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package org.apache.cocoon.pipeline.util;

/**
 * Helper class to create the {@link String} for {@link Object#toString()}.
 */
public final class StringRepresentation {

    public static String buildString(final Object instance, final String... moreOutputStrs) {
        final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
        builder.append(instance.getClass().getSimpleName());
        builder.append("(hashCode=").append(System.identityHashCode(instance));

        if (moreOutputStrs != null) {
            for (String outputString : moreOutputStrs) {
                builder.append(" ").append(outputString);
            }
        }
        builder.append(")");

        return builder.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Private constructor, suggested for classes with static methods only.
     */
    private StringRepresentation() {
    }
}