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Class BreezyGUI.Format 

java.lang.Object
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   +----BreezyGUI.Format
public class Format
extends Object
The class Format contains methods to format data that are left-justified, right-justified, or centered within a given number of columns.

Constructor Index

o Format()

Method Index

o justify(char, char, int)
Converts a character to a string and returns it formatted formatted according to the justification type and the specified width.
o justify(char, double, int, int)
Converts a double to a string and returns it formatted according to the justification type and the specified width and precision.
o justify(char, long, int)
Converts a long to a string and returns it formatted formatted according to the justification type and the specified width.
o justify(char, String, int)
Returns a string that is formatted according to the justification type and the specified width.

Constructors

o Format 
 public Format()

Methods

o justify 
 public static String justify(char leftRight,
                              String str,
                              int width)
Returns a string that is formatted according to the justification type and the specified width. If the width is less than the length of the string, returns a string of stars (*) whose length equals the width.

Parameters:
leftRight - the type of justification ('l', 'c', or 'r').
str - the string to be formatted.
width - the number of columns in which the string is placed. Examples: 
   String right = Format.justify('l', "Hi", 4);
   String left = Format.justify('c', "Hi", 4);
   String center = Format.justify('r', "Hi", 4);
   String noChange = Format.justify('r', "Hi", 2);
   String tooFew = Format.justify('r', "Hi", 1);
   left now refers to      "Hi  "
   center now refers to    " Hi "
   right now refers to     "  Hi"
   noChange now refers to  "Hi"
   tooFew now refers to    "**"
o justify 
 public static String justify(char leftRight,
                              char ch,
                              int width)
Converts a character to a string and returns it formatted formatted according to the justification type and the specified width.

Parameters:
leftRight - the type of justification ('l', 'c', or 'r').
ch - the character to be formatted.
width - the number of columns in which the character is placed.
o justify 
 public static String justify(char leftRight,
                              long x,
                              int width)
Converts a long to a string and returns it formatted formatted according to the justification type and the specified width.

Parameters:
leftRight - the type of justification ('l', 'c', or 'r').
x - the long integer to be formatted.
width - the number of columns in which the integer is placed.
o justify 
 public static String justify(char leftRight,
                              double x,
                              int width,
                              int precision)
Converts a double to a string and returns it formatted according to the justification type and the specified width and precision. The decimal point occupies a column in the formatted number.

Parameters:
leftRight - the type of justification ('l', 'c', or 'r').
x - the number to be formatted.
width - the number of columns in which the number is placed.
precision - the number of places of precision retained in the formatted number. Examples: 
   String fourPlaces = Format.justify('r', 3.1416, 7, 4);
   String threePlaces = Format.justify('r', 3.1416, 7, 3);
   String twoPlaces = Format.justify('r', 3.1416, 7, 2);
   String noPlaces = Format.justify('r', 3.1416, 7, 0);
   fourPlaces now refers to  " 3.1416"
   threePlaces now refers to "  3.142"
   twoPlaces now refers to   "   3.14"
   noPlaces now refers to    "      3"
 
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