Package adams.data.textrenderer

Interface TextRenderer

All Known Subinterfaces:

LimitedTextRenderer, LineNumberTextRenderer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLimitedTextRenderer, AbstractLineNumberedLimitedTextRenderer, AbstractTextRenderer, ArrayTextRenderer, CollectionTextRenderer, DefaultTextRenderer, IndexedSplitsRunsRenderer, JsonTextRenderer, ListTextRenderer, MapTextRenderer, SetTextRenderer, SpreadSheetTextRenderer, TextSupporterTextRenderer

public interface TextRenderer

Interface for text renderers for objects.

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	handles(Class cls)	Checks whether the class is handled.
boolean	handles(Object obj)	Checks whether the object is handled.
String	render(Object obj)	Renders the object as text.

Method Detail

handles

boolean handles(Object obj)

Checks whether the object is handled.

Parameters:

obj - the object to check

Returns:

true if handled

handles

boolean handles(Class cls)

Checks whether the class is handled.

Parameters:

cls - the class to check

Returns:

true if handled

render

String render(Object obj)

Renders the object as text.

Parameters:

obj - the object to render

Returns:

the generated string or null if failed to render