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Array To String

    
/**
 * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
 * distributed with this work for additional information
 * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
 * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * General string utils
 */
public class StringUtils {
  final public static char COMMA = ",";
  final public static String COMMA_STR = ",";
  final public static char ESCAPE_CHAR = "\\";
  private static DecimalFormat oneDecimal = new DecimalFormat("0.0");
  
  /**
   * Given an array of strings, return a comma-separated list of its elements.
   * @param strs Array of strings
   * @return Empty string if strs.length is 0, comma separated list of strings
   * otherwise
   */
  
  public static String arrayToString(String[] strs) {
    if (strs.length == 0) { return ""; }
    StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer();
    sbuf.append(strs[0]);
    for (int idx = 1; idx < strs.length; idx++) {
      sbuf.append(",");
      sbuf.append(strs[idx]);
    }
    return sbuf.toString();
  }
}





Constructs pretty string representation of object value

   
// Copyright (c) 2003-2009, Jodd Team (jodd.org). All Rights Reserved.

import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
/**
 * Constructs pretty string representation of object value.
 */
public class PrettyStringBuilder {
  protected int maxArrayLen = 10;
  protected int maxDeep = 3;
  protected int deep;
  protected String nullValue = "<null>";
  public PrettyStringBuilder() {
  }
  public int getMaxArrayLen() {
    return maxArrayLen;
  }
  public void setMaxArrayLen(int maxArrayLen) {
    this.maxArrayLen = maxArrayLen;
  }
  public int getMaxDeep() {
    return maxDeep;
  }
  public void setMaxDeep(int maxDeep) {
    this.maxDeep = maxDeep;
  }
  public String getNullValue() {
    return nullValue;
  }
  public void setNullValue(String nullValue) {
    this.nullValue = nullValue;
  }
  /**
   * Returns pretty value from object value.
   */
  protected String toPrettyString(Object obj) {
    deep++;
    if (obj == null) {
      deep--;
      return nullValue;
    }
    if (deep == maxDeep) {
      deep--;
      return obj.toString();
    }
    StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder();
    Class c = obj.getClass();
    if (c.isArray()) {
      int arrayLen = Array.getLength(obj);
      int len = Math.min(arrayLen, maxArrayLen);
      s.append("[");
      for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
        s.append(toPrettyString(Array.get(obj, i)));
        if (i != len - 1) {
          s.append(",");
        }
      }
      if (len < arrayLen) {
        s.append("...");
      }
      s.append("]");
    } else if (obj instanceof Collection) {
      Collection coll = (Collection) obj;
      Iterator it = coll.iterator();
      int i = 0;
      s.append("(");
      while ((it.hasNext() && (i < maxArrayLen))) {
        s.append(toPrettyString(it.next()));
        i++;
      }
      if (i < coll.size()) {
        s.append("...");
      }
      s.append(")");
    } else if (obj instanceof Map) {
      Map map = (Map) obj;
      Iterator it = map.keySet().iterator();
      int i = 0;
      s.append("{");
      while ((it.hasNext() && (i < maxArrayLen))) {
        Object key = it.next();
        s.append(key).append(":");
        s.append(toPrettyString(map.get(key)));
        i++;
      }
      if (i < map.size()) {
        s.append("...");
      }
      s.append("}");
    } else {
      s.append(obj.toString());
    }
    deep--;
    return s.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Returns pretty string representation of the object.
   */
  public String toString(Object value) {
    return toPrettyString(value);
  }
}





Demonstrate toString() without an override

     
/*
 * Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.ru/, 1996-2002.
 * All rights reserved. Software written by Ian F. Darwin and others.
 * $Id: LICENSE,v 1.8 2004/02/09 03:33:38 ian Exp $
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS""
 * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
 * BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
 * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 * 
 * Java, the Duke mascot, and all variants of Sun"s Java "steaming coffee
 * cup" logo are trademarks of Sun Microsystems. Sun"s, and James Gosling"s,
 * pioneering role in inventing and promulgating (and standardizing) the Java 
 * language and environment is gratefully acknowledged.
 * 
 * The pioneering role of Dennis Ritchie and Bjarne Stroustrup, of AT&T, for
 * inventing predecessor languages C and C++ is also gratefully acknowledged.
 */
/* Demonstrate toString() without an override */
public class ToStringWithout {
  int x, y;
  /** Simple constructor */
  public ToStringWithout(int anX, int aY) {
    x = anX; y = aY;
  }
  /** Main just creates and prints an object */
  public static void main(String[] args) { 
    System.out.println(new ToStringWithout(42, 86));
  }
}





Gets the toString of an Object returning an empty string ("") if null input.

