I have a class which outputs a lot of textchunks, depending on an initial parameter I want it to justify the text right/left/center. I was wondering if it is possible to use a method object (http://docs.python.org/py3k/tutorial/classes.html#method-objects) instead of a function like

```
class textOutput(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.justification = "left"

    def justify(self,text):
        if self.justification == "right":
            return text.rjust(self._width)
        elif self.justification == "center":
            return text.center(self._width)
        else:
            return text.ljust(self._width)

    def output(self):
        for i in range(1 to 1000000):
            print self.justify(i)

```

i would like to use a function object like this (replaceing the justify method above)

```
class textOutput(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.justify = string.ljust

    def output(self):
        for i in range(1 to 1000000):
            print self.justify(i,self._width)

    def setJustification(self, justification):
        if justification == "right":
            self.justify = string.rjust
        elif justification == "center":
            self.justify = string.center
        else:
            self.justify = string.ljust

```

however I do not know i get functionobjects for the string-datatype members.

How can I achieve the later? (The former has so many unneccessary checks going against performance)

p.s.: I have to use jython which is basically python 2.5

p.p.s.: The justification switching would then be done witht he following class method: