uk.ac.ed.epcc.safe.accounting.formatters.value

Class DefaultFormatter

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.ed.epcc.safe.accounting.formatters.value.DefaultFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueFormatter<java.lang.Object>

public class DefaultFormatter
extends java.lang.Object
implements ValueFormatter<java.lang.Object>

A simple default formatting object. This formatter will format any type of object. All it does is call the object's toString method.

Author:

jgreen4

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static DefaultFormatter	FORMATTER Useful static instance of this object to be used when one doesn't want to generate lots of formatters when one will suffice

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultFormatter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	format(java.lang.Object object) Formats the specified object into an appropriate String
java.lang.Class<java.lang.Object>	getType() Returns the Class all objects acceptable as input to the format method must be assignable to.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

FORMATTER

public static final DefaultFormatter FORMATTER

Useful static instance of this object to be used when one doesn't want to generate lots of formatters when one will suffice

Constructor Detail

DefaultFormatter

public DefaultFormatter()

Method Detail

format

public java.lang.String format(java.lang.Object object)

Description copied from interface: ValueFormatter

Formats the specified object into an appropriate String

Specified by:

format in interface ValueFormatter<java.lang.Object>

Parameters:

object - The object to format

Returns:

The string representation of object

getType

public java.lang.Class<java.lang.Object> getType()

Description copied from interface: ValueFormatter

Returns the Class all objects acceptable as input to the format method must be assignable to.

Specified by:

getType in interface ValueFormatter<java.lang.Object>

Returns:

The Type of this ValueFormatter