org.hamcrest
Interface Description

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseDescription, Description.NullDescription, StringDescription

public interface Description

A description of a Matcher. A Matcher will describe itself to a description which can later be used for reporting.

See Also:

SelfDescribing.describeTo(Description)

Nested Class Summary

static class

Description.NullDescription

Field Summary

static Description

NONE A description that consumes input but does nothing.

Method Summary

Description	appendDescriptionOf(SelfDescribing value) Appends the description of a SelfDescribing value to this description.
Description	appendList(String start, String separator, String end, IterableSelfDescribing> values) Appends a list of SelfDescribing objects to the description.
Description	appendText(String text) Appends some plain text to the description.
Description	appendValue(Object value) Appends an arbitary value to the description.
Description	appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterable values) Appends a list of values to the description.
Description	appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, T... values) Appends a list of values to the description.

Field Detail

NONE

static final Description NONE

A description that consumes input but does nothing.

Method Detail

appendText

Description appendText(String text)

Appends some plain text to the description.

appendDescriptionOf

Description appendDescriptionOf(SelfDescribing value)

Appends the description of a SelfDescribing value to this description.

appendValue

Description appendValue(Object value)

Appends an arbitary value to the description.

appendValueList

 Description appendValueList(String start,
                                String separator,
                                String end,
                                T... values)

Appends a list of values to the description.

appendValueList

 Description appendValueList(String start,
                                String separator,
                                String end,
                                Iterable values)

Appends a list of values to the description.

appendList

Description appendList(String start,
                       String separator,
                       String end,
                       IterableSelfDescribing> values)

Appends a list of SelfDescribing objects to the description.