Package com.aquima.interactions.foundation.text

Interface INumberFormat

All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
NumberFormat
public interface INumberFormat extends Serializable
This format class formats numbers according to the implementations specifications. Regardless of whether the number is an integer or a floating point. Since java and .NET behave quite differently this has a specific pattern parser similar to the Java's DecimalFormat but with reduced functionality regarding to currency and percentages. The most used class NumberFormat has support for 'functions'.
Since:
6.0
Author:
F. van der Meer
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    format(double number)
    Formats an integer number to it's string representation.
    String
    format(long number)
    Formats an integer number to it's string representation.
    double
    parse(String text)
    This method parses an input text and returns the corresponding number value.
    long
    parseInteger(String text)
    This method parses an input text and returns the corresponding number value.

  • Method Details

    • format

      String format(long number)
      Formats an integer number to it's string representation. The implementor of this interface should be able to parse string that is returned as well.
      Parameters:
      number - The number to format.
      Returns:
      The string representation of this number which should never be null

    • format

      String format(double number)
      Formats an integer number to it's string representation. The implementor of this interface should be able to parse the string that was returned as well.
      Parameters:
      number - The number to format.
      Returns:
      The string representation of this number which should never be null

    • parse

      double parse(String text)
      This method parses an input text and returns the corresponding number value. The complete text should be a number during parse. If the parse fails an
      Parameters:
      text - The text to parse, which should never be a null pointer.
      Returns:
      The double value parsed from the text.
      Throws:
      ParseException - When the text could not be parsed to a number.

    • parseInteger

      long parseInteger(String text)
      This method parses an input text and returns the corresponding number value. The complete text should be a number during parse. If the parse fails an
      Parameters:
      text - The text to parse, which should never be a null pointer.
      Returns:
      The double value parsed from the text.
      Throws:
      ParseException - When the text could not be parsed to a number.