Package java.text.spi

Class BreakIteratorProvider

java.lang.Object

java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

java.text.spi.BreakIteratorProvider

public abstract class BreakIteratorProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

This abstract class should be extended by service providers that provide instances of BreakIterator.

Note that Android does not support user-supplied locale service providers.

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	BreakIteratorProvider()	Default constructor, for use by subclasses.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract BreakIterator	getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)	Returns an instance of BreakIterator for character breaks in the given locale.
abstract BreakIterator	getLineInstance(Locale locale)	Returns an instance of BreakIterator for line breaks in the given locale.
abstract BreakIterator	getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)	Returns an instance of BreakIterator for sentence breaks in the given locale.
abstract BreakIterator	getWordInstance(Locale locale)	Returns an instance of BreakIterator for word breaks in the given 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 Details

BreakIteratorProvider

protected BreakIteratorProvider()

Default constructor, for use by subclasses.

Method Details

getWordInstance

public abstract BreakIterator getWordInstance(Locale locale)

Returns an instance of BreakIterator for word breaks in the given locale.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

Returns:

an instance of BreakIterator

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale == null

IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

getLineInstance

public abstract BreakIterator getLineInstance(Locale locale)

Returns an instance of BreakIterator for line breaks in the given locale.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

Returns:

an instance of BreakIterator

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale == null

IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

getCharacterInstance

public abstract BreakIterator getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)

Returns an instance of BreakIterator for character breaks in the given locale.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

Returns:

an instance of BreakIterator

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale == null

IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().

getSentenceInstance

public abstract BreakIterator getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)

Returns an instance of BreakIterator for sentence breaks in the given locale.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

Returns:

an instance of BreakIterator

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale == null

IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().