org.quattor.pan.output
Class FormatterUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.quattor.pan.output.FormatterUtils

public class FormatterUtils
extends Object

Constructor Summary

FormatterUtils()

Method Summary

static Formatter	getDefaultFormatterInstance() This method returns the default formatter to use if the user does not specify one explicitly.
static Formatter	getFormatterInstance(String name) This method maps a formatter name to a Formatter instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormatterUtils

public FormatterUtils()

Method Detail

getFormatterInstance

public static Formatter getFormatterInstance(String name)

This method maps a formatter name to a Formatter instance. If the formatter name is unknown, then null will be returned. The name comparison ignores the case of the given name.

Parameters:

name - name of the formatter

Returns:

Formatter instance corresponding to the name or null if the formatter name is unknown

getDefaultFormatterInstance

public static Formatter getDefaultFormatterInstance()

This method returns the default formatter to use if the user does not specify one explicitly.

Returns:

default Formatter for output files