Package net.time4j.format

Interface PluralProvider

public interface PluralProvider

This SPI-interface enables the access to localized plural rules and is instantiated via a ServiceLoader-mechanism.

If there is no external PluralProvider then Time4J will use an internal implementation which only supports English and else yield very simplified standard plural rules which might be incorrect. If applications need true i18n-support then the i18n-module should be used which has a general implementation of this interface.

Note: All implementations must have a public no-arg constructor.

Since:
2.2
Author:
Meno Hochschild
See Also:
ServiceLoader

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    PluralRules
    load​(Locale country, NumberType numType)
    Defines the plural rules for given country or language.

  • Method Details

    • load

      PluralRules load​(Locale country, NumberType numType)

      Defines the plural rules for given country or language.

      Parameters:
      country - country or region
      numType - numerical category
      Returns:
      PluralRules-instance (maybe a default setting)
      Since:
      2.2