FormatStringValue

java.lang.Object
- org.jdesktop.swingx.renderer.FormatStringValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, StringValue
```
public class FormatStringValue
extends java.lang.Object
implements StringValue
```
Base type for Format-backed StringValue. Has static defaults for Date and Number which use the locale-dependent default Formats as returned from xxFormat.getInstance().
This class is intended to ease the handling of formatted cell content. F.i. to show a list of Dates in the default Locale's FULL version and right align the text:
```
    StringValue stringValue = new FormatStringValue(
        DateFormat.getInstance(DateFormat.FULL));
    list.setCellRenderer(
        new DefaultListRenderer(stringValue, JLabel.RIGHT);  
 
```
PENDING: need to update on Locale change? How to detect? When?
See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected java.text.Format format
the format used in creating the String representation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`FormatStringValue()`	Instantiates a formatted converter with null format.
`FormatStringValue(java.text.Format format)`	Instantiates a formatted converter with the given Format.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.text.Format`	`getFormat()`
`java.lang.String`	`getString(java.lang.Object value)`	Returns a string representation of the given value.

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

- Field Detail
  - format
```
protected java.text.Format format
```
    the format used in creating the String representation.
- Constructor Detail
  - FormatStringValue
```
public FormatStringValue()
```
    Instantiates a formatted converter with null format.
  - FormatStringValue
```
public FormatStringValue(java.text.Format format)
```
    Instantiates a formatted converter with the given Format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    format - the format to use in creating the String representation.
- Method Detail
  - getFormat
```
public java.text.Format getFormat()
```
    Returns:
    
    the format used in creating the String representation.
  - getString
```
public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.Object value)
```
    Returns a string representation of the given value.
    PENDING JW: forgot - why not null return guaranteed?
    
    Specified by:
    
    getString in interface StringValue
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the object to present as a string
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the given value, guaranteed to be not null