class FMT |
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**** | This class implements formatting of text output for all cultural environments.
This class provides an ability to create an object which then ___immediately_transforms_the_values_and_descriptions_into_a_textual ___representation.__The_first_argument_of_format_creation_is_expected_to_be ___a_descriptor_of_a_sentence/clause_as_a_format_string.___In_this_string_all ___pairs_of_angle_brackets_'<'_and_'>'_are_considered_to_be_the_description ___of_the_form_in_which_some_value_is_to_be_rendered;_as_such_they_are_passed ___in_the_form_of_a_descriptor_to_the_corresponding_object_to_format_itself! ___Note_that_the_'escape'_character_in_a_Sather_format_string_is_the_percent ___symbol_(see_examples_below). ___General_Format_Syntax ___--------------------- ________The_syntax_of_a_clause_describing_format_string_must_conform_to ___the_following_:-- ________fmt-expr___->_"<"_[selector]_[options]_pad-expr_[options]_">" ________selector___->_positive_integer_":" ________pad-expr___->_[sign]_padding_[prec-pad]_|_anchor-pad ________anchor-pad_->_[filling]_padding ________filling____->_"F"_followed_by_any_single_character. ________sign_______->_"+"_or_"-". ________padding____->_hash-chars_[justify_hash-chars] ________justify____->_"^"__________________--_the_anchor_position_for_justify ________hash_chars_->_arbitrary_number_of_"#". ________prec-pad___->_"."_followed_by_an_arbitrary_number_of_"#". ___Restrictions ___------------ ________The_following_general_restrictions_on_the_use_of_this_class_are_:-- ________a.___Exponents_are_possible_and_considered_as_an_option_'e'_to ________floating_point_numbers. ________b.___Options_can_be_used_by_user_defined_classes_to_feature_special ________print_formats._User_defined_options_should_always_start_with_a_lower ________case_letter. ________c.___Only_numbers_can_have_precisions. ________d.___Fill_characters_are_not_(yet)_allowed_with_numbers. ________e.___Precision_and_anchors_cannot_be_used_together. ___Examples ___-------- ________In_the_examples_below_spaces_in_the_output_string_are_indicated_by ___a_low_line_for_clarity_only. |
attr str : STR ; |
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**** | the result of formatting! |
create(format_string : STR,list : ARRAY{$FMT}) : SAME |
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create(format_string : STR,list : ARRAY{$FMT},lib : LIBCHARS) : SAME |
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create(format_string : STR, val : $FMT) : SAME |
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create(format_string : STR,val : $FMT,lib : LIBCHARS) : SAME |
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create(format_string : STR, val_1 : $FMT, val_2 : $FMT) : SAME |
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**** | pre (format_string.size > 0) and ~void(val_1) and ~void(val_2) |
create(format_string : STR,val_1 : $FMT,val_2 : $FMT,lib : LIBCHARS) : SAME |
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