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## org.springframework.core.style
Class ToStringCreator

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.core.style.ToStringCreator

    public class ToStringCreator

extends Object

Utility class that builds pretty-printing `toString()` methods with pluggable styling conventions. By default, ToStringCreator adheres to Spring's `toString()` styling conventions.

Since:
  1.2.2
Author:
  Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary
`ToStringCreator(Object obj)` Create a ToStringCreator for the given object.
`ToStringCreator(Object obj, ToStringStyler styler)` Create a ToStringCreator for the given object, using the provided style.
`ToStringCreator(Object obj, ValueStyler styler)` Create a ToStringCreator for the given object, using the provided style.

Method Summary
`ToStringCreator` `append(Object value)` Append the provided value.
`ToStringCreator` `append(String fieldName, boolean value)` Append a boolean field value.
`ToStringCreator` `append(String fieldName, byte value)` Append a byte field value.
`ToStringCreator` `append(String fieldName, double value)` Append a double field value.
`ToStringCreator` `append(String fieldName, float value)` Append a float field value.
`ToStringCreator` `append(String fieldName, int value)` Append a integer field value.
`ToStringCreator` `append(String fieldName, long value)` Append a long field value.
`ToStringCreator` `append(String fieldName, Object value)` Append a field value.
`ToStringCreator` `append(String fieldName, short value)` Append a short field value.
`String` `toString()` Return the String representation that this ToStringCreator built.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ToStringCreator

    public ToStringCreator(Object obj)

  Create a ToStringCreator for the given object.

  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to be stringified

### ToStringCreator

    public ToStringCreator(Object obj,
                           ValueStyler styler)

  Create a ToStringCreator for the given object, using the provided style.

  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to be stringified
    `styler` - the ValueStyler encapsulating pretty-print instructions

### ToStringCreator

    public ToStringCreator(Object obj,
                           ToStringStyler styler)

  Create a ToStringCreator for the given object, using the provided style.

  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to be stringified
    `styler` - the ToStringStyler encapsulating pretty-print instructions

Method Detail

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName,
                                  byte value)

  Append a byte field value.

  Parameters:
    `fieldName` - the name of the field, usually the member variable name
    `value` - the field value
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName,
                                  short value)

  Append a short field value.

  Parameters:
    `fieldName` - the name of the field, usually the member variable name
    `value` - the field value
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName,
                                  int value)

  Append a integer field value.

  Parameters:
    `fieldName` - the name of the field, usually the member variable name
    `value` - the field value
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName,
                                  float value)

  Append a float field value.

  Parameters:
    `fieldName` - the name of the field, usually the member variable name
    `value` - the field value
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName,
                                  double value)

  Append a double field value.

  Parameters:
    `fieldName` - the name of the field, usually the member variable name
    `value` - the field value
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName,
                                  long value)

  Append a long field value.

  Parameters:
    `fieldName` - the name of the field, usually the member variable name
    `value` - the field value
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName,
                                  boolean value)

  Append a boolean field value.

  Parameters:
    `fieldName` - the name of the field, usually the member variable name
    `value` - the field value
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(String fieldName,
                                  Object value)

  Append a field value.

  Parameters:
    `fieldName` - the name of the field, usually the member variable name
    `value` - the field value
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining

### append

    public ToStringCreator append(Object value)

  Append the provided value.

  Parameters:
    `value` - The value to append
  Returns:
    this, to support call-chaining.

### toString

    public String toString()

  Return the String representation that this ToStringCreator built.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`

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