sos.preview
Class MatrixLayoutFormat

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.text.Format
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        +--sos.preview.MatrixLayoutFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

public class MatrixLayoutFormat

extends java.text.Format

A class that formats and parses instances of MatrixLayout.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

MatrixLayout

Constructor Summary

MatrixLayoutFormat()
Creates a MatrixLayoutFormat for the default locale.

MatrixLayoutFormat(java.util.Locale locale)
Creates a MatrixLayoutFormat for the specified locale.

Method Summary

java.lang.StringBuffer	format(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo, java.text.FieldPosition pos) Formats an object and appends the resulting text to a given string buffer.
static java.util.Locale[]	getAvailableLocales() Returns the set of locales for which MatrixLayoutFormats are installed.
static MatrixLayoutFormat	getInstance() Returns the default MatrixLayoutFormat for the default locale.
static MatrixLayoutFormat	getInstance(java.util.Locale locale) Returns the default MatrixLayoutFormat for the specified locale.
java.lang.Object	parseObject(java.lang.String source, java.text.ParsePosition pos) Parses text from a string to produce an object.

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

clone, format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MatrixLayoutFormat

public MatrixLayoutFormat()

Creates a MatrixLayoutFormat for the default locale.

MatrixLayoutFormat

public MatrixLayoutFormat(java.util.Locale locale)

Creates a MatrixLayoutFormat for the specified locale.

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale

Method Detail

format

public java.lang.StringBuffer format(java.lang.Object obj,
                                     java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                                     java.text.FieldPosition pos)

Formats an object and appends the resulting text to a given string buffer.

Specified by:

format in class java.text.Format

Parameters:

obj - the object to format

toAppendTo - where the text is to be appended

pos - a FieldPosition identifying a field in the formatted text

Returns:

the string buffer passed in as toAppendTo, with formatted text appended

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this Format cannot format the given object

java.lang.NullPointerException - if toAppendTo or pos is null

getAvailableLocales

public static java.util.Locale[] getAvailableLocales()

Returns the set of locales for which MatrixLayoutFormats are installed.

Returns:

the available locales

getInstance

public static MatrixLayoutFormat getInstance()

Returns the default MatrixLayoutFormat for the default locale.

Returns:

returns the default MatrixLayoutFormat for the default locale

getInstance

public static MatrixLayoutFormat getInstance(java.util.Locale locale)

Returns the default MatrixLayoutFormat for the specified locale.

Returns:

returns the default MatrixLayoutFormat for the specified locale

parseObject

public java.lang.Object parseObject(java.lang.String source,
                                    java.text.ParsePosition pos)

Parses text from a string to produce an object.

Specified by:

parseObject in class java.text.Format

Parameters:

source - a String, part of which should be parsed

pos - a ParsePosition object with index and error index information

Returns:

an object parsed from the string, or null, if an error occurs

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if pos is null