Extender class for BrickletLCD20x4

/* This class extends the standard LCD20x4 class to add extra functionality,
 * currently the only one writes text to the LCD not line by line.
 * You can still use the LCD as you would if you used the standard class.
 */
public class BrickletLCD20x4Writer extends com.tinkerforge.BrickletLCD20x4
{

    private boolean debug = false;

    public BrickletLCD20x4Writer(String uid) {
        super(uid);
    }

    public void writeText(String text)
    {

        String regex_pattern = "(?<=\\G.{20})";
        int chars = text.length();

        if (chars <= 20)
        {
            this.writeLine((short) 0, (short) 0, text);
        } else
        {
            String[] lines;
            lines = text.split(regex_pattern);

            for (int i = 0; i < lines.length; i++)
            {
                if (i <= 3)
                {

                    this.writeLine((short) i, (short) 0, lines[i]);
                } else
                {
                    if (debug = true)
                    {
                        System.out.println("Error: No more free lines to write to.");
                        System.out.println("Data: " + lines[i]);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    private void setDebugStatus(boolean status) {
        debug = status;
    }

    private boolean getDebugStatus() {
        return debug;
    }
}