Uses of Class
java.text.Format

Packages that use Format

Package	Description
java.text	Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.

Uses of Format in java.text

Subclasses of Format in java.text

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	ChoiceFormat A ChoiceFormat allows you to attach a format to a range of numbers.
class	DateFormat DateFormat is an abstract class for date/time formatting subclasses which formats and parses dates or time in a language-independent manner.
class	DecimalFormat DecimalFormat is a concrete subclass of NumberFormat that formats decimal numbers.
class	MessageFormat MessageFormat provides a means to produce concatenated messages in language-neutral way.
class	NumberFormat NumberFormat is the abstract base class for all number formats.
class	SimpleDateFormat SimpleDateFormat is a concrete class for formatting and parsing dates in a locale-sensitive manner.

Methods in java.text that return Format

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Format[]	MessageFormat.getFormats() Gets the formats used for the format elements in the previously set pattern string.
Format[]	MessageFormat.getFormatsByArgumentIndex() Gets the formats used for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods.

Methods in java.text with parameters of type Format

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	MessageFormat.setFormat(int formatElementIndex, Format newFormat) Sets the format to use for the format element with the given format element index within the previously set pattern string.
void	MessageFormat.setFormatByArgumentIndex(int argumentIndex, Format newFormat) Sets the format to use for the format elements within the previously set pattern string that use the given argument index.
void	MessageFormat.setFormats(Format[] newFormats) Sets the formats to use for the format elements in the previously set pattern string.
void	MessageFormat.setFormatsByArgumentIndex(Format[] newFormats) Sets the formats to use for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods.