formatter

class formatter #( type T = int )

singleton Provides a strategy to convert an object of type T into a string.

T	optional The type of an object to be converted. The default is int.

Summary

formatter	singleton Provides a strategy to convert an object of type T into a string.
Types
this_type	The shorthand of formatter #(T).
Functions
new	protected Creates a new formatter.
get_instance	static Returns the singleton instance of this formatter.
to_string	virtual Returns a string representation of the given object of type T.

typedef formatter#( T ) this_type

The shorthand of formatter #(T).

protected function new()

protected Creates a new formatter.

static function this_type get_instance()

static Returns the singleton instance of this formatter.

The singleton instance.

virtual function string to_string( T o )

virtual Returns a string representation of the given object of type T. This function should be overridden by extended classes.

o	An object to convert to a string.

A string, “obj”, is returned as a placeholder.