Class: ExpressionFormatter

var ExpressionFormatter = system.formatters.ExpressionFormatter ;

var formatter = new ExpressionFormatter() ;

formatter.set( "root"      , "c:"                     ) ;
formatter.set( "system"    , "{root}/project/system"  ) ;
formatter.set( "data.maps" , "{system}/data/maps"     ) ;
formatter.set( "map"       , "{data.maps}/HashMap.as" ) ;

source = "the root : {root} - the class : {map}" ;
// the root : c: - the class : c:/project/system/data/maps/HashMap.as

trace( formatter.length ) ;
trace( formatter.format( source ) ) ;

trace( "----" ) ;

formatter.clear() ;

formatter.set( "root"      , "c:"                     ) ;
formatter.set( "system"    , "%root%/project/system" ) ;
formatter.set( "data.maps" , "%system%/data/maps" ) ;
formatter.set( "HashMap"   , "%data.maps%/HashMap.as" ) ;

formatter.beginSeparator = "%" ;
formatter.endSeparator   = "%" ;

source = "the root : %root% - the class : %HashMap%" ;

trace( formatter.format( source ) ) ;
// the root : c: - the class : c:/project/system/data/maps/HashMap.as

Members

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<static, constant> MAX_RECURSION :number

The limit of the recursions in the formatter (200).

Type:

• number

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beginSeparator

The begin separator of the expression to format (default "{").

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endSeparator

The end separator of the expression to format (default "}" ).

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expressions

The expressions reference

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<readonly> length

Indicates the size of the expression dictionary.

Methods

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clear()

Clear the expression formatter dictionary.

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format(value)

Formats the specified value.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
value	string	The string expression to format.

Returns:

the string representation of the formatted value.

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set(key, value)

Sets a new expression in the formatter. If the expression already exist, the value in the collector is replaced.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
key	string	The key of the element to register.
value	string	The value of the element to register.

Returns:

true if the value is register.

Type

boolean

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toString()

Returns the String representation of the object.

Returns:

the String representation of the object.