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Generic pretty print based on chars per line

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Generic method for printing a list to the console based on the number of characters per line.

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  1. private <T extends Object> String prettyPrintCharsPerLine(T item, int numberOfCharsPerLine) {
  2.         // initialize a mutable string
  3. 	StringBuffer pretty = new StringBuffer(item.toString());
  4.  
  5. 	// now insert a line break at every point necessary
  6. 	// the break comes after the numberOfCharsPerLine 
  7. 	int pos = numberOfCharsPerLine;
  8. 	while (pos < pretty.length()) {
  9. 		pretty.insert(pos+1, '\n');
  10. 		pos += numberOfCharsPerLine;
  11. 	}
  12.  
  13. 	return pretty.toString();
  14. }

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