com.codename1.l10n

Class Format

java.lang.Object

com.codename1.l10n.Format

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DateFormat

public abstract class Format
extends Object
implements Cloneable

An abstract class for parsing and formatting localisation sensitive information, compatible with JDK 6.

See Also:

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/Format.html

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Format()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract String	format(Object source) Format an object.
abstract Object	parseObject(String source) Parse a string to an object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Format

public Format()

Method Detail

format

public abstract String format(Object source)
                       throws IllegalArgumentException

Format an object.

Parameters:

source - object to be formatted to text.

Returns:

formatted text.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the source can not be formatted.

parseObject

public abstract Object parseObject(String source)
                            throws ParseException

Parse a string to an object.

Parameters:

source - document to be parsed.

Returns:

parsed object.

Throws:

ParseException - if the source could not be parsed.