Uses of Class java.text.NumberFormat (Java SE 15 & JDK 15)
Description: use: module: java.base, package: java.text, class: NumberFormat

# Uses of Class
java.text.NumberFormat

Packages that use NumberFormat
Package | Description
--- | ---
java.text | Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
java.text.spi | Service provider classes for the classes in the java.text package.
javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.

- ## Uses of NumberFormat in java.text

  Subclasses of NumberFormat in java.text
  Modifier and Type | Class | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `class` | `ChoiceFormat` | A `ChoiceFormat` allows you to attach a format to a range of numbers.
  `class` | `CompactNumberFormat` | `CompactNumberFormat` is a concrete subclass of `NumberFormat` that formats a decimal number in its compact form.
  `class` | `DecimalFormat` | `DecimalFormat` is a concrete subclass of `NumberFormat` that formats decimal numbers.

  Fields in java.text declared as NumberFormat
  Modifier and Type | Field | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `protected NumberFormat` | DateFormat.`numberFormat` | The number formatter that `DateFormat` uses to format numbers in dates and times.

  Methods in java.text that return NumberFormat
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getCompactNumberInstance()` | Returns a compact number format for the default `FORMAT` locale with `"SHORT"` format style.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getCompactNumberInstance​(Locale locale, NumberFormat.Style formatStyle)` | Returns a compact number format for the specified `locale` and `formatStyle`.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getCurrencyInstance()` | Returns a currency format for the current default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getCurrencyInstance​(Locale inLocale)` | Returns a currency format for the specified locale.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getInstance()` | Returns a general-purpose number format for the current default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getInstance​(Locale inLocale)` | Returns a general-purpose number format for the specified locale.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getIntegerInstance()` | Returns an integer number format for the current default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getIntegerInstance​(Locale inLocale)` | Returns an integer number format for the specified locale.
  `NumberFormat` | DateFormat.`getNumberFormat()` | Gets the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses to format and parse a time.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getNumberInstance()` | Returns a general-purpose number format for the current default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getNumberInstance​(Locale inLocale)` | Returns a general-purpose number format for the specified locale.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getPercentInstance()` | Returns a percentage format for the current default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static NumberFormat` | NumberFormat.`getPercentInstance​(Locale inLocale)` | Returns a percentage format for the specified locale.

  Methods in java.text with parameters of type NumberFormat
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `void` | DateFormat.`setNumberFormat​(NumberFormat newNumberFormat)` | Allows you to set the number formatter.

- ## Uses of NumberFormat in java.text.spi

  Methods in java.text.spi that return NumberFormat
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `NumberFormat` | NumberFormatProvider.`getCompactNumberInstance​(Locale locale, NumberFormat.Style formatStyle)` | Returns a new `NumberFormat` instance which formats a number in its compact form for the specified `locale` and `formatStyle`.
  `abstract NumberFormat` | NumberFormatProvider.`getCurrencyInstance​(Locale locale)` | Returns a new `NumberFormat` instance which formats monetary values for the specified locale.
  `abstract NumberFormat` | NumberFormatProvider.`getIntegerInstance​(Locale locale)` | Returns a new `NumberFormat` instance which formats integer values for the specified locale.
  `abstract NumberFormat` | NumberFormatProvider.`getNumberInstance​(Locale locale)` | Returns a new general-purpose `NumberFormat` instance for the specified locale.
  `abstract NumberFormat` | NumberFormatProvider.`getPercentInstance​(Locale locale)` | Returns a new `NumberFormat` instance which formats percentage values for the specified locale.

- ## Uses of NumberFormat in javax.swing.text

  Constructors in javax.swing.text with parameters of type NumberFormat
  Constructor | Description
  --- | ---
  `NumberFormatter​(NumberFormat format)` | Creates a NumberFormatter with the specified Format instance.