WordWrapper

Wraps strings on word boundaries to fit within a proscribed output width. The wrapped string may have a prefix or not; prefixes are useful for error messages, for instance. You tell a WordWrapper about a prefix by passing a non-empty prefix to the constructor.

Examples:

Unable to open file /usr/local/etc/wombat: No such file or directory

might appear like this without a prefix:

Unable to open file /usr/local/etc/wombat: No such file or
directory

and like this if the prefix is "myprog:"

myprog: Unable to open file /usr/local/etc/wombat: No such
file or directory

Alternatively, if the output width is shortened, the same message can be made to wrap something like this:

myprog: Unable to open file
/usr/local/etc/wombat:
No such file or
directory

Note how the wrapping logic will "tab" past the prefix on wrapped lines.

This method also supports the notion of an indentation level, which is independent of the prefix. A non-zero indentation level causes each line, including the first line, to be indented that many characters. Thus, initializing a WordWrapper object with an indentation value of 4 will cause each output line to be preceded by 4 blanks. (It's also possible to change the indentation character from a blank to any other character.

Notes

- The class does not do any special processing of tab characters. Embedded tab characters can have surprising (and unwanted) effects on the rendered output. - Wrapping an already wrapped string is an invitation to trouble.

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Instance Constructors

new WordWrapper(wrapWidth: Int = 79, indentation: Int = 0, prefix: String = "", ignore: Set[Char] = scala.this.Predef.Set.empty[Char], indentChar: Char = ' ')

wrapWidth
the number of characters after which to wrap each line
indentation
how many characters to indent
prefix
the prefix to use, or "" for none. Cannot be null.
ignore
set of characters to ignore when calculating wrapping. This feature can be useful when certain characters represent escape characters, and you intend to post-process the wrapped string.
indentChar
the indentation character to use.

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val ignore: Set[Char]

set of characters to ignore when calculating wrapping.
set of characters to ignore when calculating wrapping. This feature can be useful when certain characters represent escape characters, and you intend to post-process the wrapped string.
val indentChar: Char

the indentation character to use.
val indentation: Int

how many characters to indent
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final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

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final def notify(): Unit

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val prefix: String

the prefix to use, or "" for none.
the prefix to use, or "" for none. Cannot be null.
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def wrap(s: String): String

Wrap a string, using the wrap width, prefix, indentation and indentation character that were specified to the WordWrapper constructor.
Wrap a string, using the wrap width, prefix, indentation and indentation character that were specified to the WordWrapper constructor. The resulting string may have embedded newlines in it.
s
the string to wrap
returns
the wrapped string
val wrapWidth: Int

the number of characters after which to wrap each line

class WordWrapper extends AnyRef

Examples:

Notes

Instance Constructors

new WordWrapper(wrapWidth: Int = 79, indentation: Int = 0, prefix: String = "", ignore: Set[Char] = scala.this.Predef.Set.empty[Char], indentChar: Char = ' ')

Value Members

final def !=(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def !=(arg0: Any): Boolean

final def ##(): Int

final def ==(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def ==(arg0: Any): Boolean

final def asInstanceOf[T0]: T0

def clone(): AnyRef

final def eq(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean

def finalize(): Unit

final def getClass(): Class[_]

def hashCode(): Int

val ignore: Set[Char]

val indentChar: Char

val indentation: Int

final def isInstanceOf[T0]: Boolean

final def ne(arg0: AnyRef): Boolean

final def notify(): Unit

final def notifyAll(): Unit

val prefix: String

final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0

def toString(): String

final def wait(): Unit

final def wait(arg0: Long, arg1: Int): Unit

final def wait(arg0: Long): Unit

def wrap(s: String): String

val wrapWidth: Int

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