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icu46/source/i18n/unicode/format.h

+/*
+********************************************************************************
+* Copyright (C) 1997-2010, International Business Machines Corporation and others.
+* All Rights Reserved.
+********************************************************************************
+*
+* File FORMAT.H
+*
+* Modification History:
+*
+*   Date        Name        Description
+*   02/19/97    aliu        Converted from java.
+*   03/17/97    clhuang     Updated per C++ implementation.
+*   03/27/97    helena      Updated to pass the simple test after code review.
+********************************************************************************
+*/
+// *****************************************************************************
+// This file was generated from the java source file Format.java
+// *****************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef FORMAT_H
+#define FORMAT_H
+
+
+#include "unicode/utypes.h"
+
+/**
+ * \file 
+ * \brief C++ API: Base class for all formats. 
+ */
+
+#if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING
+
+#include "unicode/unistr.h"
+#include "unicode/fmtable.h"
+#include "unicode/fieldpos.h"
+#include "unicode/fpositer.h"
+#include "unicode/parsepos.h"
+#include "unicode/parseerr.h" 
+#include "unicode/locid.h"
+
+U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+/**
+ * Base class for all formats.  This is an abstract base class which
+ * specifies the protocol for classes which convert other objects or
+ * values, such as numeric values and dates, and their string
+ * representations.  In some cases these representations may be
+ * localized or contain localized characters or strings.  For example,
+ * a numeric formatter such as DecimalFormat may convert a numeric
+ * value such as 12345 to the string "$12,345".  It may also parse
+ * the string back into a numeric value.  A date and time formatter
+ * like SimpleDateFormat may represent a specific date, encoded
+ * numerically, as a string such as "Wednesday, February 26, 1997 AD".
+ * <P>
+ * Many of the concrete subclasses of Format employ the notion of
+ * a pattern.  A pattern is a string representation of the rules which
+ * govern the interconversion between values and strings.  For example,
+ * a DecimalFormat object may be associated with the pattern
+ * "$#,##0.00;($#,##0.00)", which is a common US English format for
+ * currency values, yielding strings such as "$1,234.45" for 1234.45,
+ * and "($987.65)" for 987.6543.  The specific syntax of a pattern
+ * is defined by each subclass.
+ * <P>
+ * Even though many subclasses use patterns, the notion of a pattern
+ * is not inherent to Format classes in general, and is not part of
+ * the explicit base class protocol.
+ * <P>
+ * Two complex formatting classes bear mentioning.  These are
+ * MessageFormat and ChoiceFormat.  ChoiceFormat is a subclass of
+ * NumberFormat which allows the user to format different number ranges
+ * as strings.  For instance, 0 may be represented as "no files", 1 as
+ * "one file", and any number greater than 1 as "many files".
+ * MessageFormat is a formatter which utilizes other Format objects to
+ * format a string containing with multiple values.  For instance,
+ * A MessageFormat object might produce the string "There are no files
+ * on the disk MyDisk on February 27, 1997." given the arguments 0,
+ * "MyDisk", and the date value of 2/27/97.  See the ChoiceFormat
+ * and MessageFormat headers for further information.
+ * <P>
+ * If formatting is unsuccessful, a failing UErrorCode is returned when
+ * the Format cannot format the type of object, otherwise if there is
+ * something illformed about the the Unicode replacement character
+ * 0xFFFD is returned.
+ * <P>
+ * If there is no match when parsing, a parse failure UErrorCode is
+ * retured for methods which take no ParsePosition.  For the method
+ * that takes a ParsePosition, the index parameter is left unchanged.
+ * <P>
+ * <em>User subclasses are not supported.</em> While clients may write
+ * subclasses, such code will not necessarily work and will not be
+ * guaranteed to work stably from release to release.
+ */
+class U_I18N_API Format : public UObject {
+public:
+
+    /** Destructor
+     * @stable ICU 2.4
+     */
+    virtual ~Format();
+
+    /**
+     * Return true if the given Format objects are semantically equal.
+     * Objects of different subclasses are considered unequal.
+     * @param other    the object to be compared with.
+     * @return         Return true if the given Format objects are semantically equal.
+     *                 Objects of different subclasses are considered unequal.
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    virtual UBool operator==(const Format& other) const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Return true if the given Format objects are not semantically
+     * equal.
+     * @param other    the object to be compared with.
+     * @return         Return true if the given Format objects are not semantically.
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    UBool operator!=(const Format& other) const { return !operator==(other); }
+
+    /**
+     * Clone this object polymorphically.  The caller is responsible
+     * for deleting the result when done.
+     * @return    A copy of the object
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    virtual Format* clone() const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Formats an object to produce a string.
+     *
+     * @param obj       The object to format.
+     * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
+     *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
+     * @param status    Output parameter filled in with success or failure status.
+     * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    UnicodeString& format(const Formattable& obj,
+                          UnicodeString& appendTo,
+                          UErrorCode& status) const;
+
+    /**
+     * Format an object to produce a string.  This is a pure virtual method which
+     * subclasses must implement. This method allows polymorphic formatting
+     * of Formattable objects. If a subclass of Format receives a Formattable
+     * object type it doesn't handle (e.g., if a numeric Formattable is passed
+     * to a DateFormat object) then it returns a failing UErrorCode.
