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.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Format()

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

Format

public Format()

Method Details

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.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException

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.

Throws:

ParseException