IFormatableObject (ph-commons 11.1.0 API)

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - Data type to be formatted

All Known Implementing Classes:

FormatableObject
```
public interface IFormatableObject<DATATYPE>
```
Basic interface for special objects having a certain string representation.

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default String`	`getAsString()`	Get the value converted to a string with the specified formatter.
`Function<? super DATATYPE,? extends String>`	`getFormatter()`
`DATATYPE`	`getValue()`	Get the original value.

- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
@Nullable
DATATYPE getValue()
```
    Get the original value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The unformatted value. May be null.
  - getFormatter
```
@Nullable
Function<? super DATATYPE,? extends String> getFormatter()
```
    Returns:
    
    The formatter to be used for formatting this object. Never null.
  - getAsString
```
@Nullable
default String getAsString()
```
    Get the value converted to a string with the specified formatter.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation of the value. May be null dependent on the semantics of the formatter.