CollectionFormatter (hybris Commerce Suite 2011)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExcelCollectionFormatter
```
public interface CollectionFormatter
```
Handles collection format of elements that are being put to a single Excel cell.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Set<java.lang.String>`	`formatToCollection(java.lang.String string)`	Extracts the collection from a single Excel cell to a collection.
`default java.lang.String`	`formatToString(java.lang.String... elements)`	By default converts the passed elements to collection and calls `formatToString(Collection)`.
`java.lang.String`	`formatToString(java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> collection)`	Formats given collection to a string that can be put to a single Excel cell.

- Method Detail
  - formatToString
```
default java.lang.String formatToString(@Nonnull
                                        java.lang.String... elements)
```
    By default converts the passed elements to collection and calls formatToString(Collection).
    
    See Also:
    
    formatToString(Collection)
  - formatToString
```
java.lang.String formatToString(@Nonnull
                                java.util.Collection<java.lang.String> collection)
```
    Formats given collection to a string that can be put to a single Excel cell.
    
    Parameters:
    
    collection - of elements that are intended to be put in a single Excel cell
    
    Returns:
    
    collection representation ready to be put to a single Excel cell
  - formatToCollection
```
java.util.Set<java.lang.String> formatToCollection(@Nonnull
                                                   java.lang.String string)
```
    Extracts the collection from a single Excel cell to a collection.
    
    Parameters:
    
    string - formatted collection from a single Excel cell
    
    Returns:
    
    collection of extracted elements