 
/*
 * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
 * <p>Operations on <code>Object</code>.</p>
 * 
 * <p>This class tries to handle <code>null</code> input gracefully.
 * An exception will generally not be thrown for a <code>null</code> input.
 * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
 *
 * @author 
 * @since 1.0
 * @version $Id: ObjectUtils.java 594336 2007-11-12 22:54:02Z bayard $
 */
public class ObjectUtils {
    /**
     * <p>Singleton used as a <code>null</code> placeholder where
     * <code>null</code> has another meaning.</p>
     *
     * <p>For example, in a <code>HashMap</code> the
     * {@link java.util.HashMap#get(java.lang.Object)} method returns
     * <code>null</code> if the <code>Map</code> contains
     * <code>null</code> or if there is no matching key. The
     * <code>Null</code> placeholder can be used to distinguish between
     * these two cases.</p>
     *
     * <p>Another example is <code>Hashtable</code>, where <code>null</code>
     * cannot be stored.</p>
     *
     * <p>This instance is Serializable.</p>
     */
    public static final Null NULL = new Null();
    
    /**
     * <p><code>ObjectUtils</code> instances should NOT be constructed in
     * standard programming. Instead, the class should be used as
     * <code>ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull("a","b");</code>.</p>
     *
     * <p>This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance
     * to operate.</p>
     */
    public ObjectUtils() {
        super();
    }
    // Defaulting
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * <p>Returns a default value if the object passed is
     * <code>null</code>.</p>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, null)      = null
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, "")        = ""
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, "zz")      = "zz"
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull("abc", *)        = "abc"
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(Boolean.TRUE, *) = Boolean.TRUE
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param object  the <code>Object</code> to test, may be <code>null</code>
     * @param defaultValue  the default value to return, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return <code>object</code> if it is not <code>null</code>, defaultValue otherwise
     */
    public static Object defaultIfNull(Object object, Object defaultValue) {
        return object != null ? object : defaultValue;
    }
    /**
     * <p>Compares two objects for equality, where either one or both
     * objects may be <code>null</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.equals(null, null)                  = true
     * ObjectUtils.equals(null, "")                    = false
     * ObjectUtils.equals("", null)                    = false
     * ObjectUtils.equals("", "")                      = true
     * ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, null)          = false
     * ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, "true")        = false
     * ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.TRUE)  = true
     * ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.FALSE) = false
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param object1  the first object, may be <code>null</code>
     * @param object2  the second object, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return <code>true</code> if the values of both objects are the same
     */
    public static boolean equals(Object object1, Object object2) {
        if (object1 == object2) {
            return true;
        }
        if ((object1 == null) || (object2 == null)) {
            return false;
        }
        return object1.equals(object2);
    }
    /**
     * <p>Gets the hash code of an object returning zero when the
     * object is <code>null</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.hashCode(null)   = 0
     * ObjectUtils.hashCode(obj)    = obj.hashCode()
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param obj  the object to obtain the hash code of, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return the hash code of the object, or zero if null
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public static int hashCode(Object obj) {
        return (obj == null) ? 0 : obj.hashCode();
    }
    // Identity ToString
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * <p>Gets the toString that would be produced by <code>Object</code>
     * if a class did not override toString itself. <code>null</code>
     * will return <code>null</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(null)         = null
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString("")           = "java.lang.String@1e23"
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(Boolean.TRUE) = "java.lang.Boolean@7fa"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param object  the object to create a toString for, may be
     *  <code>null</code>
     * @return the default toString text, or <code>null</code> if
     *  <code>null</code> passed in
     */
    public static String identityToString(Object object) {
        if (object == null) {
            return null;
        }
        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
        identityToString(buffer, object);
        return buffer.toString();
    }
    /**
     * <p>Appends the toString that would be produced by <code>Object</code>
     * if a class did not override toString itself. <code>null</code>
     * will throw a NullPointerException for either of the two parameters. </p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, "")            = buf.append("java.lang.String@1e23"
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, Boolean.TRUE)  = buf.append("java.lang.Boolean@7fa"
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, Boolean.TRUE)  = buf.append("java.lang.Boolean@7fa")
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param buffer  the buffer to append to
     * @param object  the object to create a toString for
     * @since 2.4
     */
    public static void identityToString(StringBuffer buffer, Object object) {
        if (object == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Cannot get the toString of a null identity");
        }
        buffer.append(object.getClass().getName())
              .append("@")
              .append(Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(object)));
    }

