Uses of Class java.text.Format

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.
java.time.format	Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.
javax.swing	Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.text	Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.

Uses of Format in java.text

Subclasses of in

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 a 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 that return

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.

Uses of Format in java.time.format

Methods in java.time.format that return Format

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Format`	DateTimeFormatter.`toFormat()` Returns this formatter as a `java.text.Format` instance.
`Format`	DateTimeFormatter.`toFormat(TemporalQuery<?> parseQuery)` Returns this formatter as a `java.text.Format` instance that will parse using the specified query.

Uses of Format in javax.swing

Constructors in javax.swing with parameters of type Format

Constructor and Description
	`JFormattedTextField(Format format)` Creates a `JFormattedTextField`.

Uses of Format in javax.swing.text

Methods in that return

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Format`	InternationalFormatter.`getFormat()` Returns the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.

Methods in with parameters of type

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	InternationalFormatter.`setFormat(Format format)` Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.
`void`	NumberFormatter.`setFormat(Format format)` Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.

Constructors in javax.swing.text with parameters of type Format

Constructor and Description
	`InternationalFormatter(Format format)` Creates an `InternationalFormatter` with the specified `Format` instance.