Class NumberFormatter

java.lang.Object
net.sf.saxon.expr.number.NumberFormatter
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class NumberFormatter extends Object implements Serializable
Class NumberFormatter defines a method to format a ArrayList of integers as a character string according to a supplied format specification.
Author:
Michael H. Kay
See Also:
  • Constructor Details

    • NumberFormatter

      public NumberFormatter()
  • Method Details

    • prepare

      public void prepare(String format)
      Tokenize the format pattern.
      Parameters:
      format - the format specification. Contains one of the following values:
      • "1": conventional decimal numbering
      • "a": sequence a, b, c, ... aa, ab, ac, ...
      • "A": sequence A, B, C, ... AA, AB, AC, ...
      • "i": sequence i, ii, iii, iv, v ...
      • "I": sequence I, II, III, IV, V, ...
      This symbol may be preceded and followed by punctuation (any other characters) which is copied to the output string.
    • format

      public CharSequence format(List numbers, int groupSize, String groupSeparator, String letterValue, String ordinal, Numberer numberer)
      Format a list of numbers.
      Parameters:
      numbers - the numbers to be formatted (a sequence of integer values; it may also contain preformatted strings as part of the error recovery fallback)
      Returns:
      the formatted output string.