MessageFormatter (AssertJ fluent assertions 3.8.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.assertj.core.error.MessageFormatter

```
public class MessageFormatter
extends Object
```
Formats the messages to be included in assertion errors.

Author:

Alex Ruiz

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`format(Description d, Representation p, String format, Object... args)`	Interprets a printf-style format `String` for failed assertion messages.
`static MessageFormatter`	`instance()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - instance
```
public static MessageFormatter instance()
```
  - format
```
public String format(Description d,
                     Representation p,
                     String format,
                     Object... args)
```
    Interprets a printf-style format String for failed assertion messages. It is similar to String.format(String, Object...), except for:
    
    the value of the given Description is used as the first argument referenced in the format string
    
    each of the arguments in the given array is converted to a String by invoking Representation.toStringOf(Object).
    Parameters:
    
    d - the description of the failed assertion, may be null.
    
    format - the format string.
    
    args - arguments referenced by the format specifiers in the format string.
    
    Returns:
    
    A formatted String.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if the format string is null.