java.text.spi

Class CollatorProvider

java.lang.Object

java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

java.text.spi.CollatorProvider

public abstract class CollatorProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

A CollatorProvider provides localized instances of Collator.

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	CollatorProvider() Constructs a new CollatorProvider.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Collator	getInstance(Locale locale) Returns a Collator instance for the specified Locale.

Methods inherited from class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

getAvailableLocales

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CollatorProvider

protected CollatorProvider()

Constructs a new CollatorProvider. Provided for implicit invocation by subclasses.

Method Detail

getInstance

public abstract Collator getInstance(Locale locale)

Returns a Collator instance for the specified Locale.

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale.

Returns:

the localized instance.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the locale is null.

IllegalArgumentException - if the locale is not one returned by LocaleServiceProvider.getAvailableLocales()

See Also:

Collator.getInstance(java.util.Locale)