java.util

Class FormattableFlags

java.lang.Object

java.util.FormattableFlags

public class FormattableFlags
extends Object

FormattableFlags are used as a parameter to Formattable.formatTo(Formatter, int, int, int) and change the output format in Formattables. The validation and interpretation of the flags must be done by the implementations.

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Formattable

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	ALTERNATE Denotes the output is to be formatted in an alternate form.
static int	LEFT_JUSTIFY Denotes the output is to be left-justified.
static int	UPPERCASE Denotes the output is to be converted to upper case in the way the locale parameter of Formatter.formatTo() requires.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

LEFT_JUSTIFY

public static final int LEFT_JUSTIFY

Denotes the output is to be left-justified. In order to fill the minimum width requirement, spaces(' ') will be appended at the end of the specified output element. If no such flag is set, the output is right-justified. The flag corresponds to '-' ('-') in the format specifier.

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Constant Field Values

UPPERCASE

public static final int UPPERCASE

Denotes the output is to be converted to upper case in the way the locale parameter of Formatter.formatTo() requires. The output has the same effect as String.toUpperCase(java.util.Locale). This flag corresponds to '^' ('^') in the format specifier.

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Constant Field Values

ALTERNATE

public static final int ALTERNATE

Denotes the output is to be formatted in an alternate form. The definition of the alternate form is determined by the Formattable. This flag corresponds to '#' ('#') in the format specifier.

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Constant Field Values