Package java.text.spi

Class DateFormatSymbolsProvider

java.lang.Object

java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

java.text.spi.DateFormatSymbolsProvider

public abstract class DateFormatSymbolsProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

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

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

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract DateFormatSymbols	getInstance(Locale locale)	Returns an instance of DateFormatSymbols for 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

DateFormatSymbolsProvider

protected DateFormatSymbolsProvider()

Default constructor, for use by subclasses.

Method Details

getInstance

public abstract DateFormatSymbols getInstance(Locale locale)

Returns an instance of DateFormatSymbols for the given locale.

Parameters:

locale - the locale

Returns:

an instance of DateFormatSymbols

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale == null

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