    // ToString
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * <p>Gets the <code>toString</code> of an <code>Object</code> returning
     * an empty string ("") if <code>null</code> input.</p>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.toString(null)         = ""
     * ObjectUtils.toString("")           = ""
     * ObjectUtils.toString("bat")        = "bat"
     * ObjectUtils.toString(Boolean.TRUE) = "true"
     * </pre>
     * 
     * @see StringUtils#defaultString(String)
     * @see String#valueOf(Object)
     * @param obj  the Object to <code>toString</code>, may be null
     * @return the passed in Object"s toString, or nullStr if <code>null</code> input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static String toString(Object obj) {
        return obj == null ? "" : obj.toString();
    }
    /**
     * <p>Gets the <code>toString</code> of an <code>Object</code> returning
     * a specified text if <code>null</code> input.</p>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.toString(null, null)           = null
     * ObjectUtils.toString(null, "null")         = "null"
     * ObjectUtils.toString("", "null")           = ""
     * ObjectUtils.toString("bat", "null")        = "bat"
     * ObjectUtils.toString(Boolean.TRUE, "null") = "true"
     * </pre>
     * 
     * @see StringUtils#defaultString(String,String)
     * @see String#valueOf(Object)
     * @param obj  the Object to <code>toString</code>, may be null
     * @param nullStr  the String to return if <code>null</code> input, may be null
     * @return the passed in Object"s toString, or nullStr if <code>null</code> input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static String toString(Object obj, String nullStr) {
        return obj == null ? nullStr : obj.toString();
    }

    // Null
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * <p>Class used as a null placeholder where <code>null</code>
     * has another meaning.</p>
     *
     * <p>For example, in a <code>HashMap</code> the
     * {@link java.util.HashMap#get(java.lang.Object)} method returns
     * <code>null</code> if the <code>Map</code> contains
     * <code>null</code> or if there is no matching key. The
     * <code>Null</code> placeholder can be used to distinguish between
     * these two cases.</p>
     *
     * <p>Another example is <code>Hashtable</code>, where <code>null</code>
     * cannot be stored.</p>
     */
    public static class Null implements Serializable {
        /**
         * Required for serialization support. Declare serialization compatibility with Commons Lang 1.0
         * 
         * @see java.io.Serializable
         */
        private static final long serialVersionUID = 7092611880189329093L;
        
        /**
         * Restricted constructor - singleton.
         */
        Null() {
            super();
        }
        
        /**
         * <p>Ensure singleton.</p>
         * 
         * @return the singleton value
         */
        private Object readResolve() {
            return ObjectUtils.NULL;
        }
    }
}





Gets the toString that would be produced by Object if a class did not override toString itself.

 
/*
 * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
 * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
 * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 * the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
 * <p>Operations on <code>Object</code>.</p>
 * 
 * <p>This class tries to handle <code>null</code> input gracefully.
 * An exception will generally not be thrown for a <code>null</code> input.
 * Each method documents its behaviour in more detail.</p>
 *
 * @author 
 * @since 1.0
 * @version $Id: ObjectUtils.java 594336 2007-11-12 22:54:02Z bayard $
 */
public class ObjectUtils {
    /**
     * <p>Singleton used as a <code>null</code> placeholder where
     * <code>null</code> has another meaning.</p>
     *
     * <p>For example, in a <code>HashMap</code> the
     * {@link java.util.HashMap#get(java.lang.Object)} method returns
     * <code>null</code> if the <code>Map</code> contains
     * <code>null</code> or if there is no matching key. The
     * <code>Null</code> placeholder can be used to distinguish between
     * these two cases.</p>
     *
     * <p>Another example is <code>Hashtable</code>, where <code>null</code>
     * cannot be stored.</p>
     *
     * <p>This instance is Serializable.</p>
     */
    public static final Null NULL = new Null();
    
