Added in API level 1

DecimalFormatSymbols

public class DecimalFormatSymbols
extends Object implements Cloneable, Serializable

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols


This class represents the set of symbols (such as the decimal separator, the grouping separator, and so on) needed by DecimalFormat to format numbers. DecimalFormat creates for itself an instance of DecimalFormatSymbols from its locale data. If you need to change any of these symbols, you can get the DecimalFormatSymbols object from your DecimalFormat and modify it.

Summary

Public constructors

DecimalFormatSymbols()

Create a DecimalFormatSymbols object for the default FORMAT locale.

DecimalFormatSymbols(Locale locale)

Create a DecimalFormatSymbols object for the given locale.

Public methods

Object clone()

Standard override.

boolean equals(Object obj)

Override equals.

static Locale[] getAvailableLocales()

Returns an array of all locales for which the getInstance methods of this class can return localized instances.

Currency getCurrency()

Gets the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols.

String getCurrencySymbol()

Returns the currency symbol for the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols in their locale.

char getDecimalSeparator()

Gets the character used for decimal sign.

char getDigit()

Gets the character used for a digit in a pattern.

String getExponentSeparator()

Returns the string used to separate the mantissa from the exponent.

char getGroupingSeparator()

Gets the character used for grouping separator.

String getInfinity()

Gets the string used to represent infinity.

static final DecimalFormatSymbols getInstance()

Gets the DecimalFormatSymbols instance for the default locale.

static final DecimalFormatSymbols getInstance(Locale locale)

Gets the DecimalFormatSymbols instance for the specified locale.

String getInternationalCurrencySymbol()

Returns the ISO 4217 currency code of the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols.

char getMinusSign()

Gets the character used to represent minus sign.

char getMonetaryDecimalSeparator()

Returns the monetary decimal separator.

char getMonetaryGroupingSeparator()

Gets the character used for grouping separator for currencies.

String getNaN()

Gets the string used to represent "not a number".

char getPatternSeparator()

Gets the character used to separate positive and negative subpatterns in a pattern.

char getPerMill()

Gets the character used for per mille sign.

char getPercent()

Gets the character used for percent sign.

char getZeroDigit()

Gets the character used for zero.

int hashCode()

Override hashCode.

void setCurrency(Currency currency)

Sets the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols.

void setCurrencySymbol(String currency)

Sets the currency symbol for the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols in their locale.

void setDecimalSeparator(char decimalSeparator)

Sets the character used for decimal sign.

void setDigit(char digit)

Sets the character used for a digit in a pattern.

void setExponentSeparator(String exp)

Sets the string used to separate the mantissa from the exponent.

void setGroupingSeparator(char groupingSeparator)

Sets the character used for grouping separator.

void setInfinity(String infinity)

Sets the string used to represent infinity.

void setInternationalCurrencySymbol(String currencyCode)

Sets the ISO 4217 currency code of the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols.

void setMinusSign(char minusSign)

Sets the character used to represent minus sign.

void setMonetaryDecimalSeparator(char sep)

Sets the monetary decimal separator.

void setMonetaryGroupingSeparator(char monetaryGroupingSeparator)

Sets the character used for grouping separator for currencies.

void setNaN(String NaN)

Sets the string used to represent "not a number".

void setPatternSeparator(char patternSeparator)

Sets the character used to separate positive and negative subpatterns in a pattern.

void setPerMill(char perMill)

Sets the character used for per mille sign.

void setPercent(char percent)

Sets the character used for percent sign.

void setZeroDigit(char zeroDigit)

Sets the character used for zero.

Inherited methods

Public constructors

DecimalFormatSymbols

Added in API level 1
public DecimalFormatSymbols ()

Create a DecimalFormatSymbols object for the default FORMAT locale. It is recommended that the getInstance method is used instead.

This is equivalent to calling DecimalFormatSymbols(Locale.getDefault(Locale.Category.FORMAT)).

DecimalFormatSymbols

Added in API level 1
public DecimalFormatSymbols (Locale locale)

Create a DecimalFormatSymbols object for the given locale. It is recommended that the getInstance method is used instead. If the specified locale contains the Locale.UNICODE_LOCALE_EXTENSION for the numbering system, the instance is initialized with the specified numbering system if the JRE implementation supports it. For example,

 NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(Locale.forLanguageTag("th-TH-u-nu-thai"))
 
This may return a NumberFormat instance with the Thai numbering system, instead of the Latin numbering system.

