Class MessageFormat.Field

java.text.MessageFormat.Field

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

Enclosing class:: MessageFormat

public static class MessageFormat.Field extends Format.Field

Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the AttributedCharacterIterator returned from MessageFormat.formatToCharacterIterator.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final MessageFormat.Field`	`ARGUMENT`	Constant identifying a portion of a message that was generated from an argument passed into `formatToCharacterIterator`.

Fields declared in class AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT, LANGUAGE, READING

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute`	`INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT`	Attribute key for input method segments.
`static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute`	`LANGUAGE`	Attribute key for the language of some text.
`static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute`	`READING`	Attribute key for the reading of some text.

Constructor Summary

Field(String name)

Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	Creates a Field with the specified name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`readResolve()`	Resolves instances being deserialized to the predefined constants.

Methods declared in class AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

equals, getName, hashCode, toString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Compares two objects for equality.
`protected String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the attribute.
`final int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for the object.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Field Details

ARGUMENT

public static final MessageFormat.Field ARGUMENT

Constant identifying a portion of a message that was generated from an argument passed into formatToCharacterIterator. The value associated with the key will be an Integer indicating the index in the arguments array of the argument from which the text was generated.

Constructor Details

Field

protected Field(String name)

Creates a Field with the specified name.

Parameters:: name - Name of the attribute

Method Details

readResolve

protected Object readResolve() throws InvalidObjectException

Resolves instances being deserialized to the predefined constants.

Overrides:: readResolve in class AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute
Returns:: resolved MessageFormat.Field constant
Throws:: InvalidObjectException - if the constant could not be resolved.

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