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Class VelocityFormatter</H2>
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<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">java.lang.Object</A>
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<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<I>This servlet has been replaced by NumberTool and DateTool,
both available from the Velocity-Tools sub-project.
VelocityFormatter will be removed in a future version of Velocity.</I>
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<DT><PRE>public class <B>VelocityFormatter</B><DT>extends <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></DL>
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Formatting tool for inserting into the Velocity WebContext. Can
format dates or lists of objects.
<p>Here's an example of some uses:
<code><pre>
$formatter.formatShortDate($object.Date)
$formatter.formatLongDate($db.getRecord(232).getDate())
$formatter.formatArray($array)
$formatter.limitLen(30, $object.Description)
</pre></code>
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<DT><B>Version:</B></DT>
<DD>$Id: VelocityFormatter.java 463298 2006-10-12 16:10:32Z henning $</DD>
<DT><B>Author:</B></DT>
<DD><a href="sean@somacity.com">Sean Legassick</a>, <a href="dlr@collab.net">Daniel Rall</a></DD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;class</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator.html" title="class in org.apache.velocity.app.tools">VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator</A></B></CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Class that returns alternating values in a template.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;class</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.VelocityAutoAlternator.html" title="class in org.apache.velocity.app.tools">VelocityFormatter.VelocityAutoAlternator</A></B></CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;As VelocityAlternator, but calls <code>alternate()</code>
automatically on rendering in a template.</TD>
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<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#VelocityFormatter(org.apache.velocity.context.Context)">VelocityFormatter</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/context/Context.html" title="interface in org.apache.velocity.context">Context</A>&nbsp;context)</CODE>
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<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatArray(java.lang.Object)">formatArray</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;array)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats an array into the form "A, B and C".</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatArray(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)">formatArray</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;array,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;delim)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats an array into the form
"A&lt;delim&gt;B&lt;delim&gt;C".</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatArray(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">formatArray</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;array,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;delim,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;finaldelim)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats an array into the form
"A&lt;delim&gt;B&lt;finaldelim&gt;C".</TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatLongDate(java.util.Date)">formatLongDate</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Date.html" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</A>&nbsp;date)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats a date in <code>DateFormat.LONG</code> style.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatLongDateTime(java.util.Date)">formatLongDateTime</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Date.html" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</A>&nbsp;date)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats a date/time in 'long' style.</TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatShortDate(java.util.Date)">formatShortDate</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Date.html" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</A>&nbsp;date)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats a date in <code>DateFormat.SHORT</code> style.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatShortDateTime(java.util.Date)">formatShortDateTime</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Date.html" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</A>&nbsp;date)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats a date/time in 'short' style.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatVector(java.util.List)">formatVector</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A>&nbsp;list)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats a vector into the form "A, B and C".</TD>
</TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatVector(java.util.List, java.lang.String)">formatVector</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A>&nbsp;list,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;delim)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats a vector into the form "A&lt;delim&gt;B&lt;delim&gt;C".</TD>
</TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#formatVector(java.util.List, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">formatVector</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A>&nbsp;list,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;delim,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;finaldelim)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Formats a list into the form
"Adelim&gt;B&lt;finaldelim&gt;C".</TD>
</TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#isNull(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)">isNull</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;o,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;dflt)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Returns a default value if the object passed is null.</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#limitLen(int, java.lang.String)">limitLen</A></B>(int&nbsp;maxlen,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;string)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Limits 'string' to 'maxlen' characters.</TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#limitLen(int, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">limitLen</A></B>(int&nbsp;maxlen,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;string,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;suffix)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Limits 'string' to 'maxlen' character.</TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">makeAlternator</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt1,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt2)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Makes an alternator object that alternates between two values.</TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">makeAlternator</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt1,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt2,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt3)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Makes an alternator object that alternates between three
values.</TD>
</TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">makeAlternator</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt1,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt2,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt3,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt4)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Makes an alternator object that alternates between four values.</TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1">
<CODE>&nbsp;<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#makeAutoAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">makeAutoAlternator</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt1,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt2)</CODE>
<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;Makes an alternator object that alternates between two values
automatically.</TD>
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<A NAME="VelocityFormatter(org.apache.velocity.context.Context)"><!-- --></A><H3>
VelocityFormatter</H3>
<PRE>
public <B>VelocityFormatter</B>(<A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/context/Context.html" title="interface in org.apache.velocity.context">Context</A>&nbsp;context)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Constructor needs a backpointer to the context.
