Module is.codion.framework.domain
Package is.codion.framework.domain.entity

Class StringFactory

java.lang.Object
is.codion.framework.domain.entity.StringFactory
public final class StringFactory extends Object
Factory class for building functions for String representations of Entity instances. 
 
   interface Department {
       EntityType TYPE = DOMAIN.entityType("employees.department");
       Column<Integer> ID = TYPE.integerColumn("id");
       Column<String> NAME = TYPE.stringColumn("name");
   }

   interface Employee {
       EntityType TYPE = DOMAIN.entityType("employees.employee");
       Column<String> NAME = TYPE.stringColumn("name");
       Column<Integer> DEPARTMENT_ID = TYPE.integerColumn("department_id");
       ForeignKey DEPARTMENT_FK = TYPE.foreignKey("department_fk", DEPARTMENT_ID, Department.ID);
   }

   Entity department = ...// With name: Accounting
   Entity employee = ...// With name: John and the above department

   Function<Entity, String> stringFactory =
         StringFactory.builder()
             .text("Name=")
             .value(Employee.NAME)
             .text(", Department="')
             .value(Employee.DEPARTMENT_FK, Department.NAME)
             .text("'");

 System.out.println(stringFactory.apply(employee));
Outputs the following String:

Name=John, Department='Accounting'

given the entities above.