org.soulwing.snmp

Interface Formatter

public interface Formatter

A formatter for an SNMP object value.

An implementation has access to an underlying MIB and applies the rules of SMIv1 and/or SMIv2 as appropriate to produce a textual representation of a given object value.

Author:

Carl Harris

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	format(Object value) Formats an SNMP object value as text.

Method Detail

format

String format(Object value)

Formats an SNMP object value as text.

The object value passed to this method must be one of the following Java types:

• Long — for any integral object type
• int[] — for any object identifier
• byte[] — for any octet string or SMIv1 IpAddress

Parameters:

value - the value to format

Returns:

textual representation of value