net.sf.saxon.expr.number
Class RegularGroupFormatter

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class RegularGroupFormatter
extends NumericGroupFormatter

A RegularGroupFormatter is a NumericGroupFormatter that inserts a separator at constant intervals through a number: for example, a comma after every three digits counting from the right.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

RegularGroupFormatter(int grpSize, String grpSep)
Create a RegularGroupFormatter

Method Summary

String	format(FastStringBuffer value) Reformat a number to add grouping separators
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

RegularGroupFormatter

public RegularGroupFormatter(int grpSize,
                             String grpSep)

Create a RegularGroupFormatter

Parameters:

grpSize - the grouping size. If zero, no grouping separators are inserted

grpSep - the grouping separator (normally a single character, but may be a surrogate pair)

Method Detail

format

public String format(FastStringBuffer value)

Description copied from class: NumericGroupFormatter

Reformat a number to add grouping separators

Specified by:

format in class NumericGroupFormatter

Parameters:

value - a buffer holding the number to be reformatted

Returns:

the reformatted number

getSeparator

public 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

Specified by:

getSeparator in class NumericGroupFormatter

Returns:

the grouping separator