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- java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
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- java.text.spi.CollatorProvider
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public abstract class CollatorProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider
An abstract class for service providers that provide concrete implementations of theCollator
class.- Since:
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Modifier Constructor Description protected
CollatorProvider()
Sole constructor.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description abstract Collator
getInstance(Locale locale)
Returns a newCollator
instance for the specified locale.-
Methods declared in class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
getAvailableLocales, isSupportedLocale
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Method Detail
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getInstance
public abstract Collator getInstance(Locale locale)
Returns a newCollator
instance for the specified locale.- Parameters:
locale
- the desired locale.- Returns:
- the
Collator
for the desired locale. - Throws:
NullPointerException
- iflocale
is nullIllegalArgumentException
- iflocale
isn't one of the locales returned fromgetAvailableLocales()
.- See Also:
Collator.getInstance(java.util.Locale)
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