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package java.text.spi;

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider;

An abstract class for service providers that provide instances of the DateFormatSymbols class.
Since: 1.6
/** * An abstract class for service providers that * provide instances of the * {@link java.text.DateFormatSymbols DateFormatSymbols} class. * * @since 1.6 */
public abstract class DateFormatSymbolsProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider {
Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)
/** * Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically * implicit.) */
protected DateFormatSymbolsProvider() { }
Returns a new DateFormatSymbols instance for the specified locale.
Params:
  • locale – the desired locale
Throws:
See Also:
Returns:a DateFormatSymbols instance.
/** * Returns a new <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> instance for the * specified locale. * * @param locale the desired locale * @exception NullPointerException if <code>locale</code> is null * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>locale</code> isn't * one of the locales returned from * {@link java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider#getAvailableLocales() * getAvailableLocales()}. * @return a <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> instance. * @see java.text.DateFormatSymbols#getInstance(java.util.Locale) */
public abstract DateFormatSymbols getInstance(Locale locale); }