RowFormat

RowFormat class in Command line interface

Used for creating simple listings of objects (in command line applications). There is only one shared RowFormat object. In order to use RowFormat you should first configure it, by adding column definitions (prepare or addColumn), i.e. defining column names and widths. Then, the "format" method can be invoked on a number of objects (of the same class) returning the formatted rows of the table.

Example:
RowFormat.clear();
RowFormat.prepare(Genotype.*,"name/20,strsiz/5,nnsiz/5,fit/6");
CLI.println(RowFormat.format(Genotype.*));

fieldsep

string

field separator

The character used for separating columns

fillchar

string

fill character

The characted used for padding the columns contents

header

string

header

Contains the field names with the same formatting applied (i.e. with fill and separators)

addColumn

doesn't return a value

addColumn

function addColumn(integer Field#, integer Column_width)

Low level call, adds a single column. "prepare" is better.

clear

doesn't return a value

clear

function clear()

Remove all existing column definitions.

format

returns string

format

function format(object Object)

Returns the formatted string taking data from the supplied object.

prepare

doesn't return a value

prepare

function prepare(object Object, string Column_Descriptions)

Adds a number of columns, described as FIELD_NAME/WIDTH, columns are separated by "," (comma). Existing column definitions are not removed. Usually you will need to call "clear()" before "prepare".

fieldsep string	field separator The character used for separating columns
fillchar string	fill character The characted used for padding the columns contents
header string	header Contains the field names with the same formatting applied (i.e. with fill and separators)
addColumn doesn't return a value	addColumn `function addColumn(integer Field#, integer Column_width)` Low level call, adds a single column. "prepare" is better.
clear doesn't return a value	clear `function clear()` Remove all existing column definitions.
format returns string	format `function format(object Object)` Returns the formatted string taking data from the supplied object.
prepare doesn't return a value	prepare `function prepare(object Object, string Column_Descriptions)` Adds a number of columns, described as FIELD_NAME/WIDTH, columns are separated by "," (comma). Existing column definitions are not removed. Usually you will need to call "clear()" before "prepare".