org.apache.derby.iapi.services.i18n
Interface LocaleFinder

All Known Subinterfaces:

Database

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicDatabase, SlaveDatabase

public interface LocaleFinder

A LocaleFinder gets a Locale and things associated with Locales.

Method Summary

java.text.RuleBasedCollator	getCollator() Get a RuleBasedCollator corresponding to the Locale returned by getCurrentLocale().
java.util.Locale	getCurrentLocale()
java.text.DateFormat	getDateFormat() Get a formatter for formatting dates.
java.text.DateFormat	getTimeFormat() Get a formatter for formatting times.
java.text.DateFormat	getTimestampFormat() Get a formatter for formatting timestamps.

Method Detail

getCurrentLocale

java.util.Locale getCurrentLocale()
                                  throws StandardException

Throws:

StandardException - Thrown on error

getCollator

java.text.RuleBasedCollator getCollator()
                                        throws StandardException

Get a RuleBasedCollator corresponding to the Locale returned by getCurrentLocale().

Throws:

StandardException - Thrown on error

getDateFormat

java.text.DateFormat getDateFormat()
                                   throws StandardException

Get a formatter for formatting dates. The implementation may cache this value, since it never changes for a given Locale.

Throws:

StandardException - Thrown on error

getTimeFormat

java.text.DateFormat getTimeFormat()
                                   throws StandardException

Get a formatter for formatting times. The implementation may cache this value, since it never changes for a given Locale.

Throws:

StandardException - Thrown on error

getTimestampFormat

java.text.DateFormat getTimestampFormat()
                                        throws StandardException

Get a formatter for formatting timestamps. The implementation may cache this value, since it never changes for a given Locale.

Throws:

StandardException - Thrown on error