private int wordForwards(int offset){
  int x=wordBI.following(offset);
  if (x > offset + 15) {
    x=offset;
  }
  return x;
}

private int wordForwards ( int offset ) { int x = wordBI . following ( offset ) ; if ( x > offset + 15 ) { x = offset ; } return x ; }
find next word boundary after offset .
