UtilFormatOut (Atlassian OfBiz Share 1.0.67 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.ofbiz.core.util.UtilFormatOut

```
public class UtilFormatOut
extends Object
```
General output formatting functions - mainly for helping in JSPs

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

David E. Jones, Andy Zeneski

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

UtilFormatOut()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`UtilFormatOut()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static String`	`checkEmpty(String string1, String string2)` Returns the first passed String if not empty, otherwise the second if not empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
`static String`	`checkEmpty(String string1, String string2, String string3)` Returns the first passed String if not empty, otherwise the second if not empty, otherwise the third if not empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
`static String`	`checkNull(String string1)` Checks to see if the passed string is null, if it is returns an empty but non-null string.
`static String`	`checkNull(String string1, String string2)` Returns the first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
`static String`	`checkNull(String string1, String string2, String string3)` Returns the first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise the third if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
`static String`	`checkNull(String string1, String string2, String string3, String string4)` Returns the first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise the third if not null, otherwise the fourth if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
`static String`	`decodeQueryValue(String query)` Decodes a single query value from an HTTP URL parameter, replacing %ASCII values with characters
`static String`	`encodeQuery(String query)` Encodes an HTTP URL query String, replacing characters used for other things in HTTP URL query strings, but not touching the separator characters '?', '=', and '&'
`static String`	`encodeQueryValue(String query)` Encodes a single HTTP URL query value, replacing characters used for other things in HTTP URL query strings
`static String`	`encodeXmlValue(String inString)` Encodes an XML string replacing the characters '<', '>', '"', ''', '&'
`static String`	`formatDate(Timestamp timestamp)` Formats a String timestamp into a nice string
`static String`	`formatPercentage(double percentage)` Formats a double representing a percentage into a string
`static String`	`formatPercentage(Double percentage)` Formats a Double representing a percentage into a string
`static String`	`formatPrice(double price)` Formats a double representing a price into a string
`static String`	`formatPrice(Double price)` Formats a Double representing a price into a string
`static String`	`formatQuantity(double quantity)` Formats an double representing a quantity into a string
`static String`	`formatQuantity(Double quantity)` Formats an Double representing a quantity into a string
`static String`	`formatQuantity(float quantity)` Formats a float representing a quantity into a string
`static String`	`formatQuantity(Float quantity)` Formats a Float representing a quantity into a string
`static String`	`formatQuantity(int quantity)` Formats an int representing a quantity into a string
`static String`	`formatQuantity(Integer quantity)` Formats an Integer representing a quantity into a string
`static String`	`formatQuantity(long quantity)` Formats an int representing a quantity into a string
`static String`	`formatQuantity(Long quantity)` Formats an Long representing a quantity into a string
`static String`	`ifNotEmpty(String base, String pre, String post)` Returns `pre + base + post` if base String is not null or empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
`static String`	`makeString(Object obj1)` Checks to see if the passed Object is null, if it is returns an empty but non-null string, otherwise calls toString() on the object
`static String`	`replaceString(String mainString, String oldString, String newString)` Replaces all occurances of oldString in mainString with newString

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

- Constructor Detail
  - UtilFormatOut
```
public UtilFormatOut()
```
- Method Detail
  - formatPrice
```
public static String formatPrice(Double price)
```
    Formats a Double representing a price into a string
    
    Parameters:
    price - The price Double to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted price
  - formatPrice
```
public static String formatPrice(double price)
```
    Formats a double representing a price into a string
    
    Parameters:
    price - The price double to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted price
  - formatPercentage
```
public static String formatPercentage(Double percentage)
```
    Formats a Double representing a percentage into a string
    
    Parameters:
    percentage - The percentage Double to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted percentage
  - formatPercentage
```
public static String formatPercentage(double percentage)
```
    Formats a double representing a percentage into a string
    
    Parameters:
    percentage - The percentage double to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted percentage
  - formatQuantity
```
public static String formatQuantity(Long quantity)
```
    Formats an Long representing a quantity into a string
    
    Parameters:
    quantity - The quantity Long to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted quantity
  - formatQuantity
```
public static String formatQuantity(long quantity)
```
    Formats an int representing a quantity into a string
    
    Parameters:
    quantity - The quantity long to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted quantity
  - formatQuantity
```
public static String formatQuantity(Integer quantity)
```
    Formats an Integer representing a quantity into a string
    
    Parameters:
    quantity - The quantity Integer to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted quantity
  - formatQuantity
```
public static String formatQuantity(int quantity)
```
    Formats an int representing a quantity into a string
    
    Parameters:
    quantity - The quantity int to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted quantity
  - formatQuantity
```
public static String formatQuantity(Float quantity)
```
    Formats a Float representing a quantity into a string
    
    Parameters:
    quantity - The quantity Float to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted quantity
  - formatQuantity
```
public static String formatQuantity(float quantity)
```
    Formats a float representing a quantity into a string
    
