java.text.spi

Class DateFormatSymbolsProvider

java.lang.Object

java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

java.text.spi.DateFormatSymbolsProvider

public abstract class DateFormatSymbolsProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

An abstract class for service providers that provide instances of the DateFormatSymbols class.

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	DateFormatSymbolsProvider() Sole constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract DateFormatSymbols	getInstance(Locale locale) Returns a new DateFormatSymbols instance for the specified 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 Detail

DateFormatSymbolsProvider

protected DateFormatSymbolsProvider()

Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)

Method Detail

getInstance

public abstract DateFormatSymbols getInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a new DateFormatSymbols instance for the specified locale.

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale

Returns:

a DateFormatSymbols instance.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale is null

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

See Also:

DateFormatSymbols.getInstance(java.util.Locale)