ColumnFormatter (tablesaw-core 0.44.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- tech.tablesaw.columns.ColumnFormatter

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanFormatter, NumberColumnFormatter, StringColumnFormatter, TemporalColumnFormatter
```
public abstract class ColumnFormatter
extends Object
```
Abstract class for Column Formatters Every column type has a specialized print formatter that is used for formatting output for both table printing via, for example, table.printAll(). It is also used for writing text files using table.write().csv()

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Modifier Constructor Description
  
  protected ColumnFormatter(String missingString)
  Constructs a new Formatter with the given missing value string.
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  String getMissingString()
  Returns the string to be used in place of any missing values in the column
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ColumnFormatter
```
protected ColumnFormatter(String missingString)
```
    Constructs a new Formatter with the given missing value string.
- Method Detail
  - getMissingString
```
public String getMissingString()
```
    Returns the string to be used in place of any missing values in the column