com.oberon.util
Class Numberer_en

java.lang.Object
  com.oberon.util.Numberer_en

All Implemented Interfaces:

Numberer

public class Numberer_en
extends java.lang.Object
implements Numberer

Class Numberer_en does number formatting for language="en". This supports the xsl:number element. Methods and data are declared as protected, and static is avoided, to allow easy subclassing.

Version:

4 August 2000

Constructor Summary

Numberer_en()

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
java.lang.String	toWords(int number) Show the number as English words

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Numberer_en

public Numberer_en()

Method Detail

format

public 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

Specified by:

format in interface Numberer

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

toWords

public java.lang.String toWords(int number)

Show the number as English words