net.sf.jagzilla.taglib
Class ReflectFormatter

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jagzilla.taglib.ReflectFormatter

public class ReflectFormatter

extends java.lang.Object

Helper class to handle the use of formatting strings. The main method is format which basically takes a string and a class, in the string, every value like this {val} will be substituted by the result of invoking getVal() on the class. This allows for a flexible and reusable system for string formatting. Especially usefull in taglib context and web application, where you will probably want a list of products as a combo, a listbox, os an unordered list.

Author:

mgriffa

Constructor Summary

ReflectFormatter()

Method Summary

java.lang.String

format(java.lang.String string, java.lang.Object o) formats a string .

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReflectFormatter

public ReflectFormatter()

Method Detail

format

public java.lang.String format(java.lang.String string,
                               java.lang.Object o)
                        throws JagzillaException

formats a string .

Parameters:

string - the string to format

o - the object where to look for methods

Returns:

a string with the resulting formatted string

Throws:

JagzillaException

See Also:

ReflectFormatter