Package org.fest.assertions

Class Formatting

java.lang.Object

org.fest.assertions.Formatting

public final class Formatting
extends Object

Provides utility methods related to formatting.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private static final String	EMPTY_MESSAGE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
private	Formatting()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
(package private) static String	createMessageFrom(Description description, Object[] message)
private static String	doBracketAround(Object o)
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:
static String	format(Description description, String message)	Returns the given message formatted as follows:
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

Field Details

EMPTY_MESSAGE

private static final String EMPTY_MESSAGE

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

Formatting

private Formatting()

Method Details

createMessageFrom

static String createMessageFrom(Description description,
 Object[] message)

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.

doBracketAround

private static String doBracketAround(Object o)