net.sf.mmm.util.nls.impl.formatter
Class AbstractSimpleNlsFormatterDate

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.mmm.util.component.base.AbstractComponent
      net.sf.mmm.util.component.base.AbstractLoggableComponent
          net.sf.mmm.util.nls.base.AbstractNlsFormatter<O>
              net.sf.mmm.util.nls.base.AbstractNlsFormatterPlugin<O>
                  net.sf.mmm.util.nls.base.SimpleNlsFormatter<Object>
                      net.sf.mmm.util.nls.impl.formatter.AbstractSimpleNlsFormatterDate

All Implemented Interfaces:

NlsFormatter<Object>, NlsFormatterPlugin<Object>

Direct Known Subclasses:

NlsFormatterDate, NlsFormatterDateTime, NlsFormatterTime

public abstract class AbstractSimpleNlsFormatterDate
extends SimpleNlsFormatter<Object>

This is the abstract base implementation for a SimpleNlsFormatter using DateFormat.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Field Summary

private int

style

Constructor Summary

AbstractSimpleNlsFormatterDate(int style)
The constructor.

Method Summary

(package private) static String	convertStyle(int style) This method converts the given DateFormat-style constant (e.g.
protected Format	createFormat(Locale locale) This method creates the underlying Format to delegate to.
String	getStyle() This method gets the style of this formatter.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.nls.base.SimpleNlsFormatter

format, format

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.nls.base.AbstractNlsFormatterPlugin

toString

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.component.base.AbstractLoggableComponent

doInitialize, getLogger, setLogger

Methods inherited from class net.sf.mmm.util.component.base.AbstractComponent

doInitialized, getInitializationState, initialize

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.mmm.util.nls.api.NlsFormatterPlugin

getType

Field Detail

style

private final int style

See Also:

createFormat(Locale)

Constructor Detail

AbstractSimpleNlsFormatterDate

public AbstractSimpleNlsFormatterDate(int style)

The constructor.

Parameters:

style - is the style used for formatting dates (e.g. DateFormat.SHORT).

Method Detail

convertStyle

static String convertStyle(int style)

This method converts the given DateFormat-style constant (e.g. DateFormat.LONG) to the according NLS-style name.

Parameters:

style - is the DateFormat-style constant (e.g. DateFormat.MEDIUM).

Returns:

the according NLS-style name or null if unknown.

createFormat

protected Format createFormat(Locale locale)

This method creates the underlying Format to delegate to.

Specified by:

createFormat in class SimpleNlsFormatter<Object>

Parameters:

locale - is the locale of the Format to create.

Returns:

the according format.

getStyle

public String getStyle()

This method gets the style of this formatter. See STYLE_* constants of NlsFormatterManager e.g. NlsFormatterManager.STYLE_LONG.

Returns:

the style or null for no style.