org.hamcrest

Interface Description

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseDescription, StringDescription

public interface Description

A description of a Matcher. A Matcher will describe itself to a description which can later be used for reporting.

See Also:

SelfDescribing.describeTo(Description)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Description	appendDescriptionOf(SelfDescribing value) Appends the description of a SelfDescribing value to this description.
Description	appendList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterable<? extends SelfDescribing> values) Appends a list of SelfDescribing objects to the description.
Description	appendText(String text) Appends some plain text to the description.
Description	appendValue(Object value) Appends an arbitary value to the description.
<T> Description	appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterable<T> values) Appends a list of values to the description.
<T> Description	appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, T... values) Appends a list of values to the description.

Method Detail

appendText

Description appendText(String text)

Appends some plain text to the description.

appendDescriptionOf

Description appendDescriptionOf(SelfDescribing value)

Appends the description of a SelfDescribing value to this description.

appendValue

Description appendValue(Object value)

Appends an arbitary value to the description.

appendValueList

<T> Description appendValueList(String start,
                                String separator,
                                String end,
                                T... values)

Appends a list of values to the description.

appendValueList

<T> Description appendValueList(String start,
                                String separator,
                                String end,
                                Iterable<T> values)

Appends a list of values to the description.

appendList

Description appendList(String start,
                       String separator,
                       String end,
                       Iterable<? extends SelfDescribing> values)

Appends a list of SelfDescribing objects to the description.