org.fest.assertions
Class Formatting

java.lang.Object
  org.fest.assertions.Formatting

public final class Formatting
extends Object

Provides utility methods related to formatting.

Author:

Yvonne Wang

Method Summary

static String	format(Description description, String message) Returns the given message formatted as follows: [description] message.
static String	format(String message) Formats the given message: if it is null or empty, an empty String is returned, otherwise uses the following format: [message]{whitespace}
static String	inBrackets(Object o) Returns the String representation of the given object in between brackets ("<" and ">").
static String	valueOf(Description description) Returns the value of the given Description.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

format

public static String format(Description description,
                            String message)

Returns the given message formatted as follows:

 [description] message.
 

Parameters:

description - the description of the actual value in the failed assertion. It can be null.

message - the message to format.

Returns:

the formatted message.

Since:

1.2

valueOf

public static String valueOf(Description description)

Returns the value of the given Description.

Parameters:

description - the given Description.

Returns:

the value of the given Description, or null if the given Description is null.

format

public static String format(String message)

Formats the given message:

if it is null or empty, an empty String is returned, otherwise uses the following format:

 [message]{whitespace}
 

Parameters:

message - the message to format.

Returns:

the formatted message.

inBrackets

public static String inBrackets(Object o)

Returns the String representation of the given object in between brackets ("<" and ">"). This method has special support for arrays, Class, Collections, Maps, Files and Dimensions. For any other types, this method simply calls its toString implementation.

Parameters:

o - the given object.

Returns:

the String representation of the given object in between brackets.