module Formatting

Formatting module left/right alignment and justified alignment configurable functions

Constants

PAD_STR
REPL_STR: constants

Public Class Methods

format_value_by_width_and_just(value,width,just) click to toggle source

@param value [String] String value for formatting @param width [Integer] Width in chars for justified alignment @param just [String] Type of alignment: left, right, center. Default: left @return [String] Formatted string value

# File lib/formatting.rb, line 14
def self.format_value_by_width_and_just(value,width,just)
  value = value.strip.length > width ? (value.strip[0..width-Formatting::REPL_STR.length-1]+Formatting::REPL_STR) : value.strip
  case just
    when 'left' then value.ljust(width,Formatting::PAD_STR)
    when 'right' then value.rjust(width,Formatting::PAD_STR)
    when 'center' then value.center(width,Formatting::PAD_STR)
    else
      value.ljust(width,Formatting::PAD_STR)
  end
end