| /* |
| ******************************************************************************* |
| * Copyright (C) 2003-2012, International Business Machines Corporation and * |
| * others. All Rights Reserved. * |
| ******************************************************************************* |
| */ |
| package com.ibm.icu.text; |
| |
| import java.text.Format; |
| |
| /** |
| * An abstract class that extends {@link java.text.Format} to provide |
| * additional ICU protocol, specifically, the <tt>getLocale()</tt> |
| * API. All ICU format classes are subclasses of this class. |
| * |
| * @see com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale |
| * @author weiv |
| * @author Alan Liu |
| * @draft ICU 2.8 (retain) |
| * @provisional This API might change or be removed in a future release. |
| */ |
| public abstract class UFormat extends Format { |
| private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; |
| |
| /** |
| * @draft ICU 2.8 (retain) |
| * @provisional This API might change or be removed in a future release. |
| */ |
| public UFormat() {} |
| |
| // /** |
| // * Return the locale that was used to create this object, or null. |
| // * This may may differ from the locale requested at the time of |
| // * this object's creation. For example, if an object is created |
| // * for locale <tt>en_US_CALIFORNIA</tt>, the actual data may be |
| // * drawn from <tt>en</tt> (the <i>actual</i> locale), and |
| // * <tt>en_US</tt> may be the most specific locale that exists (the |
| // * <i>valid</i> locale). |
| // * |
| // * <p>Note: This method will be implemented in ICU 3.0; ICU 2.8 |
| // * contains a partial preview implementation. The <i>actual</i> |
| // * locale is returned correctly, but the <i>valid</i> locale is |
| // * not, in most cases. |
| // * @param type type of information requested, either {@link |
| // * com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale#VALID_LOCALE} or {@link |
| // * com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale#ACTUAL_LOCALE}. |
| // * @return the information specified by <i>type</i>, or null if |
| // * this object was not constructed from locale data. |
| // * @see com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale |
| // * @see com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale#VALID_LOCALE |
| // * @see com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale#ACTUAL_LOCALE |
| // * @draft ICU 2.8 (retain) |
| // * @provisional This API might change or be removed in a future release. |
| // */ |
| // public final ULocale getLocale(ULocale.Type type) { |
| // throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Method not supported by com.ibm.icu.base"); |
| // } |
| |
| // /** |
| // * Set information about the locales that were used to create this |
| // * object. If the object was not constructed from locale data, |
| // * both arguments should be set to null. Otherwise, neither |
| // * should be null. The actual locale must be at the same level or |
| // * less specific than the valid locale. This method is intended |
| // * for use by factories or other entities that create objects of |
| // * this class. |
| // * @param valid the most specific locale containing any resource |
| // * data, or null |
| // * @param actual the locale containing data used to construct this |
| // * object, or null |
| // * @see com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale |
| // * @see com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale#VALID_LOCALE |
| // * @see com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale#ACTUAL_LOCALE |
| // */ |
| // final void setLocale(ULocale valid, ULocale actual) { |
| // throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Method not supported by com.ibm.icu.base"); |
| // } |
| } |