    /**
     * <p><code>ObjectUtils</code> instances should NOT be constructed in
     * standard programming. Instead, the class should be used as
     * <code>ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull("a","b");</code>.</p>
     *
     * <p>This constructor is public to permit tools that require a JavaBean instance
     * to operate.</p>
     */
    public ObjectUtils() {
        super();
    }
    // Defaulting
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * <p>Returns a default value if the object passed is
     * <code>null</code>.</p>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, null)      = null
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, "")        = ""
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(null, "zz")      = "zz"
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull("abc", *)        = "abc"
     * ObjectUtils.defaultIfNull(Boolean.TRUE, *) = Boolean.TRUE
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param object  the <code>Object</code> to test, may be <code>null</code>
     * @param defaultValue  the default value to return, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return <code>object</code> if it is not <code>null</code>, defaultValue otherwise
     */
    public static Object defaultIfNull(Object object, Object defaultValue) {
        return object != null ? object : defaultValue;
    }
    /**
     * <p>Compares two objects for equality, where either one or both
     * objects may be <code>null</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.equals(null, null)                  = true
     * ObjectUtils.equals(null, "")                    = false
     * ObjectUtils.equals("", null)                    = false
     * ObjectUtils.equals("", "")                      = true
     * ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, null)          = false
     * ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, "true")        = false
     * ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.TRUE)  = true
     * ObjectUtils.equals(Boolean.TRUE, Boolean.FALSE) = false
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param object1  the first object, may be <code>null</code>
     * @param object2  the second object, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return <code>true</code> if the values of both objects are the same
     */
    public static boolean equals(Object object1, Object object2) {
        if (object1 == object2) {
            return true;
        }
        if ((object1 == null) || (object2 == null)) {
            return false;
        }
        return object1.equals(object2);
    }
    /**
     * <p>Gets the hash code of an object returning zero when the
     * object is <code>null</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.hashCode(null)   = 0
     * ObjectUtils.hashCode(obj)    = obj.hashCode()
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param obj  the object to obtain the hash code of, may be <code>null</code>
     * @return the hash code of the object, or zero if null
     * @since 2.1
     */
    public static int hashCode(Object obj) {
        return (obj == null) ? 0 : obj.hashCode();
    }
    // Identity ToString
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * <p>Gets the toString that would be produced by <code>Object</code>
     * if a class did not override toString itself. <code>null</code>
     * will return <code>null</code>.</p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(null)         = null
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString("")           = "java.lang.String@1e23"
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(Boolean.TRUE) = "java.lang.Boolean@7fa"
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param object  the object to create a toString for, may be
     *  <code>null</code>
     * @return the default toString text, or <code>null</code> if
     *  <code>null</code> passed in
     */
    public static String identityToString(Object object) {
        if (object == null) {
            return null;
        }
        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
        identityToString(buffer, object);
        return buffer.toString();
    }
    /**
     * <p>Appends the toString that would be produced by <code>Object</code>
     * if a class did not override toString itself. <code>null</code>
     * will throw a NullPointerException for either of the two parameters. </p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, "")            = buf.append("java.lang.String@1e23"
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, Boolean.TRUE)  = buf.append("java.lang.Boolean@7fa"
     * ObjectUtils.identityToString(buf, Boolean.TRUE)  = buf.append("java.lang.Boolean@7fa")
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param buffer  the buffer to append to
     * @param object  the object to create a toString for
     * @since 2.4
     */
    public static void identityToString(StringBuffer buffer, Object object) {
        if (object == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Cannot get the toString of a null identity");
        }
        buffer.append(object.getClass().getName())
              .append("@")
              .append(Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(object)));
    }

