Class RecursiveToStringStyle

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringStyle

org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.RecursiveToStringStyle

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MultilineRecursiveToStringStyle

public class RecursiveToStringStyle
extends ToStringStyle

Works with ToStringBuilder to create a "deep" toString.

To use this class write code as follows:

public class Job {
  String title;
  ...
}

public class Person {
  String name;
  int age;
  boolean smoker;
  Job job;

  ...

  public String toString() {
    return new ReflectionToStringBuilder(this, new RecursiveToStringStyle()).toString();
  }
}

This will produce a toString of the format: Person@7f54[name=Stephen,age=29,smoker=false,job=Job@43cd2[title=Manager]]

Since:

3.2

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ToStringStyle

DEFAULT_STYLE, JSON_STYLE, MULTI_LINE_STYLE, NO_CLASS_NAME_STYLE, NO_FIELD_NAMES_STYLE, SHORT_PREFIX_STYLE, SIMPLE_STYLE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RecursiveToStringStyle()	Constructs a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected boolean	accept(Class<?> clazz)	Returns whether or not to recursively format the given Class.
void	appendDetail(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName, Object value)	Appends to the toString an Object value, printing the full detail of the Object.
protected void	appendDetail(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName, Collection<?> coll)	Appends to the toString a Collection.

Methods inherited from class ToStringStyle

append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, append, appendClassName, appendContentEnd, appendContentStart, appendCyclicObject, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendDetail, appendEnd, appendFieldEnd, appendFieldSeparator, appendFieldStart, appendIdentityHashCode, appendInternal, appendNullText, appendStart, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummary, appendSummarySize, appendSuper, appendToString, getArrayEnd, getArraySeparator, getArrayStart, getContentEnd, getContentStart, getFieldNameValueSeparator, getFieldSeparator, getNullText, getRegistry, getShortClassName, getSizeEndText, getSizeStartText, getSummaryObjectEndText, getSummaryObjectStartText, isArrayContentDetail, isDefaultFullDetail, isFieldSeparatorAtEnd, isFieldSeparatorAtStart, isFullDetail, isUseClassName, isUseFieldNames, isUseIdentityHashCode, isUseShortClassName, reflectionAppendArrayDetail, removeLastFieldSeparator, setArrayContentDetail, setArrayEnd, setArraySeparator, setArrayStart, setContentEnd, setContentStart, setDefaultFullDetail, setFieldNameValueSeparator, setFieldSeparator, setFieldSeparatorAtEnd, setFieldSeparatorAtStart, setNullText, setSizeEndText, setSizeStartText, setSummaryObjectEndText, setSummaryObjectStartText, setUseClassName, setUseFieldNames, setUseIdentityHashCode, setUseShortClassName

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

RecursiveToStringStyle

public RecursiveToStringStyle()

Constructs a new instance.

Method Details

accept

protected boolean accept(Class<?> clazz)

Returns whether or not to recursively format the given Class. By default, this method always returns true, but may be overwritten by subclasses to filter specific classes.

Parameters:

clazz - The class to test.

Returns:

Whether or not to recursively format the given Class.

appendDetail

protected void appendDetail(StringBuffer buffer,
 String fieldName,
 Collection<?> coll)

Description copied from class: ToStringStyle

Appends to the toString a Collection.

Overrides:

appendDetail in class ToStringStyle

Parameters:

buffer - the StringBuffer to populate.

fieldName - the field name, typically not used as already appended.

coll - the Collection to add to the toString, not null.

appendDetail

public void appendDetail(StringBuffer buffer,
 String fieldName,
 Object value)

Description copied from class: ToStringStyle

Appends to the toString an Object value, printing the full detail of the Object.

Overrides:

appendDetail in class ToStringStyle

Parameters:

buffer - the StringBuffer to populate.

fieldName - the field name, typically not used as already appended.

value - the value to add to the toString, not null.