org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util
Class PadMessage

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util.PadMessage

public class PadMessage
extends java.lang.Object

A message object that pads the output if the text is shorter than the given length. This is usefull when concating multiple messages, which should appear in a table like style.

Author:
Thomas Morgner

Constructor Summary
PadMessage(java.lang.Object message, int length)
          Creates a new message.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.String toString()
          Returns a string representation of the message.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

PadMessage

public PadMessage(java.lang.Object message,
                  int length)
Creates a new message.

Parameters:
message - the message.
length - the padding size.
Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Returns a string representation of the message.

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
the string.