org.pojomatic.formatter
Interface PropertyFormatter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AccountNumberFormatter, DefaultPropertyFormatter

public interface PropertyFormatter

A formatter for a property. Any implementation of PropertyFormatter must have a public no-argument constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	format(java.lang.Object value) Format a given value.
void	initialize(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement element) Initialize the formatter for use; this method will be called exactly once on an instance, prior to any calls to format(Object).

Method Detail

initialize

void initialize(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement element)

Initialize the formatter for use; this method will be called exactly once on an instance, prior to any calls to format(Object). This method does not need to be thread-safe.

Parameters:

element -

format

java.lang.String format(java.lang.Object value)

Format a given value. This method must be thread safe.

Parameters:

value - the value to format

Returns:

the value, formatted (must not be null)