net.sf.saxon.number

Interface Numberer

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

Author: Michael H. Kay

Method Summary
StringdayName(int day, int minWidth, int maxWidth)
Get a day name or abbreviation
Stringformat(long number, String picture, int groupSize, String groupSeparator, String letterValue, String ordinal)
Format a number into a string
StringgetEraName(int year)
Get the name for an era (e.g.
StringgetOrdinalSuffixForDateTime(String component)
Get an ordinal suffix for a particular component of a date/time.
StringgetTimezoneName(int tz)
Get the name of a timezone
StringhalfDayName(int minutes, int minWidth, int maxWidth)
Get an am/pm indicator
StringmonthName(int month, int minWidth, int maxWidth)
Get a month name or abbreviation
voidsetCountry(String country)
Set the country used by this numberer (currenly used only for names of timezones)

Method Detail

dayName

public String dayName(int day, int minWidth, int maxWidth)
Get a day name or abbreviation

Parameters: day The month number (1=Monday, 7=Sunday) minWidth The minimum number of characters maxWidth The maximum number of characters

format

public String format(long number, String picture, int groupSize, String groupSeparator, String letterValue, String ordinal)
Format a number into a string

Parameters: number The number to be formatted picture The format token. 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 The letter-value specified to xsl:number: "alphabetic" or "traditional". Can also be an empty string or null. ordinal The value of the ordinal attribute specified to xsl:number The value "yes" indicates that ordinal numbers should be used; "" or null indicates that cardinal numbers

Returns: the formatted number. Note that no errors are reported; if the request is invalid, the number is formatted as if the string() function were used.

getEraName

public String getEraName(int year)
Get the name for an era (e.g. "BC" or "AD")

Parameters: year the proleptic gregorian year, using "0" for the year before 1AD

getOrdinalSuffixForDateTime

public String getOrdinalSuffixForDateTime(String component)
Get an ordinal suffix for a particular component of a date/time.

Parameters: component the component specifier from a format-dateTime picture, for example "M" for the month or "D" for the day.

Returns: a string that is acceptable in the ordinal attribute of xsl:number to achieve the required ordinal representation. For example, "-e" for the day component in German, to have the day represented as "dritte August".

getTimezoneName

public String getTimezoneName(int tz)
Get the name of a timezone

Parameters: tz the offset of the timezone from GMT in minutes

halfDayName

public String halfDayName(int minutes, int minWidth, int maxWidth)
Get an am/pm indicator

Parameters: minutes the minutes within the day minWidth minimum width of output maxWidth maximum width of output

Returns: the AM or PM indicator

monthName

public String monthName(int month, int minWidth, int maxWidth)
Get a month name or abbreviation

Parameters: month The month number (1=January, 12=December) minWidth The minimum number of characters maxWidth The maximum number of characters

setCountry

public void setCountry(String country)
Set the country used by this numberer (currenly used only for names of timezones)