org.hamcrest

Class StringDescription

java.lang.Object

org.hamcrest.BaseDescription

org.hamcrest.StringDescription

All Implemented Interfaces:

Description

public class StringDescription
extends BaseDescription

A Description that is stored as a string.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringDescription()
StringDescription(Appendable out)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	append(char c) Append the char c to the description.
protected void	append(String str) Append the String str to the description.
static String	asString(SelfDescribing selfDescribing) Alias for toString(SelfDescribing).
String	toString() Returns the description as a string.
static String	toString(SelfDescribing value) Return the description of a SelfDescribing object as a String.

Methods inherited from class org.hamcrest.BaseDescription

appendDescriptionOf, appendList, appendText, appendValue, appendValueList, appendValueList

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringDescription

public StringDescription()

StringDescription

public StringDescription(Appendable out)

Method Detail

toString

public static String toString(SelfDescribing value)

Return the description of a SelfDescribing object as a String.

Parameters:

selfDescribing - The object to be described.

Returns:

The description of the object.

asString

public static String asString(SelfDescribing selfDescribing)

Alias for toString(SelfDescribing).

append

protected void append(String str)

Description copied from class: BaseDescription

Append the String str to the description. The default implementation passes every character to BaseDescription.append(char). Override in subclasses to provide an efficient implementation.

Overrides:

append in class BaseDescription

append

protected void append(char c)

Description copied from class: BaseDescription

Append the char c to the description.

Specified by:

append in class BaseDescription

toString

public String toString()

Returns the description as a string.

Overrides:

toString in class Object