org.knowceans.util
Class Print

java.lang.Object
  org.knowceans.util.Print

public class Print
extends java.lang.Object

convenience class to print information. Can also be used to construct strings, then the internal PrintWriter writes to a StringBuilder that can be output as a String object or to stdout (string() method).

Author:

gregor

Constructor Summary

Print()

Method Summary

static void	arrays(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object... b) checks whether there are arrays in the objects
static void	arraysf(java.lang.String format, java.lang.Object... b) formats each array element to format.
static void	arraysSep(java.lang.String sep, java.lang.Object... b) checks whether there are arrays in the objects
static java.lang.String	classmethod() returns a string with class and method position of the current position
static java.lang.String	fileline() returns a string with file and line position of the current location
static java.io.PrintStream	getOutput() get current output stream
static java.lang.String	getString() get the last string that has been written to (if any)
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static void	newString() setup the Print object for a new string output
static void	setOutput(java.io.PrintStream s) sets the output stream for the printer
static void	setString(java.lang.StringBuilder sb) reset output to write to a string buffer
static void	setToStderr() set output to stderr
static void	setToStdout() set output to stdout
static void	string() get the last string that has been written to (if any)
static void	strings(java.lang.Object a, java.lang.Object... b) prints all objects via tostring methods
static void	stringSep(java.lang.String sep, java.lang.Object... b) prints all objects via tostring methods, separated by sep
static void	whereami() prints the stack element of the current code location

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Print

public Print()

Method Detail

setOutput

public static void setOutput(java.io.PrintStream s)

sets the output stream for the printer

Parameters:

s - null to disable

setString

public static void setString(java.lang.StringBuilder sb)

reset output to write to a string buffer

Parameters:

sb -

setToStdout

public static void setToStdout()

set output to stdout

setToStderr

public static void setToStderr()

set output to stderr

newString

public static void newString()

setup the Print object for a new string output

getOutput

public static java.io.PrintStream getOutput()

get current output stream

Returns:

strings

public static void strings(java.lang.Object a,
                           java.lang.Object... b)

prints all objects via tostring methods

Parameters:

a -

b -

stringSep

public static void stringSep(java.lang.String sep,
                             java.lang.Object... b)

prints all objects via tostring methods, separated by sep

Parameters:

a -

b -

arrays

public static void arrays(java.lang.Object a,
                          java.lang.Object... b)

checks whether there are arrays in the objects

Parameters:

a -

b -

arraysSep

public static void arraysSep(java.lang.String sep,
                             java.lang.Object... b)

checks whether there are arrays in the objects

Parameters:

a -

b -

arraysf

public static void arraysf(java.lang.String format,
                           java.lang.Object... b)

formats each array element to format.

Parameters:

a -

b -

whereami

public static void whereami()

prints the stack element of the current code location

fileline

public static java.lang.String fileline()

returns a string with file and line position of the current location

Returns:

classmethod

public static java.lang.String classmethod()

returns a string with class and method position of the current position

Returns:

getString

public static java.lang.String getString()

get the last string that has been written to (if any)

Returns:

string

public static void string()

get the last string that has been written to (if any)

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)