net.sf.mmm.util.lang.base

Class ComposedFormatter<V>

java.lang.Object

net.sf.mmm.util.lang.base.AbstractFormatter<V>

net.sf.mmm.util.lang.base.ComposedFormatter<V>

Type Parameters:

V - is the generic type of the actual value to format.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Formatter<V>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComposedVersionIdentifierFormatter

public class ComposedFormatter<V>
extends AbstractFormatter<V>

This is the implementation of a Formatter that is composed out of other Formatters. It implements the divide and conquer strategy by delegating to a given sequence of sub-formatters in a given order. Each sub-formatter appends a particular part to the result according to his responsibility.

Since:

3.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private Formatter<V>[]	subFormatters

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ComposedFormatter(Formatter<V>... subFormatters) The constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	doFormat(V value, Appendable buffer)

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.lang.base.AbstractFormatter

format, format, formatNull

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

subFormatters

private final Formatter<V>[] subFormatters

See Also:

doFormat(Object, Appendable)

Constructor Detail

ComposedFormatter

@SafeVarargs
public ComposedFormatter(Formatter<V>... subFormatters)

The constructor.

Parameters:

subFormatters - are the Formatters to delegate to in the given order.

Method Detail

doFormat

protected void doFormat(V value,
                        Appendable buffer)
                 throws IOException

Specified by:

doFormat in class AbstractFormatter<V>

Parameters:

value - is the value to format (not null).

buffer - is the Appendable to append the formatted value to.

Throws:

IOException - if caused by append.

See Also:

AbstractFormatter.format(Object, Appendable)