Class FormatHelper

java.lang.Object
org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.FormatHelper

public class FormatHelper extends Object
Formatting methods
  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • toString

      public static String toString(Object arguments)
    • inspect

      public static String inspect(Object self)
    • format

      public static String format(Object arguments, boolean verbose)
    • format

      public static String format(Object arguments, boolean inspect, boolean escapeBackslashes)
    • format

      public static String format(Object arguments, boolean verbose, int maxSize)
    • format

      public static String format(Object arguments, boolean inspect, boolean escapeBackslashes, int maxSize)
    • toString

      public static String toString(Map<String,Object> options, Object arguments)
      Output the toString for the argument(s) with various options to configure. Configuration options:
       
      safe
      provides protection if the toString throws an exception, in which case the exception is swallowed and a dumber default toString is used
      maxSize
      will attempt to truncate the output to fit approx the maxSize number of characters, -1 means don't truncate
      inspect
      if false, render a value by its toString, otherwise use its inspect value
      escapeBackSlashes
      whether characters like tab, newline, etc. are converted to their escaped rendering ('\t', '\n', etc.)
      verbose
      shorthand to turn on both inspect and escapeBackslashes
      Parameters:
      options - a map of configuration options
      arguments - the argument(s) to calulate the toString for
      Returns:
      the string rendering of the argument(s)
      See Also:
    • format

      public static String format(Object arguments, boolean verbose, int maxSize, boolean safe)
    • format

      public static String format(Object arguments, boolean inspect, boolean escapeBackslashes, int maxSize, boolean safe)
    • escapeBackslashes

      public static String escapeBackslashes(String orig)
    • toTypeString

      public static String toTypeString(Object[] arguments)
      A helper method to format the arguments types as a comma-separated list.
      Parameters:
      arguments - the type to process
      Returns:
      the string representation of the type
    • toTypeString

      public static String toTypeString(Object[] arguments, int maxSize)
      A helper method to format the arguments types as a comma-separated list.
      Parameters:
      arguments - the type to process
      maxSize - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...', -1 means don't stop
      Returns:
      the string representation of the type
    • toMapString

      public static String toMapString(Map arg)
      A helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
      arg - the map to process
      Returns:
      the string representation of the map
    • toMapString

      public static String toMapString(Map arg, int maxSize)
      A helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
      arg - the map to process
      maxSize - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...', -1 means don't stop
      Returns:
      the string representation of the map
    • toListString

      public static String toListString(Collection arg)
      A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
      arg - the collection to process
      Returns:
      the string representation of the collection
    • toListString

      public static String toListString(Collection arg, int maxSize)
      A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
      arg - the collection to process
      maxSize - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'
      Returns:
      the string representation of the collection
    • toListString

      public static String toListString(Collection arg, int maxSize, boolean safe)
      A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
      arg - the collection to process
      maxSize - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...', -1 means don't stop
      safe - whether to use a default object representation for any item in the collection if an exception occurs when generating its toString
      Returns:
      the string representation of the collection
    • toArrayString

      public static String toArrayString(Object[] arguments)
      A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
      arguments - the array to process
      Returns:
      the string representation of the array
    • toArrayString

      public static String toArrayString(Object[] arguments, int maxSize, boolean safe)
      A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]".
      Parameters:
      arguments - the array to process
      maxSize - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'
      safe - whether to use a default object representation for any item in the array if an exception occurs when generating its toString
      Returns:
      the string representation of the array
    • write

      public static void write(Writer out, Object object) throws IOException
      Writes an object to a Writer using Groovy's default representation for the object.
      Throws:
      IOException
    • append

      public static void append(Appendable out, Object object) throws IOException
      Appends an object to an Appendable using Groovy's default representation for the object.
      Throws:
      IOException