org.springframework.format.number
Class NumberFormatter

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.format.number.AbstractNumberFormatter
      org.springframework.format.number.NumberFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Formatter<java.lang.Number>, Parser<java.lang.Number>, Printer<java.lang.Number>

public class NumberFormatter
extends AbstractNumberFormatter

A general-purpose Number formatter.

Delegates to NumberFormat.getInstance(Locale). Configures BigDecimal parsing so there is no loss in precision. Allows configuration over the decimal number pattern. The AbstractNumberFormatter.parse(String, Locale) routine always returns a BigDecimal.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

setPattern(java.lang.String), AbstractNumberFormatter.setLenient(boolean)

Field Summary

private java.lang.String

pattern

Constructor Summary

NumberFormatter()
Create a new NumberFormatter without a pattern.

NumberFormatter(java.lang.String pattern)
Create a new NumberFormatter with the specified pattern.

Method Summary

java.text.NumberFormat	getNumberFormat(java.util.Locale locale) Obtain a concrete NumberFormat for the specified locale.
void	setPattern(java.lang.String pattern) Sets the pattern to use to format number values.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.format.number.AbstractNumberFormatter

parse, print, setLenient

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

pattern

private java.lang.String pattern

Constructor Detail

NumberFormatter

public NumberFormatter()

Create a new NumberFormatter without a pattern.

NumberFormatter

public NumberFormatter(java.lang.String pattern)

Create a new NumberFormatter with the specified pattern.

Parameters:

pattern - the format pattern

See Also:

setPattern(java.lang.String)

Method Detail

setPattern

public void setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)

Sets the pattern to use to format number values. If not specified, the default DecimalFormat pattern is used.

See Also:

DecimalFormat.applyPattern(String)

getNumberFormat

public java.text.NumberFormat getNumberFormat(java.util.Locale locale)

Description copied from class: AbstractNumberFormatter

Obtain a concrete NumberFormat for the specified locale.

Specified by:

getNumberFormat in class AbstractNumberFormatter

Parameters:

locale - the current locale

Returns:

the NumberFormat instance (never null)