Uses of Class
java.text.Format

Packages that use Format

Package	Description
java.text	Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
java.time.format	Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.
javax.swing	Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
javax.swing.text	Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.

Uses of Format in java.text

Subclasses of Format in java.text

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ChoiceFormat	ChoiceFormat is a concrete subclass of NumberFormat that allows you to attach a format to a range of numbers.
final class	CompactNumberFormat	CompactNumberFormat is a concrete subclass of NumberFormat that formats a decimal number in its compact form.
class	DateFormat	DateFormat is an abstract class for date/time formatting subclasses which formats and parses dates or time in a language-independent manner.
class	DecimalFormat	DecimalFormat is a concrete subclass of NumberFormat that formats decimal numbers.
final class	ListFormat	ListFormat formats or parses a list of strings in a locale-sensitive way.
class	MessageFormat	MessageFormat provides a means to produce concatenated messages in a language-neutral way.
class	NumberFormat	NumberFormat is the abstract base class for all number formats.
class	SimpleDateFormat	SimpleDateFormat is a concrete class for formatting and parsing dates in a locale-sensitive manner.

Methods in java.text that return Format

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Format[]	MessageFormat.getFormats()	Gets the formats used for the format elements in the previously set pattern string.
Format[]	MessageFormat.getFormatsByArgumentIndex()	Gets the formats used for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods.

Methods in java.text with parameters of type Format

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	MessageFormat.setFormat(int formatElementIndex, Format newFormat)	Sets the format to use for the format element with the given format element index within the previously set pattern string.
void	MessageFormat.setFormatByArgumentIndex(int argumentIndex, Format newFormat)	Sets the format to use for the format elements within the previously set pattern string that use the given argument index.
void	MessageFormat.setFormats(Format[] newFormats)	Sets the formats to use for the format elements in the previously set pattern string.
void	MessageFormat.setFormatsByArgumentIndex(Format[] newFormats)	Sets the formats to use for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods.

Uses of Format in java.time.format

Methods in java.time.format that return Format

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Format	DateTimeFormatter.toFormat()	Returns this formatter as a java.text.Format instance.
Format	DateTimeFormatter.toFormat(TemporalQuery<?> parseQuery)	Returns this formatter as a java.text.Format instance that will parse using the specified query.

Uses of Format in javax.swing

Constructors in javax.swing with parameters of type Format

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	JFormattedTextField(Format format)	Creates a JFormattedTextField.

Uses of Format in javax.swing.text

Methods in javax.swing.text that return Format

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Format	InternationalFormatter.getFormat()	Returns the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.

Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type Format

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	InternationalFormatter.setFormat(Format format)	Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.
void	NumberFormatter.setFormat(Format format)	Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.

Constructors in javax.swing.text with parameters of type Format

Modifier	Constructor	Description
	InternationalFormatter(Format format)	Creates an InternationalFormatter with the specified Format instance.