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It stores a list of alternate Strings, whenever alternate() is called it switches to the next in the list. The current alternate is retrieved through toString() - i.e. just by referencing the object in a Velocity template. For an example of usage see the makeAlternator() method below. <P> <P> <HR> <P> <!-- ======== NESTED CLASS SUMMARY ======== --> <!-- =========== FIELD SUMMARY =========== --> <A NAME="field_summary"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Field Summary</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <CODE>protected <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>[]</CODE></FONT></TD> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator.html#alternates">alternates</A></B></CODE> <BR> </TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <CODE>protected int</CODE></FONT></TD> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator.html#current">current</A></B></CODE> <BR> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- ======== CONSTRUCTOR SUMMARY ======== --> <A NAME="constructor_summary"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Constructor Summary</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator.html#VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator(java.lang.String[])">VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>[] alternates)</CODE> <BR> Constructor takes an array of Strings.</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== --> <A NAME="method_summary"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Method Summary</B></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator.html#alternate()">alternate</A></B>()</CODE> <BR> Alternates to the next in the list.</TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> <CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A></CODE></FONT></TD> <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../org/apache/velocity/app/tools/VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator.html#toString()">toString</A></B>()</CODE> <BR> Returns the current alternate.</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_java.lang.Object"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> <TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> <TD><B>Methods inherited from class java.lang.<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</A></B></TD> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> <TD><CODE><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone()" title="class or interface in java.lang">clone</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object)" title="class or interface in java.lang">equals</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize()" title="class or interface in java.lang">finalize</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass()" title="class or interface in java.lang">getClass</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode()" title="class or interface in java.lang">hashCode</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify()" title="class or interface in java.lang">notify</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll()" title="class or interface in java.lang">notifyAll</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait()" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long)" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long, int)" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A></CODE></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <!-- ============ FIELD DETAIL =========== --> <A NAME="field_detail"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=1><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Field Detail</B></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="alternates"><!-- --></A><H3> alternates</H3> <PRE> protected <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>[] <B>alternates</B></PRE> <DL> <DL> </DL> </DL> <HR> <A NAME="current"><!-- --></A><H3> current</H3> <PRE> protected int <B>current</B></PRE> <DL> <DL> </DL> </DL> <!-- ========= CONSTRUCTOR DETAIL ======== --> <A NAME="constructor_detail"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=1><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Constructor Detail</B></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator(java.lang.String[])"><!-- --></A><H3> VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator</H3> <PRE> public <B>VelocityFormatter.VelocityAlternator</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A>[] alternates)</PRE> <DL> <DD>Constructor takes an array of Strings. <P> <DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>alternates</CODE> - A String[].</DL> <!-- ============ METHOD DETAIL ========== --> <A NAME="method_detail"><!-- --></A> <TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> <TD COLSPAN=1><FONT SIZE="+2"> <B>Method Detail</B></FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <A NAME="alternate()"><!-- --></A><H3> alternate</H3> <PRE> public <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</A> <B>alternate</B>()</PRE> <DL> <DD>Alternates to the next in the list. <P> 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