Class AsciiTableWriter

Method Details

• formatValue

  protected String formatValue(Object val, ValueInfo vinfo, int width)

  Description copied from class: AbstractTextTableWriter

  Formats a data value for output.

  Specified by:

  formatValue in class AbstractTextTableWriter

  Parameters:

  val - the value

  vinfo - the metadata object describing val's type

  width - maximum preferred width into which the value should be formatted

  Returns:

  formatted string meaning value, preferably no longer than width characters

• getFormatName

  public String getFormatName()

  Returns "ascii".

  Specified by:

  getFormatName in interface StarTableWriter

  Overrides:

  getFormatName in class AbstractTextTableWriter

  Returns:

  output format

• docIncludesExample

  public boolean docIncludesExample()

  Description copied from interface: DocumentedIOHandler

  Indicates whether the serialization of some (short) example table should be added to the user documentation for this handler. Binary formats, or instances for which the Documented.getXmlDescription() method already includes some example output, should return false.

  Returns:

  true if the user documentation would benefit from the addition of an example serialization

• getXmlDescription

  public String getXmlDescription()

  Description copied from interface: Documented

  Returns user-directed documentation in XML format.

  The output should be a sequence of one or more <P> elements, using XHTML-like XML. Since rendering may be done in a number of contexts however, use of the full range of XHTML elements is discouraged. Where possible, the content should stick to simple markup such as the elements P, A, UL, OL, LI, DL, DT, DD EM, STRONG, I, B, CODE, TT, PRE.

  Returns:

  XML description of this object

• printSeparator

  protected void printSeparator(OutputStream strm, int[] colwidths)

  Description copied from class: AbstractTextTableWriter

  Outputs a decorative separator line, of the sort you might find between the column headings and the table data.

  Specified by:

  printSeparator in class AbstractTextTableWriter

  Parameters:

  strm - stream to write into

  colwidths - column widths in characters

• printLine

  protected void printLine(OutputStream strm, int[] colwidths, String[] data) throws IOException

  Description copied from class: AbstractTextTableWriter

  Outputs a line of table data.

  Specified by:

  printLine in class AbstractTextTableWriter

  Parameters:

  strm - stream to write into

  colwidths - column widths in characters

  data - array of strings to be output, one per column

  Throws:

  IOException

• printColumnHeads

  protected void printColumnHeads(OutputStream strm, int[] colwidths, ColumnInfo[] cinfos) throws IOException

  Description copied from class: AbstractTextTableWriter

  Outputs headings for the table columns.

  Specified by:

  printColumnHeads in class AbstractTextTableWriter

  Parameters:

  strm - stream to write into

  colwidths - column widths in characters

  cinfos - array of column headings

  Throws:

  IOException

• printParam

  protected void printParam(OutputStream strm, String name, String value, Class<?> clazz) throws IOException

  Description copied from class: AbstractTextTableWriter

  Outputs a parameter and its value.

  Specified by:

  printParam in class AbstractTextTableWriter

  Parameters:

  strm - stream to write into

  name - parameter name

  value - formatted parameter value

  clazz - type of value

  Throws:

  IOException