jebl.util
Class NumberFormatter

java.lang.Object
  jebl.util.NumberFormatter

public class NumberFormatter
extends Object

An interface for a numerical column in a log.

Author:

Andrew Rambaut, Alexei Drummond

Constructor Summary

NumberFormatter(int sf)

Method Summary

int	getDecimalPlaces() Get the number of decimal places to display when formatted.
String	getFormattedValue(double value) Returns a string containing the current value for this column with appropriate formatting.
int	getSignificantFigures() Get the number of significant figures to display when formatted.
void	setDecimalPlaces(int dp) Set the number of decimal places to display when formatted.
void	setSignificantFigures(int sf) Set the number of significant figures to display when formatted.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NumberFormatter

public NumberFormatter(int sf)

Method Detail

setSignificantFigures

public void setSignificantFigures(int sf)

Set the number of significant figures to display when formatted. Setting this overrides the decimal places option.

getSignificantFigures

public int getSignificantFigures()

Get the number of significant figures to display when formatted. Returns -1 if maximum s.f. are to be used.

setDecimalPlaces

public void setDecimalPlaces(int dp)

Set the number of decimal places to display when formatted. Setting this overrides the significant figures option.

getDecimalPlaces

public int getDecimalPlaces()

Get the number of decimal places to display when formatted. Returns -1 if maximum d.p. are to be used.

getFormattedValue

public String getFormattedValue(double value)

Returns a string containing the current value for this column with appropriate formatting.

Returns:

the formatted string.