    Parameters:
    quantity - The quantity float to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted quantity
  - formatQuantity
```
public static String formatQuantity(Double quantity)
```
    Formats an Double representing a quantity into a string
    
    Parameters:
    quantity - The quantity Double to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted quantity
  - formatQuantity
```
public static String formatQuantity(double quantity)
```
    Formats an double representing a quantity into a string
    
    Parameters:
    quantity - The quantity double to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted quantity
  - formatDate
```
public static String formatDate(Timestamp timestamp)
```
    Formats a String timestamp into a nice string
    
    Parameters:
    timestamp - String timestamp to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    A String with the formatted date/time
  - makeString
```
public static String makeString(Object obj1)
```
    Checks to see if the passed Object is null, if it is returns an empty but non-null string, otherwise calls toString() on the object
    
    Parameters:
    obj1 - The passed Object
    
    Returns:
    The toString() of the passed Object if not null, otherwise an empty non-null String
  - checkNull
```
public static String checkNull(String string1)
```
    Checks to see if the passed string is null, if it is returns an empty but non-null string.
    
    Parameters:
    string1 - The passed String
    
    Returns:
    The passed String if not null, otherwise an empty non-null String
  - checkNull
```
public static String checkNull(String string1,
               String string2)
```
    Returns the first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
    
    Parameters:
    string1 - The first passed String
    string2 - The second passed String
    
    Returns:
    The first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String
  - checkNull
```
public static String checkNull(String string1,
               String string2,
               String string3)
```
    Returns the first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise the third if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
    
    Parameters:
    string1 - The first passed String
    string2 - The second passed String
    string3 - The third passed String
    
    Returns:
    The first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise the third if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String
  - checkNull
```
public static String checkNull(String string1,
               String string2,
               String string3,
               String string4)
```
    Returns the first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise the third if not null, otherwise the fourth if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
    
    Parameters:
    string1 - The first passed String
    string2 - The second passed String
    string3 - The third passed String
    string4 - The fourth passed String
    
    Returns:
    The first passed String if not null, otherwise the second if not null, otherwise the third if not null, otherwise the fourth if not null, otherwise an empty but non-null String
  - ifNotEmpty
```
public static String ifNotEmpty(String base,
                String pre,
                String post)
```
    Returns pre + base + post if base String is not null or empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
    
    Parameters:
    base - The base String
    pre - The pre String
    post - The post String
    
    Returns:
    pre + base + post if base String is not null or empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
  - checkEmpty
```
public static String checkEmpty(String string1,
                String string2)
```
    Returns the first passed String if not empty, otherwise the second if not empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
    
    Parameters:
    string1 - The first passed String
    string2 - The second passed String
    
    Returns:
    The first passed String if not empty, otherwise the second if not empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String
  - checkEmpty
```
public static String checkEmpty(String string1,
                String string2,
                String string3)
```
    Returns the first passed String if not empty, otherwise the second if not empty, otherwise the third if not empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String.
    
    Parameters:
    string1 - The first passed String
    string2 - The second passed String
    string3 - The third passed String
    
    Returns:
    The first passed String if not empty, otherwise the second if not empty, otherwise the third if not empty, otherwise an empty but non-null String
  - encodeQuery
```
public static String encodeQuery(String query)
```
    Encodes an HTTP URL query String, replacing characters used for other things in HTTP URL query strings, but not touching the separator characters '?', '=', and '&'
    
    Parameters:
    query - The plain query String
    
    Returns:
    The encoded String
  - encodeQueryValue
```
public static String encodeQueryValue(String query)
```
    Encodes a single HTTP URL query value, replacing characters used for other things in HTTP URL query strings
    
    Parameters:
    query - The plain query value String
    
    Returns:
    The encoded String
  - replaceString
```
public static String replaceString(String mainString,
                   String oldString,
                   String newString)
```
    Replaces all occurances of oldString in mainString with newString
    
    Parameters:
    mainString - The original string
    oldString - The string to replace
    newString - The string to insert in place of the old
    
    Returns:
    mainString with all occurances of oldString replaced by newString
  - decodeQueryValue
```
public static String decodeQueryValue(String query)
```
    Decodes a single query value from an HTTP URL parameter, replacing %ASCII values with characters
    
    Parameters:
    query - The encoded query value String
    
    Returns:
    The plain, decoded String
  - encodeXmlValue
```
public static String encodeXmlValue(String inString)
```
    Encodes an XML string replacing the characters '<', '>', '"', ''', '&'
    
    Parameters:
    inString - The plain value String
    
    Returns:
    The encoded String

Class UtilFormatOut

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

UtilFormatOut

Method Detail

formatPrice

formatPrice

formatPercentage

formatPercentage

formatQuantity

formatQuantity

formatQuantity

formatQuantity

formatQuantity

formatQuantity

formatQuantity

formatQuantity

formatDate

makeString

checkNull

checkNull

checkNull

checkNull

ifNotEmpty

checkEmpty

checkEmpty

encodeQuery

encodeQueryValue

replaceString

decodeQueryValue

encodeXmlValue