;
  this->inputLine = addCharLine;
  this->inputLineText->setText(inputLine, true);
}

/**
 * adds multiple Characters to thr inputLine
 * @param characters a '\0' terminated char-array to add to the InputLine
 */
void Shell::addCharacters(const char* characters)
{
  char* addCharLine = new char[strlen(inputLine)+strlen(characters)+1];

  sprintf(addCharLine, "%s%s", this->inputLine, characters);
  delete this->inputLine;
  this->inputLine = addCharLine;
  this->inputLineText->setText(inputLine);
}

/**
 * removes characterCount characters from the InputLine
 * @param characterCount the count of Characters to remove from the input Line
 */
void Shell::removeCharacters(unsigned int characterCount)
{
  if (strlen(this->inputLine) == 0)
    return;

  if (characterCount > strlen(this->inputLine))
    characterCount = strlen(this->inputLine);

  char* removeCharLine = new char[strlen(inputLine)-characterCount+1];

  strncpy(removeCharLine, this->inputLine, strlen(inputLine)-characterCount);
  removeCharLine[strlen(inputLine)-characterCount] = '\0';
  delete this->inputLine;
  this->inputLine = removeCharLine;
  this->inputLineText->setText(inputLine);
}

/**
 * executes the command stored in the inputLine
 * @return true if the command was commited successfully, false otherwise
 */
bool Shell::executeCommand()
{
  this->addBufferLineStatic("Execute Command: %s\n", this->inputLine);

  char* newCommand = new char[strlen(this->inputLine)+1];
  strcpy(newCommand, this->inputLine);
  this->inputHistory->add(newCommand);

  ShellCommandBase::execute(this->inputLine);
//  if (!strcmp(this->inputLine, "clear"))
//  {
//    this->clear();
//  }

  this->flushInputLine();

  return false;
}

void Shell::clear()
{
  this->flushBuffers();
  this->addBufferLine("orxonox - shell\n ==================== \n", NULL);
}

/**
 * sets the Repeate-delay and rate
 * @param repeatDelay the Delay it takes, to repeate a key
 * @param repeatRate the rate to repeate a pressed key
 */
void Shell::setRepeatDelay(float repeatDelay, float repeatRate)
{
  this->repeatDelay = repeatDelay;
  this->repeatRate = repeatRate;

}

/**
 * listens for some event
 * @param event the Event happened
 */
void Shell::process(const Event &event)
{
  if (event.bPressed)
  {
    PRINTF(5)("Shell received command %s\n", SDLKToKeyname(event.type));
    if (event.type == SDLK_BACKQUOTE)
    {
      if (EventHandler::getInstance()->getState() == ES_GAME)
        this->activate();
      else
        this->deactivate();
    }
    else if (event.type == SDLK_F1)
      this->help();
    else if (event.type == SDLK_F2)
      this->debug();
    else if (event.type == SDLK_TAB)
      this->autoComplete();
    else if (event.type == SDLK_BACKSPACE)
    {
      this->delayed = this->repeatDelay;
      this->pressedKey = SDLK_BACKSPACE;
      this->removeCharacters(1);
    }
    else if (event.type == SDLK_RETURN)
      this->executeCommand();
    /*
    else if (event.type == SDLK_UP)
    {
//      this->flushInputLine();
      tIterator<char>* iterator = this->commandList->getIterator();
      char* command = iterator->lastElement();
      while (command)
      {
        if (!strcmp (command, inputLine))
        {
          inputLine = iterator->prevElement();
          return;
        }
        command = iterator->prevElement();
      }
      inputLine = iterator->lastElement();
    }
    */
    else if (likely(event.type < 127))
    {
      Uint8 *keystate = SDL_GetKeyState(NULL);
      this->delayed = this->repeatDelay;
      if (unlikely( keystate[SDLK_LSHIFT] || keystate[SDLK_RSHIFT] ))
      {
        this->pressedKey = event.type-32;
        this->addCharacter(event.type-32);
      }
      else
      {
        this->pressedKey = event.type;
        this->addCharacter(event.type);
      }
    }
  }
  else // if(!event.bPressed)
  {
    if (this->pressedKey == event.type || (this->pressedKey == event.type - 32))
    {
      this->pressedKey = SDLK_FIRST;
      this->delayed = 0.0;
    }
  }
}

