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java.text.spi
class DateFormatProvider

java.lang.Object extended by java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider extended by java.text.spi.DateFormatProvider

public abstract class DateFormatProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

An abstract class for service providers that provide concrete implementations of the {@link java.text.DateFormat DateFormat} class.


Constructor Summary
protected

          Sole constructor.
 
Method Summary
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 inherited from class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
getAvailableLocales
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DateFormatProvider

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

Method Detail

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 {@link java.text.DateFormat#SHORT DateFormat.SHORT}, {@link java.text.DateFormat#MEDIUM DateFormat.MEDIUM}, {@link java.text.DateFormat#LONG DateFormat.LONG}, or {@link java.text.DateFormat#FULL DateFormat.FULL}.
locale - the desired locale.
Returns:
a date formatter.

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 {@link java.text.DateFormat#SHORT DateFormat.SHORT}, {@link java.text.DateFormat#MEDIUM DateFormat.MEDIUM}, {@link java.text.DateFormat#LONG DateFormat.LONG}, or {@link java.text.DateFormat#FULL DateFormat.FULL}.
timeStyle - the given time formatting style. Either one of {@link java.text.DateFormat#SHORT DateFormat.SHORT}, {@link java.text.DateFormat#MEDIUM DateFormat.MEDIUM}, {@link java.text.DateFormat#LONG DateFormat.LONG}, or {@link java.text.DateFormat#FULL DateFormat.FULL}.
locale - the desired locale.
Returns:
a date/time formatter.

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 {@link java.text.DateFormat#SHORT DateFormat.SHORT}, {@link java.text.DateFormat#MEDIUM DateFormat.MEDIUM}, {@link java.text.DateFormat#LONG DateFormat.LONG}, or {@link java.text.DateFormat#FULL DateFormat.FULL}.
locale - the desired locale.
Returns:
a time formatter.


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