public class FormatHelper extends Object
Formatting methods
| Modifiers | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| static MetaClassRegistry | metaRegistry | 
| Type Params | Return Type | Name and description | 
|---|---|---|
|  | public static void | append(Appendable out, Object object)Appends an object to an Appendable using Groovy's default representation for the object. | 
|  | public static String | escapeBackslashes(String orig) | 
|  | public static String | format(Object arguments, boolean verbose) | 
|  | public static String | format(Object arguments, boolean inspect, boolean escapeBackslashes) | 
|  | public static String | format(Object arguments, boolean verbose, int maxSize) | 
|  | public static String | format(Object arguments, boolean inspect, boolean escapeBackslashes, int maxSize) | 
|  | public static String | format(Object arguments, boolean verbose, int maxSize, boolean safe) | 
|  | public static String | format(Object arguments, boolean inspect, boolean escapeBackslashes, int maxSize, boolean safe) | 
|  | public static String | inspect(Object self) | 
|  | public static String | toArrayString(Object[] arguments)A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]". | 
|  | public static String | toArrayString(Object[] arguments, int maxSize, boolean safe)A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]". | 
|  | public static String | toListString(Collection arg)A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]". | 
|  | public static String | toListString(Collection arg, int maxSize)A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]". | 
|  | public static String | toListString(Collection arg, int maxSize, boolean safe)A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]". | 
|  | public static String | toMapString(Map arg)A helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]". | 
|  | public static String | toMapString(Map arg, int maxSize)A helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]". | 
|  | public static String | toString(Object arguments) | 
|  | public static String | toString(Map<String, Object> options, Object arguments)Output the toStringfor the argument(s) with various options to configure. | 
|  | public static String | toTypeString(Object[] arguments)A helper method to format the arguments types as a comma-separated list. | 
|  | public static String | toTypeString(Object[] arguments, int maxSize)A helper method to format the arguments types as a comma-separated list. | 
|  | public static void | write(Writer out, Object object)Writes an object to a Writer using Groovy's default representation for the object. | 
Appends an object to an Appendable using Groovy's default representation for the object.
A helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]".
arguments -  the array to processA helper method to return the string representation of an array of objects with brace boundaries "[" and "]".
arguments -  the array to processmaxSize -    stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'safe -       whether to use a default object representation for any item in the array if an exception occurs when generating its toStringA helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
arg -  the collection to processA helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
arg -      the collection to processmaxSize -  stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'A helper method to return the string representation of a list with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
arg -      the collection to processmaxSize -  stop after approximately this many characters and append '...', -1 means don't stopsafe -     whether to use a default object representation for any item in the collection if an exception occurs when generating its toStringA helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
arg -  the map to processA helper method to return the string representation of a map with bracket boundaries "[" and "]".
arg -      the map to processmaxSize -  stop after approximately this many characters and append '...', -1 means don't stop Output the toString for the argument(s) with various options to configure.
 Configuration options:
 
toString throws an exception, in which case the exception is swallowed and a dumber default toString is usedtoString, otherwise use its inspect valueinspect and escapeBackslashesoptions -  a map of configuration optionsarguments -  the argument(s) to calculate the toString forA helper method to format the arguments types as a comma-separated list.
arguments -  the type to processA helper method to format the arguments types as a comma-separated list.
arguments -  the type to processmaxSize -    stop after approximately this many characters and append '...', -1 means don't stop