FormatHelper (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.expression.spel.ast

## Class FormatHelper

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.expression.spel.ast.FormatHelper

-     public class FormatHelper
      extends Object

  Utility methods (formatters, etc) used during parsing and evaluation.
  Author:
    Andy Clement

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `FormatHelper()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static String` | `formatClassNameForMessage(Class<?> clazz)` Produce a nice string for a given class object.
    `static String` | `formatMethodForMessage(String name, List<TypeDescriptor> argumentTypes)` Produce a nice string for a given method name with specified arguments.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### FormatHelper

          public FormatHelper()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### formatMethodForMessage

          public static String formatMethodForMessage(String name,
                                      List<TypeDescriptor> argumentTypes)

      Produce a nice string for a given method name with specified arguments.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the method
        `argumentTypes` - the types of the arguments to the method
      Returns:
        nicely formatted string, eg. foo(String,int)

    - #### formatClassNameForMessage

          public static String formatClassNameForMessage(Class<?> clazz)

      Produce a nice string for a given class object. For example, a string array will have the formatted name "java.lang.String[]".
      Parameters:
        `clazz` - The class whose name is to be formatted
      Returns:
        a formatted string suitable for message inclusion