Package javax.time.calendar.format

Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.

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Description

Interface Summary

DateTimeParser	Strategy for parsing text to calendrical information.
DateTimePrinter	Strategy for printing a calendrical to an appendable.

Class Summary

DateTimeFormatStyleProvider	The Service Provider Interface (SPI) to be implemented by classes providing date-time formatting information.
DateTimeFormatSymbols	Localized symbols used in date and time formatting.
DateTimeFormatter	Formatter for printing and parsing calendricals.
DateTimeFormatterBuilder	Builder to create formatters for calendricals.
DateTimeFormatters	Provides common implementations of DateTimeFormatter.
DateTimeParseContext	Context object used during date and time parsing.
DateTimePrintContext	Context object used during date and time printing.
DateTimeTextProvider	The Service Provider Interface (SPI) to be implemented by classes providing the textual form of a date-time rule.
SimpleDateTimeTextProvider	The Service Provider Implementation to obtain date-time text for a rule.

Enum Summary

FormatStyle	Enumeration of the style of a localized date, time or date-time formatter.
SignStyle	Enumeration of ways to handle the positive/negative sign.
TextStyle	Enumeration of the style of text output to use.

Exception Summary

CalendricalParseException	An exception thrown when an error occurs during parsing.
CalendricalPrintException	An exception thrown when an error occurs during printing.

Package javax.time.calendar.format Description

Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.

Printing and parsing is based around the DateTimeFormatter class. Instances are generally obtained from DateTimeFormatters, however DateTimeFormatterBuilder can be used if more power is needed.

Localization occurs by calling withLocale(Locale) on the formatter. Further customization is possible using DateTimeFormatSymbols.

Access is also provided to the low-level DateTimePrinter and DateTimeParser interfaces. If necessary, these can be implemented and plugged into a formatter using the builder. The context classes are used by the low-level printer/parser interfaces.