BaseDescription (JUnit API)
Date: 2016-08-24

org.hamcrest

## Class BaseDescription

- java.lang.Object
- - org.hamcrest.BaseDescription

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Description
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    StringDescription

      public abstract class BaseDescription
      extends Object
      implements Description

  A `Description` that is stored as a string.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.hamcrest.Description

      `Description.NullDescription`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.hamcrest.Description

      `NONE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `BaseDescription()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected abstract void` | `append(char c)` Append the char c to the description.
    `protected void` | `append(String str)` Append the String str to the description.
    `Description` | `appendDescriptionOf(SelfDescribing value)` Appends the description of a `SelfDescribing` value to this description.
    `Description` | `appendList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterable<? extends SelfDescribing> values)` Appends a list of `SelfDescribing` objects to the description.
    `Description` | `appendText(String text)` Appends some plain text to the description.
    `Description` | `appendValue(Object value)` Appends an arbitary value to the description.
    `<T> Description` | `appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, Iterable<T> values)` Appends a list of values to the description.
    `<T> Description` | `appendValueList(String start, String separator, String end, T... values)` Appends a list of values to the description.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### BaseDescription

          public BaseDescription()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### appendText

          public Description appendText(String text)

      Description copied from interface: `Description`
      Appends some plain text to the description.
      Specified by:
        `appendText` in interface `Description`

    - #### appendDescriptionOf

          public Description appendDescriptionOf(SelfDescribing value)

      Description copied from interface: `Description`
      Appends the description of a `SelfDescribing` value to this description.
      Specified by:
        `appendDescriptionOf` in interface `Description`

    - #### appendValue

          public Description appendValue(Object value)

      Description copied from interface: `Description`
      Appends an arbitary value to the description.
      Specified by:
        `appendValue` in interface `Description`

    - #### appendValueList

          public <T> Description appendValueList(String start,
                                                 String separator,
                                                 String end,
                                                 T... values)

      Description copied from interface: `Description`
      Appends a list of values to the description.
      Specified by:
        `appendValueList` in interface `Description`

    - #### appendValueList

          public <T> Description appendValueList(String start,
                                                 String separator,
                                                 String end,
                                                 Iterable<T> values)

      Description copied from interface: `Description`
      Appends a list of values to the description.
      Specified by:
        `appendValueList` in interface `Description`

    - #### appendList

          public Description appendList(String start,
                                        String separator,
                                        String end,
                                        Iterable<? extends SelfDescribing> values)

      Description copied from interface: `Description`
      Appends a list of `SelfDescribing` objects to the description.
      Specified by:
        `appendList` in interface `Description`

    - #### append

          protected void append(String str)

      Append the String str to the description. The default implementation passes every character to `append(char)`. Override in subclasses to provide an efficient implementation.

    - #### append

          protected abstract void append(char c)

      Append the char c to the description.