+     *
+     * @param obj       The object to format.
+     * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
+     *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
+     * @param pos       On input: an alignment field, if desired.
+     *                  On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
+     * @param status    Output param filled with success/failure status.
+     * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    virtual UnicodeString& format(const Formattable& obj,
+                                  UnicodeString& appendTo,
+                                  FieldPosition& pos,
+                                  UErrorCode& status) const = 0;
+    /**
+     * Format an object to produce a string.  Subclasses should override this
+     * method. This method allows polymorphic formatting of Formattable objects.
+     * If a subclass of Format receives a Formattable object type it doesn't
+     * handle (e.g., if a numeric Formattable is passed to a DateFormat object)
+     * then it returns a failing UErrorCode.
+     *
+     * @param obj       The object to format.
+     * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
+     *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
+     * @param posIter   On return, can be used to iterate over positions
+     *                  of fields generated by this format call.
+     * @param status    Output param filled with success/failure status.
+     * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
+     * @stable ICU 4.4
+     */
+    virtual UnicodeString& format(const Formattable& obj,
+                                  UnicodeString& appendTo,
+                                  FieldPositionIterator* posIter,
+                                  UErrorCode& status) const;
+
+    /**
+     * Parse a string to produce an object.  This is a pure virtual
+     * method which subclasses must implement.  This method allows
+     * polymorphic parsing of strings into Formattable objects.
+     * <P>
+     * Before calling, set parse_pos.index to the offset you want to
+     * start parsing at in the source.  After calling, parse_pos.index
+     * is the end of the text you parsed.  If error occurs, index is
+     * unchanged.
+     * <P>
+     * When parsing, leading whitespace is discarded (with successful
+     * parse), while trailing whitespace is left as is.
+     * <P>
+     * Example:
+     * <P>
+     * Parsing "_12_xy" (where _ represents a space) for a number,
+     * with index == 0 will result in the number 12, with
+     * parse_pos.index updated to 3 (just before the second space).
+     * Parsing a second time will result in a failing UErrorCode since
+     * "xy" is not a number, and leave index at 3.
+     * <P>
+     * Subclasses will typically supply specific parse methods that
+     * return different types of values. Since methods can't overload
+     * on return types, these will typically be named "parse", while
+     * this polymorphic method will always be called parseObject.  Any
+     * parse method that does not take a parse_pos should set status
+     * to an error value when no text in the required format is at the
+     * start position.
+     *
+     * @param source    The string to be parsed into an object.
+     * @param result    Formattable to be set to the parse result.
+     *                  If parse fails, return contents are undefined.
+     * @param parse_pos The position to start parsing at. Upon return
+     *                  this param is set to the position after the
+     *                  last character successfully parsed. If the
+     *                  source is not parsed successfully, this param
+     *                  will remain unchanged.
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    virtual void parseObject(const UnicodeString& source,
+                             Formattable& result,
+                             ParsePosition& parse_pos) const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Parses a string to produce an object. This is a convenience method
+     * which calls the pure virtual parseObject() method, and returns a
+     * failure UErrorCode if the ParsePosition indicates failure.
+     *
+     * @param source    The string to be parsed into an object.
+     * @param result    Formattable to be set to the parse result.
+     *                  If parse fails, return contents are undefined.
+     * @param status    Output param to be filled with success/failure
+     *                  result code.
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    void parseObject(const UnicodeString& source,
+                     Formattable& result,
+                     UErrorCode& status) const;
+
+    /** Get the locale for this format object. You can choose between valid and actual locale.
+     *  @param type type of the locale we're looking for (valid or actual) 
+     *  @param status error code for the operation
+     *  @return the locale
+     *  @stable ICU 2.8
+     */
+    Locale getLocale(ULocDataLocaleType type, UErrorCode& status) const;
+
+    /** Get the locale for this format object. You can choose between valid and actual locale.
+     *  @param type type of the locale we're looking for (valid or actual) 
+     *  @param status error code for the operation
+     *  @return the locale
+     *  @internal
+     */
+    const char* getLocaleID(ULocDataLocaleType type, UErrorCode &status) const;
+
+ protected:
+    /** @stable ICU 2.8 */
+    void setLocaleIDs(const char* valid, const char* actual);
+
+protected:
+    /**
+     * Default constructor for subclass use only.  Does nothing.
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    Format();
+
+    /**
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    Format(const Format&); // Does nothing; for subclasses only
+
+    /**
+     * @stable ICU 2.0
+     */
+    Format& operator=(const Format&); // Does nothing; for subclasses
+
+       
+    /**
+     * Simple function for initializing a UParseError from a UnicodeString.
+     *
+     * @param pattern The pattern to copy into the parseError
+     * @param pos The position in pattern where the error occured
+     * @param parseError The UParseError object to fill in
+     * @stable ICU 2.4
+     */
+    static void syntaxError(const UnicodeString& pattern,
+                            int32_t pos,
+                            UParseError& parseError);
+
+ private:
+    char actualLocale[ULOC_FULLNAME_CAPACITY];
+    char validLocale[ULOC_FULLNAME_CAPACITY];
+};
+
+U_NAMESPACE_END
+
+#endif /* #if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING */
+
+#endif // _FORMAT
+//eof