Annotation Type FixedWidth

@Retention(RUNTIME) @Inherited @Target({FIELD,METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE}) public @interface FixedWidth
The @FixedWidth annotation, along with the Parsed annotation, allows users to configure the length, alignment and padding of fields parsed/written using the FixedWidthParser and FixedWidthWriter

Commonly used for java beans processed using BeanProcessor and/or BeanWriterProcessor

Author:
Univocity Software Pty Ltd - dev@univocity.com
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  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    FieldAlignment
    alignment
    Sets the alignment of the fixed-width field
    int
    from
    Defines the starting position of the fixed-width field
    boolean
    keepPadding
    Configures whether to retain the padding character when parsing values for this field (defaults to false)
    char
    padding
    Sets the padding character of the fixed-width field
    int
    to
    Defines the end position of the fixed-width field
    int
    value
    Sets the length of the fixed-width field

  • Element Details

    • value

      int value
      Sets the length of the fixed-width field
      Returns:
      length of the fixed-width field
      Default:
      -1

    • alignment

      FieldAlignment alignment
      Sets the alignment of the fixed-width field
      Returns:
      alignment of the fixed-width field
      Default:
      LEFT

    • padding

      char padding
      Sets the padding character of the fixed-width field
      Returns:
      padding of the fixed-width field
      Default:
      ' '

    • keepPadding

      boolean keepPadding
      Configures whether to retain the padding character when parsing values for this field (defaults to false)
      Returns:
      flag indicating the padding character should be kept in the parsed value
      Default:
      false

    • from

      int from
      Defines the starting position of the fixed-width field
      Returns:
      Defines the starting position of the fixed-width field
      Default:
      -1

    • to

      int to
      Defines the end position of the fixed-width field
      Returns:
      Defines the end position of the fixed-width field
      Default:
      -1