org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util

Class PadMessage

java.lang.Object

org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util.PadMessage

public class PadMessage
extends Object

A message object that pads the output if the text is shorter than the given length. This is usefull when concating multiple messages, which should appear in a table like style.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PadMessage(Object message, int length) Creates a new message.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	toString() Returns a string representation of the message.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PadMessage

public PadMessage(Object message,
                  int length)

Creates a new message.

Parameters:

message - the message.

length - the padding size.

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of the message.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string.