Java String Format format(final String message, final Object... args)

Description

format

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String format(final String message, final Object... args) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.util.Arrays;

public class Main {
    public static String format(final String message, final Object... args) {
        try {//from w ww. ja  v a2  s  .c o m
            for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
                final Object o = args[i];
                if (o != null && o.getClass().isArray()) {
                    args[i] = Arrays.asList((Object[]) o);
                }
            }
            return String.format(message, args);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            final String error = buildExceptionMessage(message, e, args);
            return error;
        }
    }

    private static String buildExceptionMessage(final String message, final Exception e, final Object... args) {
        String error = "Could not format message with format string: {" + message + "}, args: {";
        final boolean useComma = false;
        for (final Object arg : args) {
            if (useComma) {
                error += ", ";
            }
            error += "{" + (arg != null ? arg : "null") + "}";
        }
        return error;
    }
}

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4. format(String name, char separator)
5. format(String name, char separator, String prefix, boolean includePrefix, boolean includeLeadingSeparator)