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1 /*
2
3    Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.services.i18n.LocaleFinder
4
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11
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13
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19
20  */
21
22 package org.apache.derby.iapi.services.i18n;
23
24 import org.apache.derby.iapi.error.StandardException;
25
26 import java.util.Locale JavaDoc;
27 import java.text.DateFormat JavaDoc;
28 import java.text.RuleBasedCollator JavaDoc;
29
30 /**
31     A LocaleFinder gets a Locale and things associated with Locales.
32  */
33 public interface LocaleFinder {
34
35     /**
36      * @exception StandardException Thrown on error
37      */
38     Locale JavaDoc getCurrentLocale() throws StandardException;
39
40     /**
41      * Get a RuleBasedCollator corresponding to the Locale returned by
42      * getCurrentLocale().
43      *
44      * @exception StandardException Thrown on error
45      */
46     RuleBasedCollator JavaDoc getCollator() throws StandardException;
47
48     /**
49      * Get a formatter for formatting dates. The implementation may cache this
50      * value, since it never changes for a given Locale.
51      *
52      * @exception StandardException Thrown on error
53      */
54     DateFormat JavaDoc getDateFormat() throws StandardException;
55
56     /**
57      * Get a formatter for formatting times. The implementation may cache this
58      * value, since it never changes for a given Locale.
59      *
60      * @exception StandardException Thrown on error
61      */
62     DateFormat JavaDoc getTimeFormat() throws StandardException;
63
64     
65     /**
66      * Get a formatter for formatting timestamps. The implementation may cache
67      * this value, since it never changes for a given Locale.
68      *
69      * @exception StandardException Thrown on error
70      */
71     DateFormat JavaDoc getTimestampFormat() throws StandardException;
72 }
73
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