TemplateValueFormat (FreeMarker 2.3.31 API)

java.lang.Object
- freemarker.core.TemplateValueFormat

Direct Known Subclasses:

TemplateDateFormat, TemplateNumberFormat
```
public abstract class TemplateValueFormat
extends java.lang.Object
```
Superclass of all value format objects; objects that convert values to strings, or parse strings.

Since:

2.3.24

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TemplateValueFormat()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`	Meant to be used in error messages to tell what format the parsed string didn't fit.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - TemplateValueFormat
```
public TemplateValueFormat()
```
- Method Detail
  - getDescription
```
public abstract java.lang.String getDescription()
```
    Meant to be used in error messages to tell what format the parsed string didn't fit.