javax.measure

Class MeasureFormat

java.lang.Object

java.text.Format

javax.measure.MeasureFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public abstract class MeasureFormat
extends java.text.Format

This class provides the interface for formatting and parsing measures.

As a minimum, instances of this class should be able to parse/format measure using CompoundUnit.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.text.Format

java.text.Format.Field

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MeasureFormat()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static MeasureFormat	getInstance() Returns the measure format for the default locale.
static MeasureFormat	getInstance(java.text.NumberFormat numberFormat, UnitFormat unitFormat) Returns the measure format using the specified number format and unit format (the number and unit are separated by a space).

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format

clone, format, format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MeasureFormat

public MeasureFormat()

Method Detail

getInstance

public static MeasureFormat getInstance()

Returns the measure format for the default locale.

Returns:

getInstance(Number.getInstance(), Unit.getInstance())

getInstance

public static MeasureFormat getInstance(java.text.NumberFormat numberFormat,
                        UnitFormat unitFormat)

Returns the measure format using the specified number format and unit format (the number and unit are separated by a space).

Parameters:

numberFormat - the number format.

unitFormat - the unit format.

Returns:

the corresponding format.