Parameters
locale Locale: the desired locale

Throws
NullPointerException if locale is null

Public methods

clone

Added in API level 1
public Object clone ()

Standard override.

Returns
Object a clone of this instance.

equals

Added in API level 1
public boolean equals (Object obj)

Override equals.

Parameters
obj Object: the reference object with which to compare.

Returns
boolean true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

getAvailableLocales

Added in API level 9
public static Locale[] getAvailableLocales ()

Returns an array of all locales for which the getInstance methods of this class can return localized instances. It must contain at least a Locale instance equal to Locale.US.

Returns
Locale[] an array of locales for which localized DecimalFormatSymbols instances are available.

getCurrency

Added in API level 1
public Currency getCurrency ()

Gets the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols. May be null if the currency symbol attribute was previously set to a value that's not a valid ISO 4217 currency code.

Returns
Currency the currency used, or null

getCurrencySymbol

Added in API level 1
public String getCurrencySymbol ()

Returns the currency symbol for the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols in their locale.

Returns
String the currency symbol

getDecimalSeparator

Added in API level 1
public char getDecimalSeparator ()

Gets the character used for decimal sign. Different for French, etc.

Returns
char the character used for decimal sign

getDigit

Added in API level 1
public char getDigit ()

Gets the character used for a digit in a pattern.

Returns
char the character used for a digit in a pattern

getExponentSeparator

Added in API level 9
public String getExponentSeparator ()

Returns the string used to separate the mantissa from the exponent. Examples: "x10^" for 1.23x10^4, "E" for 1.23E4.

Returns
String the exponent separator string

getGroupingSeparator

Added in API level 1
public char getGroupingSeparator ()

Gets the character used for grouping separator. Different for French, etc.

Returns
char the grouping separator

getInfinity

Added in API level 1
public String getInfinity ()

Gets the string used to represent infinity. Almost always left unchanged.

Returns
String the string representing infinity

getInstance

Added in API level 9
public static final DecimalFormatSymbols getInstance ()

Gets the DecimalFormatSymbols instance for the default locale.

This is equivalent to calling getInstance(Locale.getDefault(Locale.Category.FORMAT)).

Returns
DecimalFormatSymbols a DecimalFormatSymbols instance.

getInstance

Added in API level 9
public static final DecimalFormatSymbols getInstance (Locale locale)

Gets the DecimalFormatSymbols instance for the specified locale. If the specified locale contains the Locale.UNICODE_LOCALE_EXTENSION for the numbering system, the instance is initialized with the specified numbering system if the JRE implementation supports it. For example,

 NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(Locale.forLanguageTag("th-TH-u-nu-thai"))
 
This may return a NumberFormat instance with the Thai numbering system, instead of the Latin numbering system.

Parameters
locale Locale: the desired locale.

Returns
DecimalFormatSymbols a DecimalFormatSymbols instance.

Throws
NullPointerException if locale is null

getInternationalCurrencySymbol

Added in API level 1
public String getInternationalCurrencySymbol ()

Returns the ISO 4217 currency code of the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols.

Returns
String the currency code

getMinusSign

Added in API level 1
public char getMinusSign ()

Gets the character used to represent minus sign. If no explicit negative format is specified, one is formed by prefixing minusSign to the positive format.

Returns
char the character representing minus sign

getMonetaryDecimalSeparator

Added in API level 1
public char getMonetaryDecimalSeparator ()

Returns the monetary decimal separator.

Returns
char the monetary decimal separator

getMonetaryGroupingSeparator

Added in API level 34
public char getMonetaryGroupingSeparator ()

Gets the character used for grouping separator for currencies. May be different from grouping separator in some locales, e.g, German in Austria.

Returns
char the monetary grouping separator

getNaN

Added in API level 1
public String getNaN ()

Gets the string used to represent "not a number". Almost always left unchanged.

Returns
String the string representing "not a number"

getPatternSeparator

Added in API level 1
public char getPatternSeparator ()

Gets the character used to separate positive and negative subpatterns in a pattern.

Returns
char the pattern separator

getPerMill

Added in API level 1
public char getPerMill ()

Gets the character used for per mille sign. Different for Arabic, etc.