    // ToString
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * <p>Gets the <code>toString</code> of an <code>Object</code> returning
     * an empty string ("") if <code>null</code> input.</p>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.toString(null)         = ""
     * ObjectUtils.toString("")           = ""
     * ObjectUtils.toString("bat")        = "bat"
     * ObjectUtils.toString(Boolean.TRUE) = "true"
     * </pre>
     * 
     * @see StringUtils#defaultString(String)
     * @see String#valueOf(Object)
     * @param obj  the Object to <code>toString</code>, may be null
     * @return the passed in Object"s toString, or nullStr if <code>null</code> input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static String toString(Object obj) {
        return obj == null ? "" : obj.toString();
    }
    /**
     * <p>Gets the <code>toString</code> of an <code>Object</code> returning
     * a specified text if <code>null</code> input.</p>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * ObjectUtils.toString(null, null)           = null
     * ObjectUtils.toString(null, "null")         = "null"
     * ObjectUtils.toString("", "null")           = ""
     * ObjectUtils.toString("bat", "null")        = "bat"
     * ObjectUtils.toString(Boolean.TRUE, "null") = "true"
     * </pre>
     * 
     * @see StringUtils#defaultString(String,String)
     * @see String#valueOf(Object)
     * @param obj  the Object to <code>toString</code>, may be null
     * @param nullStr  the String to return if <code>null</code> input, may be null
     * @return the passed in Object"s toString, or nullStr if <code>null</code> input
     * @since 2.0
     */
    public static String toString(Object obj, String nullStr) {
        return obj == null ? nullStr : obj.toString();
    }

    // Null
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * <p>Class used as a null placeholder where <code>null</code>
     * has another meaning.</p>
     *
     * <p>For example, in a <code>HashMap</code> the
     * {@link java.util.HashMap#get(java.lang.Object)} method returns
     * <code>null</code> if the <code>Map</code> contains
     * <code>null</code> or if there is no matching key. The
     * <code>Null</code> placeholder can be used to distinguish between
     * these two cases.</p>
     *
     * <p>Another example is <code>Hashtable</code>, where <code>null</code>
     * cannot be stored.</p>
     */
    public static class Null implements Serializable {
        /**
         * Required for serialization support. Declare serialization compatibility with Commons Lang 1.0
         * 
         * @see java.io.Serializable
         */
        private static final long serialVersionUID = 7092611880189329093L;
        
        /**
         * Restricted constructor - singleton.
         */
        Null() {
            super();
        }
        
        /**
         * <p>Ensure singleton.</p>
         * 
         * @return the singleton value
         */
        private Object readResolve() {
            return ObjectUtils.NULL;
        }
    }
}





Null Safe To String

    
import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.util.Arrays;
/*
 * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
//Revised from springframework
/**
 * Miscellaneous object utility methods. Mainly for internal use within the
 * framework; consider Jakarta"s Commons Lang for a more comprehensive suite
 * of object utilities.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Keith Donald
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Rob Harrop
 * @author Alex Ruiz
 * @since 19.03.2004
 * @see org.apache.rumons.lang.ObjectUtils
 */
abstract class ObjectUtils {
  private static final int INITIAL_HASH = 7;
  private static final int MULTIPLIER = 31;
  private static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";
  private static final String NULL_STRING = "null";
  private static final String ARRAY_START = "{";
  private static final String ARRAY_END = "}";
  private static final String EMPTY_ARRAY = ARRAY_START + ARRAY_END;
  private static final String ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR = ", ";

