com.mitchtalmadge.asciidata.table

Class ASCIITable

java.lang.Object

com.mitchtalmadge.asciidata.table.ASCIITable

public class ASCIITable
extends Object

A table created entirely from ASCII characters, such as pipes. Printable to a console, chat server, or anywhere else where text-style tables are convenient.

Author:

MitchTalmadge, JakeWharton, bitsofinfo

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ASCIITable	fromData(String[] headers, String[][] data) Creates a new table using the given headers and data.
String	toString()
ASCIITable	withTableFormat(TableFormatAbstract tableFormat) Changes the format of the table (how it will be displayed; which characters to use) to the provided format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

fromData

public static ASCIITable fromData(String[] headers,
                                  String[][] data)

Creates a new table using the given headers and data.

Parameters:

headers - The headers of the table. Each index is a new column, in order from left to right.

data - The data of the table, in the format String[row][column]. Newlines are allowed.

Returns:

A new ASCIITable instance that can be printed using the toString().

withTableFormat

public ASCIITable withTableFormat(TableFormatAbstract tableFormat)

Changes the format of the table (how it will be displayed; which characters to use) to the provided format.

Parameters:

tableFormat - The format to use. By default, the table will already use UTF8TableFormat.

Returns:

This ASCIITable instance.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object