Interface Stringifier
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- All Known Implementing Classes:
ArrayStringifier
,AttributeChangeNotificationStringifier
,AttributeListStringifier
,AttributeStringifier
,ClassNameStringifier
,CollectionStringifier
,CompositeDataStringifier
,InterfacesStringifier
,IteratorStringifier
,IteratorStringifierBase
,MBeanAttributeInfoStringifier
,MBeanConstructorInfoStringifier
,MBeanInfoStringifier
,MBeanNotificationInfoStringifier
,MBeanOperationInfoStringifier
,MBeanParameterInfoStringifier
,MBeanServerNotificationStringifier
,ModelMBeanAttributeInfoStringifier
,ModelMBeanConstructorInfoStringifier
,ModelMBeanInfoStringifier
,ModelMBeanNotificationInfoStringifier
,ModelMBeanOperationInfoStringifier
,MonitorNotificationStringifier
,NotificationStringifier
,ObjectNameStringifier
,ObjectStringifier
,ProviderStringifier
,SmartStringifier
,TabularDataStringifier
,X509CertificateStringifier
public interface Stringifier
Convert an object to a String. The intent of this is to provide a flexible means to control the string representation of an Object. The toString() routine has many issues, including: - appropriateness for end-user viewing (within a CLI for example) - an object may not have implemented a toString() method - the output of toString() may simply be unacceptable (eg class@eebc1933) - it may be desirable to have many variations on the output - modifying toString() requires modifying the orignal class; a Stringifier or many of them can exist independently, making it easy to apply many different types of formatting to the same class. The intended use is generally to have a separate class implement Stringifier, rather than the class to be stringified.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description String
stringify(Object object)
Produce a String representation of an object.
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Method Detail
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stringify
String stringify(Object object)
Produce a String representation of an object. The actual output has no other semantics; each Stringifier may choose to target a particular type of user.The resulting String should be suitable for display to a user.
- Parameters:
object
- the Object for which a String should be produced
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