FomattableFlags are passed to the Formattable.formatTo()
method and modify the output format for {@linkplain Formattable Formattables}. Implementations of Formattable
are
responsible for interpreting and validating any flags.
Constant Summary
int | ALTERNATE | Requires the output to use an alternate form. |
int | LEFT_JUSTIFY | Left-justifies the output. |
int | UPPERCASE | Converts the output to upper case according to the rules of the
{@linkplain java.util.Locale locale} given during creation of the
formatter argument of the formatTo() method. |
Inherited Method Summary
Constants
public static final int ALTERNATE
Requires the output to use an alternate form. The definition of the form is specified by the Formattable.
This flag corresponds to '#' ('\u0023') in the format specifier.
public static final int LEFT_JUSTIFY
Left-justifies the output. Spaces ('\u0020') will be added at the end of the converted value as required to fill the minimum width of the field. If this flag is not set then the output will be right-justified.
This flag corresponds to '-' ('\u002d') in the format specifier.
public static final int UPPERCASE
Converts the output to upper case according to the rules of the
{@linkplain java.util.Locale locale} given during creation of the
formatter argument of the formatTo()
method. The output should be equivalent the following
invocation of String.toUpperCase(java.util.Locale)
out.toUpperCase()
This flag corresponds to 'S' ('\u0053') in the format specifier.