  /**
   * Return a content-based String representation if <code>obj</code> is
   * not <code>null</code>; otherwise returns an empty String.
   * <p>Differs from {@link #nullSafeToString(Object)} in that it returns
   * an empty String rather than "null" for a <code>null</code> value.
   * @param obj the object to build a display String for
   * @return a display String representation of <code>obj</code>
   * @see #nullSafeToString(Object)
   */
  public static String getDisplayString(Object obj) {
    if (obj == null) {
      return EMPTY_STRING;
    }
    return nullSafeToString(obj);
  }
  /**
   * Determine the class name for the given object.
   * <p>Returns <code>"null"</code> if <code>obj</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param obj the object to introspect (may be <code>null</code>)
   * @return the corresponding class name
   */
  public static String nullSafeClassName(Object obj) {
    return (obj != null ? obj.getClass().getName() : NULL_STRING);
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the specified Object.
   * <p>Builds a String representation of the contents in case of an array.
   * Returns <code>"null"</code> if <code>obj</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param obj the object to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>obj</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(Object obj) {
    if (obj == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    if (obj instanceof String) {
      return (String) obj;
    }
    if (obj instanceof Object[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((Object[]) obj);
    }
    if (obj instanceof boolean[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((boolean[]) obj);
    }
    if (obj instanceof byte[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((byte[]) obj);
    }
    if (obj instanceof char[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((char[]) obj);
    }
    if (obj instanceof double[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((double[]) obj);
    }
    if (obj instanceof float[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((float[]) obj);
    }
    if (obj instanceof int[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((int[]) obj);
    }
    if (obj instanceof long[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((long[]) obj);
    }
    if (obj instanceof short[]) {
      return nullSafeToString((short[]) obj);
    }
    String str = obj.toString();
    return (str != null ? str : EMPTY_STRING);
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(Object[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(String.valueOf(array[i]));
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(boolean[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(array[i]);
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(byte[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(array[i]);
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(char[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(""").append(array[i]).append(""");
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(double[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(array[i]);
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(float[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(array[i]);
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(int[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(array[i]);
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(long[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(array[i]);
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
  /**
   * Return a String representation of the contents of the specified array.
   * <p>The String representation consists of a list of the array"s elements,
   * enclosed in curly braces (<code>"{}"</code>). Adjacent elements are separated
   * by the characters <code>", "</code> (a comma followed by a space). Returns
   * <code>"null"</code> if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>.
   * @param array the array to build a String representation for
   * @return a String representation of <code>array</code>
   */
  public static String nullSafeToString(short[] array) {
    if (array == null) {
      return NULL_STRING;
    }
    int length = array.length;
    if (length == 0) {
      return EMPTY_ARRAY;
    }
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
      if (i == 0) {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_START);
      }
      else {
        buffer.append(ARRAY_ELEMENT_SEPARATOR);
      }
      buffer.append(array[i]);
    }
    buffer.append(ARRAY_END);
    return buffer.toString();
  }
}





Reflection based toString() utilities

     
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
public class Main {
  String hello = "world";
  int i = 42;
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    System.out.println(Util.toString(new MyClass()));
    
    System.out.println(Util.toString(new MyAnotherClass()));
  }
}
class Util {
  public static String toString(Object o) {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    toString(o, o.getClass(), sb);
    return o.getClass().getName()+ "\n"+sb.toString();
  }
  private static void toString(Object o, Class clazz, StringBuilder sb) {
    Field f[] = clazz.getDeclaredFields();
    for (int i = 0; i < f.length; i++) {
      f[i].setAccessible(true);
      try {
        sb.append(f[i].getName() + "=" + f[i].get(o)+"\n");
      } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    }
    if (clazz.getSuperclass() != null)
      toString(o, clazz.getSuperclass(), sb);
  }
}
class MyClass {
  int i = 1;
  private double d = 3.14;
}
class MyAnotherClass extends MyClass{
  int f = 9;
}





ShowToString -- demo program to show default toString methods

     
/*
 * Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.ru/, 1996-2002.
 * All rights reserved. Software written by Ian F. Darwin and others.
 * $Id: LICENSE,v 1.8 2004/02/09 03:33:38 ian Exp $
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS""
 * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
 * BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
 * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 * 
 * Java, the Duke mascot, and all variants of Sun"s Java "steaming coffee
 * cup" logo are trademarks of Sun Microsystems. Sun"s, and James Gosling"s,
 * pioneering role in inventing and promulgating (and standardizing) the Java 
 * language and environment is gratefully acknowledged.
 * 
 * The pioneering role of Dennis Ritchie and Bjarne Stroustrup, of AT&T, for
 * inventing predecessor languages C and C++ is also gratefully acknowledged.
 */
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.Button;
/**
 * ShowToString -- demo program to show default toString methods.
 * Some classes provide a toString() method, while others inherit
 * the default toString() from Object. In all cases, you can print
 * an object by calling its toString(), which is very useful in debugging!
 */
public class ShowToString {
  /** main method */
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    System.out.println("An Object\t" + new Object());
    System.out.println("A Date  \t" + new Date());
    System.out.println("A GregorianCalendar\t" + new GregorianCalendar());
    System.out.println("An Exception\t" + new Exception("Hi!"));
    Button b = new Button("Push ME!");  // An AWT pushbutton
    b.setBounds(40, 50, 120, 60);  // explained in the AWT chapter!
    System.out.println("A Button\t" + b);
    System.out.println("A ShowToString object!\t" + new ShowToString());
  }
}





