public static String getValueLabel(final Object value) {
        if (value == null) {
            return NULL_LABEL;
        }

        if (value instanceof HasLabelAdvice) {
            final String suggestedLabel = ((HasLabelAdvice) value).getSuggestedLabel();
            if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(suggestedLabel)) {
                return suggestedLabel;
            }
        }

        // format decimals
        if (value instanceof Double || value instanceof Float || value instanceof BigDecimal) {
            final NumberFormat format = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance();
            final String result = format.format((Number) value);
            logger.debug("Formatted decimal {} to: {}", value, result);
            return result;
        }

        // format dates
        if (value instanceof Date) {
            final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss");
            final String result = format.format((Date) value);
            logger.debug("Formatted date {} to: {}", value, result);
            return result;
        }

        return getLabel(value.toString());
    }
public static String getValueLabel ( final Object value ) { if ( value == null ) { return NULL_LABEL ; } if ( value instanceof HasLabelAdvice ) { final String suggestedLabel = ( ( HasLabelAdvice ) value ) . getSuggestedLabel ( ) ; if ( ! Strings . isNullOrEmpty ( suggestedLabel ) ) { return suggestedLabel ; } } if ( value instanceof Double || value instanceof Float || value instanceof BigDecimal ) { final NumberFormat format = NumberFormat . getNumberInstance ( ) ; final String result = format . format ( ( Number ) value ) ; logger . debug ( "Formatted decimal {} to: {}" , value , result ) ; return result ; } if ( value instanceof Date ) { final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat ( "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss" ) ; final String result = format . format ( ( Date ) value ) ; logger . debug ( "Formatted date {} to: {}" , value , result ) ; return result ; } return getLabel ( value . toString ( ) ) ; }
Gets the label of a value, eg. a value in a crosstab.

@param value
@return