AbstractFormatter (Kuwaiba Open Network Inventory Server 2.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.neotropic.util.visual.exporters.AbstractFormatter

Direct Known Subclasses:

CSVFormatter, XMLExportter
```
public abstract class AbstractFormatter
extends Object
```
Abstract class to implement different format classes

Author:

Orlando Paz <orlando.paz@kuwaiba.org>

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractFormatter(TranslationService ts)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract byte[]`	`format(String[][] result)`	The export action.
`abstract String`	`getDisplayName()`	To be used as label in the formats combo box
`abstract String`	`getExtension()`	Gets the file extension

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

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractFormatter
```
public AbstractFormatter(TranslationService ts)
```
- Method Detail
  - getDisplayName
```
public abstract String getDisplayName()
```
    To be used as label in the formats combo box
    
    Returns:
    
    the name to be displayed
  - getExtension
```
public abstract String getExtension()
```
    Gets the file extension
    
    Returns:
    
    the file extension (including the dot)
  - format
```
public abstract byte[] format(String[][] result)
                       throws IOException
```
    The export action.
    
    Parameters:
    
    result -
    
    Returns:
    
    the byte array with the formated data
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException