java.text.spi

Class NumberFormatProvider

java.lang.Object

java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

java.text.spi.NumberFormatProvider

public abstract class NumberFormatProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

An abstract class for service providers that provide concrete implementations of the NumberFormat class.

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	NumberFormatProvider() Sole constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract NumberFormat	getCurrencyInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats monetary values for the specified locale.
abstract NumberFormat	getIntegerInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats integer values for the specified locale.
abstract NumberFormat	getNumberInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new general-purpose NumberFormat instance for the specified locale.
abstract NumberFormat	getPercentInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats percentage values for the specified locale.

Methods inherited from class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

getAvailableLocales, isSupportedLocale

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NumberFormatProvider

protected NumberFormatProvider()

Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)

Method Detail

getCurrencyInstance

public abstract NumberFormat getCurrencyInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats monetary values for the specified locale.

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale.

Returns:

a currency formatter

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale is null

IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

See Also:

NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(java.util.Locale)

getIntegerInstance

public abstract NumberFormat getIntegerInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats integer values for the specified locale. The returned number format is configured to round floating point numbers to the nearest integer using half-even rounding (see HALF_EVEN) for formatting, and to parse only the integer part of an input string (see isParseIntegerOnly).

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale

Returns:

a number format for integer values

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale is null

IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

See Also:

NumberFormat.getIntegerInstance(java.util.Locale)

getNumberInstance

public abstract NumberFormat getNumberInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new general-purpose NumberFormat instance for the specified locale.

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale

Returns:

a general-purpose number formatter

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale is null

IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

See Also:

NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(java.util.Locale)

getPercentInstance

public abstract NumberFormat getPercentInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats percentage values for the specified locale.

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale

Returns:

a percent formatter

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale is null

IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

See Also:

NumberFormat.getPercentInstance(java.util.Locale)