net.sf.basedb.util.formatter
Class ToStringFormatter<T>

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.basedb.util.formatter.ToStringFormatter<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Formatter<T>

public class ToStringFormatter<T>
extends Object
implements Formatter<T>

A generic formatter that simply formats objects by calling the toString() method. Null values are converted to the empty string.

Version:

2.0

Author:

nicklas

Last modified

$Date: 2008-09-25 09:01:30 +0200 (Thu, 25 Sep 2008) $

Constructor Summary

ToStringFormatter()
Create a new integer formatter.

Method Summary

String	format(T value) Format a value by converting it to a string.
T	parseString(String value) Parse a string and return a value of the correct type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ToStringFormatter

public ToStringFormatter()

Create a new integer formatter.

Method Detail

format

public String format(T value)

Description copied from interface: Formatter

Format a value by converting it to a string.

Specified by:

format in interface Formatter<T>

Parameters:

value - The value to format

Returns:

A formatted string

parseString

public T parseString(String value)

Description copied from interface: Formatter

Parse a string and return a value of the correct type. A null input string should (unless otherwise documented by a specific formatter implementation) be allowed and may return null or any other "default" value.

Specified by:

parseString in interface Formatter<T>

Parameters:

value - The string to parse

Returns:

An object