AbstractFormattedStringElement (Integrity Test Framework - Javadoc 23.0.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- de.gebit.integrity.string.AbstractFormattedStringElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

FormattedStringElement, FormatTokenElement
```
public abstract class AbstractFormattedStringElement
extends Object
```
Abstract base class for formatted string elements. These elements make up the formatted string.

Author:

Rene Schneider - initial API and implementation

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractFormattedStringElement()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object anOtherObject)`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`abstract String`	`toFormattedString()`	Returns the elements' contents as a String with all necessary formatting tokens.
`abstract String`	`toUnformattedString()`	Returns the elements' contents as a String without any formatting tokens.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractFormattedStringElement
```
public AbstractFormattedStringElement()
```
- Method Detail
  - toUnformattedString
```
public abstract String toUnformattedString()
```
    Returns the elements' contents as a String without any formatting tokens.
    
    Returns:
    
    the unformatted element contents
  - toFormattedString
```
public abstract String toFormattedString()
```
    Returns the elements' contents as a String with all necessary formatting tokens.
    
    Returns:
    
    the formatted element contents
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object anOtherObject)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object