<P>
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>context</CODE> - A Context.</DL>
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<A NAME="formatShortDate(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatShortDate</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatShortDate</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Date.html" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</A>&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats a date in <code>DateFormat.SHORT</code> style.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - The date to format.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The formatted date as text.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatLongDate(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatLongDate</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatLongDate</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Date.html" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</A>&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats a date in <code>DateFormat.LONG</code> style.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - The date to format.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The formatted date as text.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatShortDateTime(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatShortDateTime</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatShortDateTime</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Date.html" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</A>&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats a date/time in 'short' style.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - The date to format.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The formatted date as text.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatLongDateTime(java.util.Date)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatLongDateTime</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatLongDateTime</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Date.html" title="class or interface in java.util">Date</A>&nbsp;date)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats a date/time in 'long' style.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>date</CODE> - The date to format.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The formatted date as text.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatArray(java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatArray</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatArray</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;array)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats an array into the form "A, B and C".
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>array</CODE> - An Object.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatArray(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatArray</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatArray</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;array,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;delim)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats an array into the form
"A&lt;delim&gt;B&lt;delim&gt;C".
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>array</CODE> - An Object.<DD><CODE>delim</CODE> - A String.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatArray(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatArray</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatArray</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;array,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;delim,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;finaldelim)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats an array into the form
"A&lt;delim&gt;B&lt;finaldelim&gt;C".
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>array</CODE> - An Object.<DD><CODE>delim</CODE> - A String.<DD><CODE>finaldelim</CODE> - A String.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatVector(java.util.List)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatVector</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatVector</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A>&nbsp;list)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats a vector into the form "A, B and C".
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>list</CODE> - The list of elements to format.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatVector(java.util.List, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatVector</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatVector</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A>&nbsp;list,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;delim)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats a vector into the form "A&lt;delim&gt;B&lt;delim&gt;C".
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>list</CODE> - The list of elements to format.<DD><CODE>delim</CODE> - A String.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="formatVector(java.util.List, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
formatVector</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>formatVector</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/List.html" title="class or interface in java.util">List</A>&nbsp;list,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;delim,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;finaldelim)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Formats a list into the form
"Adelim&gt;B&lt;finaldelim&gt;C".
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>list</CODE> - The list of elements to format.<DD><CODE>delim</CODE> - A String.<DD><CODE>finaldelim</CODE> - A String.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="limitLen(int, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
limitLen</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>limitLen</B>(int&nbsp;maxlen,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;string)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Limits 'string' to 'maxlen' characters. If the string gets
curtailed, "..." is appended to it.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>maxlen</CODE> - An int with the maximum length.<DD><CODE>string</CODE> - A String.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="limitLen(int, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
limitLen</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>limitLen</B>(int&nbsp;maxlen,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;string,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;suffix)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Limits 'string' to 'maxlen' character. If the string gets
curtailed, 'suffix' is appended to it.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>maxlen</CODE> - An int with the maximum length.<DD><CODE>string</CODE> - A String.<DD><CODE>suffix</CODE> - A String.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>A String.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
makeAlternator</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>makeAlternator</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt1,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt2)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Makes an alternator object that alternates between two values.
<p>Example usage in a Velocity template:
<code><pre>
&lt;table&gt;
$formatter.makeAlternator("rowcolor", "#c0c0c0", "#e0e0e0")
#foreach $item in $items
#begin
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td bgcolor="$rowcolor"&gt;$item.Name&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
$rowcolor.alternate()
#end
&lt;/table&gt;
</pre></code>
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>name</CODE> - The name for the alternator int the context.<DD><CODE>alt1</CODE> - The first alternate.<DD><CODE>alt2</CODE> - The second alternate.
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>The newly created instance.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
makeAlternator</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>makeAlternator</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt1,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt2,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt3)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Makes an alternator object that alternates between three
values.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>name</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt1</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt2</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt3</CODE> -
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>alternated object.<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><CODE>makeAlternator(String name, String alt1, String alt2)</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
makeAlternator</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>makeAlternator</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt1,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt2,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt3,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt4)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Makes an alternator object that alternates between four values.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>name</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt1</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt2</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt3</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt4</CODE> -
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>Alternated object.<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><CODE>makeAlternator(String name, String alt1, String alt2)</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="makeAutoAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
makeAutoAlternator</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>makeAutoAlternator</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt1,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;alt2)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Makes an alternator object that alternates between two values
automatically.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>name</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt1</CODE> - <DD><CODE>alt2</CODE> -
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>Alternated object.<DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.html#makeAlternator(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)"><CODE>makeAlternator(String name, String alt1, String alt2)</CODE></A></DL>
</DD>
</DL>
<HR>
<A NAME="isNull(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)"><!-- --></A><H3>
isNull</H3>
<PRE>
public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A> <B>isNull</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;o,
<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A>&nbsp;dflt)</PRE>
<DL>
<DD><B>Deprecated.</B>&nbsp;<DD>Returns a default value if the object passed is null.
<P>
<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>o</CODE> - <DD><CODE>dflt</CODE> -
<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>Object or default value when object is null.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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