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);
  }

  void testStringFactory() {
 			Entity department = createDepartment();// With name: Accounting
  		Entity employee = createEmployee(department);// 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.