dk.rode.thesis.strategy
Interface StringablePolicy<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the applicable stringable objects.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AdaptedPolicy, CharacterPolicy, CompositePolicy, DecoratedPolicy, ObjectPolicy, ProxiedPolicy, SequencePolicy, SequenceValuePolicy

@Participant(value="Strategy")
public interface StringablePolicy<T>

Returns a textual representation in form of a char sequence of a given stringable object.

Author:

Gunni Rode / rode.dk

See Also:

Stringable

Nested Class Summary

static class	StringablePolicy.NameIdiom An idiom that allows the retrieval of a given StringablePolicy defined as an enumeration constant based on an exact name of another, possibly unrelated, policy.
static class	StringablePolicy.Type A policy type is a hint a stringable context can use to decide how to use the textual representation a given policy generates in conjunction with additional textual information required to generate an overall representation.

Method Summary

CharSequence	toString(T object) Returns a textual representation of the object supplied as object in form of a char sequence.
StringablePolicy.Type	type() Returns the type of this policy.

Method Detail

toString

CharSequence toString(T object)

Returns a textual representation of the object supplied as object in form of a char sequence.

Parameters:

object - The object; cannot be null.

Returns:

The char sequence representation; never null.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If object is null.

See Also:

Stringable.toString(StringablePolicy)

type

StringablePolicy.Type type()

Returns the type of this policy.

The stringable context can use the type to decide how to use the textual representation of this policy in conjunction with additional text.

Returns:

The type; never null.