com.oberon.util
Interface Numberer

All Known Implementing Classes:

Numberer_en

public interface Numberer

Interface Numberer supports number formatting. There is a separate implementation for each language, e.g. Numberer_en for English. This supports the xsl:number element

Version:

18 November 1999

Method Summary

java.lang.String

format(int number, java.lang.String picture, int groupSize, java.lang.String groupSeparator, java.lang.String letterValue) Format a number into a string

Method Detail

format

java.lang.String format(int number,
                        java.lang.String picture,
                        int groupSize,
                        java.lang.String groupSeparator,
                        java.lang.String letterValue)

Format a number into a string

Parameters:

number - The number to be formatted

picture - The format specification. This is a single component of the format attribute of xsl:number, e.g. "1", "01", "i", or "a"

groupSize - number of digits per group (0 implies no grouping)

groupSeparator - string to appear between groups of digits

letterValue - as defined in xsl:number ("alphabetic" or "traditional" or "")

Returns:

the formatted number