net.lessy.util.format
Class FormatUtil

java.lang.Object
  net.lessy.util.format.FormatUtil

public class FormatUtil
extends Object

Helper class around custom formatting of a value. Basic formatters for float, currency and date are pre-registered. Custom formatters can be registered as additionally or the default formatters can be overwritten.

Author:

hl

Field Summary

static String	CURRENCY Constant for the currency-formatter
static String	DATE Constant for the date-formatter
static String	FLOAT Constant for the float-formatter
static String	TIME Constant for the time-formatter

Constructor Summary

FormatUtil()

Method Summary

static void	addFormatter(String pName, FormatIF pFormatter) Registers a new formatter.
static String	format(Object pValue, String pFormat, Object pDefault, Locale pLocale, Properties pProps) Wrapper method for formatting a value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FLOAT

public static final String FLOAT

Constant for the float-formatter

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CURRENCY

public static final String CURRENCY

Constant for the currency-formatter

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DATE

public static final String DATE

Constant for the date-formatter

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TIME

public static final String TIME

Constant for the time-formatter

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Constructor Detail

FormatUtil

public FormatUtil()

Method Detail

format

public static String format(Object pValue,
                            String pFormat,
                            Object pDefault,
                            Locale pLocale,
                            Properties pProps)

Wrapper method for formatting a value.

Parameters:

pValue - Value to be formatted

pFormat - Name of the formatter to be used to format the value

pDefault - If the passed value is null, then this is used as the value to format

pLocale - Locale to be passed to the formatter

pProps - Properties to be passed to the formatter (properties implementation dependant)

Returns:

The formatted value or null if the value could not be formatted

addFormatter

public static void addFormatter(String pName,
                                FormatIF pFormatter)

Registers a new formatter.

Parameters:

pName - Name of the formatter. With this name, the formatter is retrieved on use. If a formatter was already registered with this name, then it will be overwritten.

pFormatter - Instance of the formatter