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public abstract class DateFormatProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

Since:

1.6

• Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Modifier	Constructor and Description
  protected	DateFormatProvider() Default constructor, for use by subclasses.

• Method Summary

  Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  abstract DateFormat	getDateInstance(int style, Locale locale) Returns an instance of DateFormat that formats dates in the given style for the given locale.
  abstract DateFormat	getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale locale) Returns an instance of DateFormat that formats dates and times in the given style for the given locale.
  abstract DateFormat	getTimeInstance(int style, Locale locale) Returns an instance of DateFormat that formats times in the given style for the given locale.

  • Methods inherited from class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

    getAvailableLocales

  • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

• Constructor Detail

  • DateFormatProvider

    protected DateFormatProvider()

    Default constructor, for use by subclasses.

• Method Detail

  • getTimeInstance

    public abstract DateFormat getTimeInstance(int style,
                             Locale locale)

    Returns an instance of DateFormat that formats times in the given style for the given locale.

    Parameters:

    style - the given time formatting style.

    locale - the locale

    Returns:

    an instance of DateFormat

    Throws:

    NullPointerException - if locale == null

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

  • getDateInstance

    public abstract DateFormat getDateInstance(int style,
                             Locale locale)

    Returns an instance of DateFormat that formats dates in the given style for the given locale.

    Parameters:

    style - the given date formatting style.

    locale - the locale

    Returns:

    an instance of DateFormat

    Throws:

    NullPointerException - if locale == null

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

  • getDateTimeInstance

    public abstract DateFormat getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle,
                                 int timeStyle,
                                 Locale locale)

    Returns an instance of DateFormat that formats dates and times in the given style for the given locale.

    Parameters:

    dateStyle - the given date formatting style.

    timeStyle - the given time formatting style.

    locale - the locale

    Returns:

    an instance of DateFormat

    Throws:

    NullPointerException - if locale == null

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