To String Demo

     
/* From http://java.sun.ru/docs/books/tutorial/index.html */
/*
 * Copyright (c) 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 *
 * -Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
 *  list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 *
 * -Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
 *  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
 *  and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 *
 * Neither the name of Sun Microsystems, Inc. or the names of contributors may
 * be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
 * specific prior written permission.
 *
 * This software is provided "AS IS," without a warranty of any kind. ALL
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
 * ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. SUN MIDROSYSTEMS, INC. ("SUN")
 * AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE
 * AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS
 * DERIVATIVES. IN NO EVENT WILL SUN OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST
 * REVENUE, PROFIT OR DATA, OR FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
 * INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY
 * OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE,
 * EVEN IF SUN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 *
 * You acknowledge that this software is not designed, licensed or intended
 * for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any
 * nuclear facility.
 */
public class ToStringDemo {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    double d = 858.48;
    String s = Double.toString(d);
    int dot = s.indexOf(".");
    System.out.println(s.substring(0, dot).length()
        + " digits before decimal point.");
    System.out.println(s.substring(dot + 1).length()
        + " digits after decimal point.");
  }
}





ToString -- demo program to show a toString method

     
/*
 * Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.ru/, 1996-2002.
 * All rights reserved. Software written by Ian F. Darwin and others.
 * $Id: LICENSE,v 1.8 2004/02/09 03:33:38 ian Exp $
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS""
 * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
 * BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
 * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 * 
 * Java, the Duke mascot, and all variants of Sun"s Java "steaming coffee
 * cup" logo are trademarks of Sun Microsystems. Sun"s, and James Gosling"s,
 * pioneering role in inventing and promulgating (and standardizing) the Java 
 * language and environment is gratefully acknowledged.
 * 
 * The pioneering role of Dennis Ritchie and Bjarne Stroustrup, of AT&T, for
 * inventing predecessor languages C and C++ is also gratefully acknowledged.
 */

/**
 * ToString -- demo program to show a toString method.
 */
public class ToString {
  int value;
  ToString() {
    value = 0;
  }
  ToString(int it) {
    value = it;
  }
  public String toString() {
    return "-->" + value + "<--";
  }
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    ToString s = new ToString(123);
    System.out.println("Hello, World of Java");
    System.out.println("My object is" + s);
  }
}





toString(Object[] array)

    
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * $Id: ToString.java,v 1.1 2005/07/23 12:56:13 tpv Exp $
 * Copyright 2005 Tim Vernum
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

/**
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
 */
public final class ToString
{
    public static String toString(Object[] array)
    {
        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
        Class type = array.getClass().getComponentType();
        if (type != Object.class)
        {
            buffer.append(type.getName());
        }
        if (array.length == 0)
        {
            buffer.append("[0]");
        }
        else
        {
            buffer.append("[");
            buffer.append(array.length);
            buffer.append("]{");
            for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
            {
                buffer.append(array[i]);
                buffer.append(",");
            }
            buffer.setCharAt(buffer.length() - 1, "}");
        }
        return buffer.toString();
    }
    private ToString()
    {
        // Utility class
    }
}





Use a generic toString()

    
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    System.out.println(new MyClass().toString());
  }
}
class MyClass {
  String hello = "hi";
  int i = 0;
  public String toString() {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    Class cls = getClass();
    Field[] f = cls.getDeclaredFields();
    for (int i = 0; i < f.length; i++) {
      f[i].setAccessible(true);
      try {
        sb.append(f[i].getName()+"="+ f[i].get(this)+"\n");
      } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    }
    if (cls.getSuperclass().getSuperclass() != null) {
      sb.append("super:"+ super.toString()+"\n");
    }
    return cls.getName()+"\n" + sb.toString();
  }
}