Class Format

java.lang.Object
com.codename1.l10n.Format
All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable
Direct Known Subclasses:
DateFormat
public abstract class Format extends java.lang.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(java.lang.Object source)
    Format an object.
    abstract java.lang.Object
    parseObject(String source)
    Parse a string to an object.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Constructor Details

    • Format

      public Format()

  • Method Details

    • format

      public abstract String format(java.lang.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 java.lang.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