This lesson explains how to format numbers, currencies, dates, times,
and text messages. Because end users can see these data elements, their
format must conform to various cultural conventions. Following the
examples in this lesson will teach you how to:
- Format data elements in a locale-sensitive manner
- Keep your code locale-independent
- Avoid the need to write formatting routines for specific locales
This section explains how to use the
NumberFormat, DecimalFormat,
and DecimalFormatSymbols classes.
This section focuses on
the DateFormat, SimpleDateFormat,
and DateFormatSymbols classes.
This section shows how the MessageFormat
and ChoiceFormat classes can help you solve some of
the problems you might encounter when formatting text messages.