NumberFormatter

java.lang.Object
- com.icl.saxon.number.NumberFormatter

```
public class NumberFormatter
extends Object
```
Class NumberFormatter defines a method to format a Vector of integers as a character string according to a supplied format specification.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

NumberFormatter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`format(int number, int groupSize, String groupSeparator, String letterValue, Numberer numberer)`	Format a single number.
`String`	`format(Vector numbers, int groupSize, String groupSeparator, String letterValue, Numberer numberer)`	Format a vector of numbers.
`void`	`prepare(String format)`	Prepare the format pattern.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - NumberFormatter
```
public NumberFormatter()
```
- Method Detail
  - prepare
```
public void prepare(String format)
```
    Prepare the format pattern.
    Parameters:
    
    format - the format specification. Contains one of the following values:
    
    "1": conventional decimal numbering
    
    "a": sequence a, b, c, ... aa, ab, ac, ...
    
    "A": sequence A, B, C, ... AA, AB, AC, ...
    
    "i": sequence i, ii, iii, iv, v ...
    
    "I": sequence I, II, III, IV, V, ...
    
    This symbol may be preceded and followed by punctuation (any other characters) which is copied to the output string.
  - format
```
public String format(Vector numbers,
                     int groupSize,
                     String groupSeparator,
                     String letterValue,
                     Numberer numberer)
```
    Format a vector of numbers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    numbers - the numbers to be formatted (a sequence of integer values)
    
    Returns:
    
    the formatted output string.
  - format
```
public String format(int number,
                     int groupSize,
                     String groupSeparator,
                     String letterValue,
                     Numberer numberer)
```
    Format a single number. The format/template has the same syntax as for a Vector of numbers.