padmessage.java

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 * ---------------
 * PadMessage.java
 * ---------------
 * (C) Copyright 2004, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 *
 * $Id: PadMessage.java,v 1.4 2005/10/18 13:14:33 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 15-Jul-2004 : Added JCommon header (DG);
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package org.jfree.base.log;

import java.util.Arrays;

/**
 * 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
 */
public class PadMessage {

    /**
     * The message.
     */
    private final Object text;
  
    /**
     * The padding size.
     */
    private final int length;

    /**
     * Creates a new message.
     *
     * @param message the message.
     * @param length  the padding size.
     */
    public PadMessage(final Object message, final int length) {
        this.text = message;
        this.length = length;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of the message.
     *
     * @return the string.
     */
    public String toString() {
        final StringBuffer b = new StringBuffer();
        b.append(this.text);
        if (b.length() < this.length) {
            final char[] pad = new char[this.length - b.length()];
            Arrays.fill(pad, ' ');
            b.append(pad);
        }
        return b.toString();
    }
    
}