stella.util
Class Message

java.lang.Object
  stella.util.Message

public final class Message
extends Object

A simple helper class to ease output of information messages. This class is replaced by the syslog package. This package is loaded and initialized with any instance of the PropertyBundles.

Field Summary

private static PrintStream	ERR
private static PrintStream	OUT

Constructor Summary

Message()

Method Summary

static void	clerror(String mess, Object caller) Prints a general warning to System.err.
static void	clout(String mess, Object caller) Prints a general warning to System.err.
static void	error(String mess) Prints a general warning to System.err.
private static String	getClassName(Object instance) Retrieves the name of the argument class.
private static String	getTimeTag() Retrieves a time tag accurate to ms.
static void	out(String mess) Outputs a general info to System.out.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ERR

private static final PrintStream ERR

OUT

private static final PrintStream OUT

Constructor Detail

Message

public Message()

Method Detail

error

public static final void error(String mess)

Prints a general warning to System.err.

out

public static final void out(String mess)

Outputs a general info to System.out.

clerror

public static final void clerror(String mess,
                                 Object caller)

Prints a general warning to System.err. Additionally, the name of the calling class is appended to the message in parenthesis.

clout

public static final void clout(String mess,
                               Object caller)

Prints a general warning to System.err. Additionally, the name of the calling class is appended to the message in parenthesis.

getClassName

private static final String getClassName(Object instance)

Retrieves the name of the argument class. Package names are stripped from the name.

getTimeTag

private static final String getTimeTag()

Retrieves a time tag accurate to ms.