Returns
char the character used for per mille sign

getPercent

Added in API level 1
public char getPercent ()

Gets the character used for percent sign. Different for Arabic, etc.

Returns
char the character used for percent sign

getZeroDigit

Added in API level 1
public char getZeroDigit ()

Gets the character used for zero. Different for Arabic, etc.

Returns
char the character used for zero

hashCode

Added in API level 1
public int hashCode ()

Override hashCode.

Returns
int a hash code value for this object.

setCurrency

Added in API level 1
public void setCurrency (Currency currency)

Sets the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols. This also sets the currency symbol attribute to the currency's symbol in the DecimalFormatSymbols' locale, and the international currency symbol attribute to the currency's ISO 4217 currency code.

Parameters
currency Currency: the new currency to be used

Throws
NullPointerException if currency is null

setCurrencySymbol

Added in API level 1
public void setCurrencySymbol (String currency)

Sets the currency symbol for the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols in their locale.

Parameters
currency String: the currency symbol

setDecimalSeparator

Added in API level 1
public void setDecimalSeparator (char decimalSeparator)

Sets the character used for decimal sign. Different for French, etc.

Parameters
decimalSeparator char: the character used for decimal sign

setDigit

Added in API level 1
public void setDigit (char digit)

Sets the character used for a digit in a pattern.

Parameters
digit char: the character used for a digit in a pattern

setExponentSeparator

Added in API level 9
public void setExponentSeparator (String exp)

Sets the string used to separate the mantissa from the exponent. Examples: "x10^" for 1.23x10^4, "E" for 1.23E4.

Parameters
exp String: the exponent separator string

Throws
NullPointerException if exp is null

setGroupingSeparator

Added in API level 1
public void setGroupingSeparator (char groupingSeparator)

Sets the character used for grouping separator. Different for French, etc.

Parameters
groupingSeparator char: the grouping separator

setInfinity

Added in API level 1
public void setInfinity (String infinity)

Sets the string used to represent infinity. Almost always left unchanged.

Parameters
infinity String: the string representing infinity

setInternationalCurrencySymbol

Added in API level 1
public void setInternationalCurrencySymbol (String currencyCode)

Sets the ISO 4217 currency code of the currency of these DecimalFormatSymbols. If the currency code is valid (as defined by Currency.getInstance), this also sets the currency attribute to the corresponding Currency instance and the currency symbol attribute to the currency's symbol in the DecimalFormatSymbols' locale. If the currency code is not valid, then the currency attribute is set to null and the currency symbol attribute is not modified.

Parameters
currencyCode String: the currency code

setMinusSign

Added in API level 1
public void setMinusSign (char minusSign)

Sets the character used to represent minus sign. If no explicit negative format is specified, one is formed by prefixing minusSign to the positive format.

Parameters
minusSign char: the character representing minus sign

setMonetaryDecimalSeparator

Added in API level 1
public void setMonetaryDecimalSeparator (char sep)

Sets the monetary decimal separator.

Parameters
sep char: the monetary decimal separator

setMonetaryGroupingSeparator

Added in API level 34
public void setMonetaryGroupingSeparator (char monetaryGroupingSeparator)

Sets the character used for grouping separator for currencies. Invocation of this method will not affect the normal grouping separator.

Parameters
monetaryGroupingSeparator char: the monetary grouping separator

setNaN

Added in API level 1
public void setNaN (String NaN)

Sets the string used to represent "not a number". Almost always left unchanged.

Parameters
NaN String: the string representing "not a number"

setPatternSeparator

Added in API level 1
public void setPatternSeparator (char patternSeparator)

Sets the character used to separate positive and negative subpatterns in a pattern.

Parameters
patternSeparator char: the pattern separator

setPerMill

Added in API level 1
public void setPerMill (char perMill)

Sets the character used for per mille sign. Different for Arabic, etc.

Parameters
perMill char: the character used for per mille sign

setPercent

Added in API level 1
public void setPercent (char percent)

Sets the character used for percent sign. Different for Arabic, etc.

Parameters
percent char: the character used for percent sign

setZeroDigit

Added in API level 1
public void setZeroDigit (char zeroDigit)

Sets the character used for zero. Different for Arabic, etc.

Parameters
zeroDigit char: the character used for zero