/**
 * ticks the Shell for dt Seconds
 * @param dt the elapsed time since the last tick();
 */
void Shell::tick(float dt)
{
  if (this->delayed > 0.0)
    this->delayed -= dt;
  else if (this->pressedKey != SDLK_FIRST )
  {
    this->delayed = this->repeatRate;
    if (this->pressedKey == SDLK_BACKSPACE)
      this->removeCharacters(1);
    else if (pressedKey < 127)
      this->addCharacter(this->pressedKey);
  }
}

/**
 * displays the Shell
 */
void Shell::draw() const
{
  glPushMatrix();
  // transform for alignment.
  // setting the Blending effects

  glColor4f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.8f, .4);
  glEnable(GL_BLEND);
  glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
  glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE);

//  glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, this->texture);
  glBegin(GL_QUADS);

//  glTexCoord2f(this->texCoord.minU, this->texCoord.minV);
  glVertex2f(this->getAbsCoor2D().x,   this->getAbsCoor2D().y  );

//  glTexCoord2f(this->texCoord.maxU, this->texCoord.minV);
  glVertex2f(GraphicsEngine::getInstance()->getResolutionX() - this->getAbsCoor2D().x, this->getAbsCoor2D().y  );

//  glTexCoord2f(this->texCoord.maxU, this->texCoord.maxV);
  glVertex2f(GraphicsEngine::getInstance()->getResolutionX() - this->getAbsCoor2D().x, this->getAbsCoor2D().y + this->shellHeight);

//  glTexCoord2f(this->texCoord.minU, this->texCoord.maxV);
  glVertex2f(this->getAbsCoor2D().x, this->getAbsCoor2D().y + this->shellHeight);

  glEnd();
}


/**
 * autocompletes the Shell's inputLine
 * @returns true, if a result was found, false otherwise
 *
 * @todo implement it!!
 */
bool Shell::autoComplete()
{
  //PRINTF(3)("AutoCompletion not implemented yet\n");

  char* completionLine = new char[strlen(inputLine)+1];
  strcpy(completionLine, this->inputLine);

  char* commandBegin = strrchr(completionLine, ' ');
  if (commandBegin == NULL)
    commandBegin = completionLine;
  else
  {
    if(commandBegin >= completionLine + strlen(completionLine))
      commandBegin = completionLine + strlen(completionLine);
    else
      commandBegin++;
  }

  char* objectStart;
  if (objectStart = strstr(commandBegin, "::"))
  {
    char* classIdentity = new char[objectStart - commandBegin +1];
    strncpy(classIdentity, commandBegin, objectStart - commandBegin);
    classIdentity[objectStart - commandBegin] = '\0';
    this->objectComplete(objectStart+2, ClassList::StringToID(classIdentity));
    delete[] classIdentity;
  }
  else
    this->classComplete(commandBegin);

  delete[] completionLine;
}

/**
 * autocompletes a className
 * @param classBegin the Beginning of a String to autoComplete
 * @return true on success, false otherwise
 */
bool Shell::classComplete(const char* classBegin)
{
  if (unlikely(classBegin == NULL))
    return false;
  const tList<const char>* clList = ClassList::getClassList();
  if (clList != NULL)
  {
    const tList<const char>* classList = this->createCompleteList(clList, classBegin);
    if (classList != NULL)
      this->generalComplete(classList, classBegin, "%s::", "::");
    else
      return false;
  }
  else
    return false;
  return true;
}

/**
 * autocompletes an ObjectName
 * @param objectBegin the beginning string of a Object
 * @param classID the ID of the Class to search for.
 * @return true on success, false otherwise
 */
bool Shell::objectComplete(const char* objectBegin, long classID)
{
  printf("%s\n", objectBegin);

  if (unlikely(objectBegin == NULL))
    return false;
  tList<BaseObject>* boList = ClassList::getList(classID);
  if (boList != NULL)
  {
    printf("\n", boList->firstElement()->getName());
    const tList<const char>* objectList = this->createCompleteList(boList, objectBegin);
    if (objectList != NULL)
      this->generalComplete(objectList, objectBegin, "%s");
    else
      return false;
  }
  else
    return false;
  return true;
}

bool Shell::functionComplete(const char* functionBegin)
{
}

/**
 * completes the inputline on grounds of an inputList
 * @param stringList the List to parse through
 * @param begin the String to search in the inputList, and to extend with it.
 * @param displayAs how to display the found value to the user, printf-style, !!with only one %s!! ex.: "::%s::"
 * @param addBack what should be added at the end of the completion
 * @param addFront what should be added to the front of one finished completion
 * @return true if ok, false otherwise
 */
bool Shell::generalComplete(const tList<const char>* stringList, const char* begin, const char* displayAs, const char* addBack, const char* addFront)
{
  if (stringList->getSize() == 0)
    return false;

