com.tngtech.jgiven.format

Interface ArgumentFormatter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object to format

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanFormatter, DateFormatter, DefaultFormatter, DefaultObjectFormatter, NotFormatter, PrintfFormatter, StepFormatter.AnnotationBasedFormatter

public interface ArgumentFormatter<T>

Interface for defining custom argument formatter using the Format annotation.

Note that in many cases it is more convenient to define a custom formatter annotation using the AnnotationFormat annotation and defining an AnnotationArgumentFormatter.

Alternatively you can also provide a global formatter for a type (see Formatter).

See Also:

Format

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	format(T argumentToFormat, java.lang.String... formatterArguments) Format a single argument by taking optional formatter arguments into account.

Method Detail

format

java.lang.String format(T argumentToFormat,
                        java.lang.String... formatterArguments)

Format a single argument by taking optional formatter arguments into account.

Parameters:

argumentToFormat - the object to format

formatterArguments - optional arguments for the formatter to control the formatting.

Returns:

a formatted string