org.fest.assertions.error

Class MessageFormatter

java.lang.Object

org.fest.assertions.error.MessageFormatter

public class MessageFormatter
extends java.lang.Object

Formats the messages to be included in assertion errors.

Author:

Alex Ruiz

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	format(Description d, java.lang.String format, java.lang.Object... args) Interprets a printf-style format String for failed assertion messages.
static MessageFormatter	instance()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

instance

public static MessageFormatter instance()

format

public java.lang.String format(Description d,
                               java.lang.String format,
                               java.lang.Object... args)

Interprets a printf-style format String for failed assertion messages. It is similar to String.format(String, Object...), except for:

1. the value of the given Description is used as the first argument referenced in the format string
2. each of the arguments in the given array is converted to a String by invoking ToString.toStringOf(Object).

Parameters:

d - the description of the failed assertion, may be null.

format - the format string.

args - arguments referenced by the format specifiers in the format string.

Returns:

A formatted String.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the format string is null.