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package java.text.spi;

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

An abstract class for service providers that provide concrete implementations of the NumberFormat class.
Since: 1.6
/** * An abstract class for service providers that * provide concrete implementations of the * {@link java.text.NumberFormat NumberFormat} class. * * @since 1.6 */
public abstract class NumberFormatProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider {
Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)
/** * Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically * implicit.) */
protected NumberFormatProvider() { }
Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats monetary values for the specified locale.
Params:
  • locale – the desired locale.
Throws:
See Also:
Returns:a currency formatter
/** * Returns a new <code>NumberFormat</code> instance which formats * monetary values 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 currency formatter * @see java.text.NumberFormat#getCurrencyInstance(java.util.Locale) */
public abstract NumberFormat getCurrencyInstance(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).
Params:
  • locale – the desired locale
Throws:
See Also:
Returns:a number format for integer values
/** * Returns a new <code>NumberFormat</code> 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 {@link java.math.RoundingMode#HALF_EVEN HALF_EVEN}) * for formatting, and to parse only the integer part of * an input string (see {@link * java.text.NumberFormat#isParseIntegerOnly isParseIntegerOnly}). * * @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 number format for integer values * @see java.text.NumberFormat#getIntegerInstance(java.util.Locale) */
public abstract NumberFormat getIntegerInstance(Locale locale);
Returns a new general-purpose NumberFormat instance for the specified locale.
Params:
  • locale – the desired locale
Throws:
See Also:
Returns:a general-purpose number formatter
/** * Returns a new general-purpose <code>NumberFormat</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 general-purpose number formatter * @see java.text.NumberFormat#getNumberInstance(java.util.Locale) */
public abstract NumberFormat getNumberInstance(Locale locale);
Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats percentage values for the specified locale.
Params:
  • locale – the desired locale
Throws:
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Returns:a percent formatter
/** * Returns a new <code>NumberFormat</code> instance which formats * percentage values 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 percent formatter * @see java.text.NumberFormat#getPercentInstance(java.util.Locale) */
public abstract NumberFormat getPercentInstance(Locale locale); }