Package net.sf.basedb.util.formatter

Interface Formatter<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:
AdaptiveNumberFormatter, AutoItemExportFormatter, AutoLinkFormatter, BioMaterialEventSourceFormatter, BooleanFormatter, ChangeTypeFormatter, CollectionFormatter, ColorFormatter, DataFileFormatter, DateFormatter, EnumFormatter, ExportableFieldFormatter, ExtendedPropertyFormatter, FilePathFormatter, IdentifiableFormatter, IntegerFormatter, ItemTypeFormatter, LinkedFileFormatter, LinkedItemFormatter, LookupFormatter, MultiFormatter, NameableFormatter, NiceFormatter, NumberFormatFormatter, NumberFormatter, PrefixSuffixFormatter, PropertyFilterFormatter, StringFormatter, ToStringFormatter, ValueTypeFormatter, WellCoordinateFormatter
public interface Formatter<T>
A Formatter formats an object to a string suitable for output in a client application. The formatter may optionally also do the reverse, ie. parse a string to an object.
Version:
2.0
Author:
nicklas
Last modified
$Date: 2010-09-29 11:21:45 +0200 (on, 29 sep 2010) $

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    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.

  • Method Details

    • format

      String format(T value)
      Format a value by converting it to a string.
      Parameters:
      value - The value to format
      Returns:
      A formatted string

    • parseString

      T parseString(String value)
      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.
      Parameters:
      value - The string to parse
      Returns:
      An object
      Since:
      2.2