Package eu.bandm.tools.format

Class FormatPrinter

java.lang.Object
eu.bandm.tools.format.FormatPrinter
public class FormatPrinter extends Object
Central Visitor for formatted printing. Is constructed with a PrintWriter and a maximal page width. Then startPrinting(Format) is called to execute formatted printing. Due to the heurstic nature of the algorithm, this is not a hard limit in every situation.

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final char
    SPACE
    A constant holding one single space character u0020.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    FormatPrinter(PrintWriter p, int width)
    Sets the print target and the page width.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected void
    advance(int cnt)
    Output space characters and increment the column counter by the given number.
    int
    getPos()
    Public getter method for the current (=next-to-write) column.
    void
    startPrinting(Format f)
    Central service access point, prints the complete format to the output with construction.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Field Details

    • SPACE

      public static final char SPACE
      A constant holding one single space character u0020.
      See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • FormatPrinter

      public FormatPrinter(PrintWriter p, int width)
      Sets the print target and the page width.
      Parameters:
      p - the target for printing
      width - the line width to respect by inserting line feeds

  • Method Details

    • getPos

      public int getPos()
      Public getter method for the current (=next-to-write) column.
      Returns:
      the current (=next-to-write) column.

    • startPrinting

      public void startPrinting(Format f)
      Central service access point, prints the complete format to the output with construction. DOC FIXME exceptions ?
      Parameters:
      f - the format to print

    • advance

      protected void advance(int cnt)
      Output space characters and increment the column counter by the given number.
      Parameters:
      cnt - the number of spaces to print.