Class DateFormatProvider

java.lang.Object

java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

java.text.spi.DateFormatProvider

public abstract class DateFormatProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

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

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	DateFormatProvider()	Sole constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract DateFormat	getDateInstance(int style, Locale locale)	Returns a new DateFormat instance which formats date with the given formatting style for the specified locale.
abstract DateFormat	getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale locale)	Returns a new DateFormat instance which formats date and time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.
abstract DateFormat	getTimeInstance(int style, Locale locale)	Returns a new DateFormat instance which formats time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.

Methods declared in class LocaleServiceProvider

getAvailableLocales, isSupportedLocale

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract Locale[]	getAvailableLocales()	Returns an array of all locales for which this locale service provider can provide localized objects or names.
boolean	isSupportedLocale(Locale locale)	Returns true if the given locale is supported by this locale service provider.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	clone()	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
protected void	finalize()	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
final Class<?>	getClass()	Returns the runtime class of this Object.
int	hashCode()	Returns a hash code value for this object.
final void	notify()	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
final void	notifyAll()	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
String	toString()	Returns a string representation of the object.
final void	wait()	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
final void	wait(long timeoutMillis)	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
final void	wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

DateFormatProvider

protected DateFormatProvider()

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

Method Details

getTimeInstance

public abstract DateFormat getTimeInstance(int style,
 Locale locale)

Returns a new DateFormat instance which formats time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.

Parameters:

style - the given formatting style. Either one of DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, or DateFormat.FULL.

locale - the desired locale.

Returns:

a time formatter.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if style is invalid, or if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

NullPointerException - if locale is null

See Also:

• DateFormat.getTimeInstance(int, java.util.Locale)

getDateInstance

public abstract DateFormat getDateInstance(int style,
 Locale locale)

Returns a new DateFormat instance which formats date with the given formatting style for the specified locale.

Parameters:

style - the given formatting style. Either one of DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, or DateFormat.FULL.

locale - the desired locale.

Returns:

a date formatter.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if style is invalid, or if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

NullPointerException - if locale is null

See Also:

• DateFormat.getDateInstance(int, java.util.Locale)

getDateTimeInstance

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

Returns a new DateFormat instance which formats date and time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.

Parameters:

dateStyle - the given date formatting style. Either one of DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, or DateFormat.FULL.

timeStyle - the given time formatting style. Either one of DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, or DateFormat.FULL.

locale - the desired locale.

Returns:

a date/time formatter.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if dateStyle or timeStyle is invalid, or if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

NullPointerException - if locale is null

See Also:

• DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(int, int, java.util.Locale)