org.graalvm.shadowed.com.ibm.icu.impl.duration

Interface PeriodFormatter

public interface PeriodFormatter

Formats a Period, such as '2 hours 23 minutes'. The Period defines the fields to format and their values, and the formatter defines how to format them.

PeriodFormatters are immutable.

PeriodFormatter can be instantiated using a PeriodFormatterFactory.

See Also:

Period, PeriodBuilder, PeriodFormatterFactory

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	format(Period period) Format a Period.
PeriodFormatter	withLocale(String localeName) Return a new PeriodFormatter with the same customizations but using data for a new locale.

Method Detail

format

String format(Period period)

Format a Period.

Parameters:

ts - the Period to format

Returns:

the formatted time

withLocale

PeriodFormatter withLocale(String localeName)

Return a new PeriodFormatter with the same customizations but using data for a new locale. Some locales impose limits on the fields that can be directly formatter.

Parameters:

localeName - the name of the new locale

Returns:

a new formatter for the given locale