com.sas.table
Interface FormatInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

IMDBTable

public interface FormatInterface

Defines an interface for formatting a set of values.

See Also:

FormattedDataInterface

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.String[]

formatValues(int formatID, java.lang.Object[] values) Formats a set of values using the pre-defined format associated with a given identifier.

Method Detail

formatValues

java.lang.String[] formatValues(int formatID,
                                java.lang.Object[] values)
                                throws com.sas.table.TableException

Formats a set of values using the pre-defined format associated with a given identifier.

Parameters:

formatID - Identifies the format to use. This will be implementation defined. For example, a one-based index that identifies a row or column in a table.

values - The set of values to format.

Returns:

An array of formatted values.

Throws:

TableException - Thrown if the query can not be satisfied (e.g. i/o-failure).