net.sf.saxon.expr.number
Class NumericGroupFormatter

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.expr.number.NumericGroupFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

IrregularGroupFormatter, RegularGroupFormatter

public abstract class NumericGroupFormatter
extends Object
implements Serializable

A NumericGroupFormatter is responsible for insertion of grouping separators into a formatted number (for example, reformatting "1234" as "1,234").

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

NumericGroupFormatter()

Method Summary

abstract String	format(FastStringBuffer value) Reformat a number to add grouping separators
abstract String	getSeparator() Get the grouping separator to be used.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NumericGroupFormatter

public NumericGroupFormatter()

Method Detail

format

public abstract String format(FastStringBuffer value)

Reformat a number to add grouping separators

Parameters:

value - a buffer holding the number to be reformatted

Returns:

the reformatted number

getSeparator

public abstract String getSeparator()

Get the grouping separator to be used. If more than one is used, return the last. If no grouping separators are used, return null

Returns:

the grouping separator