  const char* addString = stringList->firstElement();
  unsigned int addLength = 0;
  unsigned int inputLenght = strlen(begin);

  if (addString != NULL)
    addLength = strlen(addString);
  tIterator<const char>* charIterator = stringList->getIterator();
  const char* charElem = charIterator->firstElement();
  while (charElem != NULL)
  {
    PRINTF(0)(displayAs, charElem);
    for (unsigned int i = inputLenght; i < addLength; i++)
      if (addString[i] != charElem[i])
    {
      addLength = i;
      break;
    }
    charElem = charIterator->nextElement();
  }
  delete charIterator;

  if (addLength >= inputLenght)
  {
    char* adder = new char[addLength+1];
    strncpy(adder, addString, addLength);
    adder[addLength] = '\0';
    this->removeCharacters(inputLenght);
    this->addCharacters(adder);
    if (addBack != NULL && stringList->getSize() == 1)
      this->addCharacters("::");
    delete[] adder;
  }
  return true;
}

/**
 * searches for classes, which beginn with classNameBegin
 * @param inputList the List to parse through
 * @param classNameBegin the beginning string
 * @return a NEW char-array with ClassNames. The LIST should be deleted afterwards,
 * !! The strings MUST NOT be deleted !!
 */
const tList<const char>* Shell::createCompleteList(const tList<const char>* inputList, const char* classNameBegin)
{
  if (inputList == NULL || classNameBegin == NULL)
    return NULL;
  unsigned int searchLength = strlen(classNameBegin);
  if (this->completionList != NULL)
    delete this->completionList;
  this->completionList = new tList<const char>;

//  tList<const char>* classList = ClassList::getClassList();

  tIterator<const char>* iterator = inputList->getIterator();
  const char* enumString = iterator->firstElement();
  while (enumString != NULL)
  {
    if (strlen(enumString)>searchLength+1 &&
        !strncasecmp(enumString, classNameBegin, searchLength))
    {
      this->completionList->add(enumString);
    }
    enumString = iterator->nextElement();
  }
  delete iterator;

  return this->completionList;
}

/**
 * searches for classes, which beginn with classNameBegin
 * @param inputList the List to parse through
 * @param classNameBegin the beginning string
 * @return a NEW char-array with ClassNames. The LIST should be deleted afterwards,
 * !! The strings MUST NOT be deleted !!
 */
const tList<const char>* Shell::createCompleteList(const tList<BaseObject>* inputList, const char* classNameBegin)
{
  if (inputList == NULL || classNameBegin == NULL)
    return NULL;
  unsigned int searchLength = strlen(classNameBegin);
  if (this->completionList != NULL)
    delete this->completionList;
  this->completionList = new tList<const char>;

  tIterator<BaseObject>* iterator = inputList->getIterator();
  BaseObject* enumBO = iterator->firstElement();
  while (enumBO != NULL)
  {
    if (enumBO->getName() != NULL &&
        strlen(enumBO->getName())>searchLength+1 &&
        !strncasecmp(enumBO->getName(), classNameBegin, searchLength))
    {
      this->completionList->add(enumBO->getName());
    }
    enumBO = iterator->nextElement();
  }
  delete iterator;

  return this->completionList;
}

void Shell::help() const
{
  PRINT(0)("Help for the most important Shell-commands\n");
  PRINT(0)("F1 - HELP; F2 - DEBUG; ` - open/close shell\n");
  PRINT(0)("input order:\n");
  PRINT(0)("ClassName::objectName function [parameter1, [parameter2 ...]]  or\n");
  PRINT(0)("Command [parameter]\n");
}


///////////////////////
// HELPER FUNCTIONS  //
///////////////////////
Vector Shell::calculateLinePosition(unsigned int lineNumber)
{
  return Vector(5, (this->textSize + this->lineSpacing)*(this->bufferDisplaySize - lineNumber -1) + this->textSize, 0);
}



/**
 * displays some nice output from the Shell
 */
void Shell::debug() const
{
  PRINT(3)("Debugging output to console (not this shell)\n");

  if (this->pressedKey != SDLK_FIRST)
    printf("%s::%f %f\n", SDLKToKeyname(this->pressedKey), this->delayed, this->repeatDelay);


  char* tmpChar = this->bufferIterator->firstElement();
  while(tmpChar != NULL)
  {
    printf(tmpChar);
    tmpChar = this->bufferIterator->nextElement();
  }
}