com.helger.commons.format

Interface IFormatableObject<DATATYPE>

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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getAsString() Get the value converted to a string with the specified formatter.
IFormatter<DATATYPE>	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
IFormatter<DATATYPE> getFormatter()

Returns:

The formatter to be used for formatting this object. Never null.

getAsString

@Nullable
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.