docs: private int _countConsecutiveChars (final char ch)
    {
      int nCount = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < m_sValue.length (); i++)
      {
        final char c = m_sValue.charAt (i);
        if (c != ' ')
        {
          if (c != ch)
            return 0;
          nCount++;
        }
      }
      return nCount;
    }