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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
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 java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

getAvailableLocales, isSupportedLocale

Methods declared in 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

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)