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- java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
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- java.text.spi.DateFormatProvider
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public abstract class DateFormatProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider
An abstract class for service providers that provide concrete implementations of theDateFormatclass.- Since:
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Modifier Constructor Description protectedDateFormatProvider()Sole constructor.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description abstract DateFormatgetDateInstance(int style, Locale locale)Returns a newDateFormatinstance which formats date with the given formatting style for the specified locale.abstract DateFormatgetDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale locale)Returns a newDateFormatinstance which formats date and time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.abstract DateFormatgetTimeInstance(int style, Locale locale)Returns a newDateFormatinstance which formats time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.-
Methods declared in class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
getAvailableLocales, isSupportedLocale
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Method Detail
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getTimeInstance
public abstract DateFormat getTimeInstance(int style, Locale locale)
Returns a newDateFormatinstance which formats time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.- Parameters:
style- the given formatting style. Either one ofDateFormat.SHORT,DateFormat.MEDIUM,DateFormat.LONG, orDateFormat.FULL.locale- the desired locale.- Returns:
- a time formatter.
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IllegalArgumentException- ifstyleis invalid, or iflocaleisn't one of the locales returned fromgetAvailableLocales().NullPointerException- iflocaleis null- See Also:
DateFormat.getTimeInstance(int, java.util.Locale)
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getDateInstance
public abstract DateFormat getDateInstance(int style, Locale locale)
Returns a newDateFormatinstance which formats date with the given formatting style for the specified locale.- Parameters:
style- the given formatting style. Either one ofDateFormat.SHORT,DateFormat.MEDIUM,DateFormat.LONG, orDateFormat.FULL.locale- the desired locale.- Returns:
- a date formatter.
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException- ifstyleis invalid, or iflocaleisn't one of the locales returned fromgetAvailableLocales().NullPointerException- iflocaleis null- See Also:
DateFormat.getDateInstance(int, java.util.Locale)
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getDateTimeInstance
public abstract DateFormat getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale locale)
Returns a newDateFormatinstance which formats date and time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.- Parameters:
dateStyle- the given date formatting style. Either one ofDateFormat.SHORT,DateFormat.MEDIUM,DateFormat.LONG, orDateFormat.FULL.timeStyle- the given time formatting style. Either one ofDateFormat.SHORT,DateFormat.MEDIUM,DateFormat.LONG, orDateFormat.FULL.locale- the desired locale.- Returns:
- a date/time formatter.
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException- ifdateStyleortimeStyleis invalid, or iflocaleisn't one of the locales returned fromgetAvailableLocales().NullPointerException- iflocaleis null- See Also:
DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(int, int, java.util.Locale)
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