Module java.base

Package java.time.format

Enum FormatStyle

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<FormatStyle>

java.time.format.FormatStyle

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<FormatStyle>

public enum FormatStyle
extends Enum<FormatStyle>

Enumeration of the style of a localized date, time or date-time formatter.

These styles are used when obtaining a date-time style from configuration. See DateTimeFormatter and DateTimeFormatterBuilder for usage.

Implementation Requirements:

This is an immutable and thread-safe enum.

Since:

1.8

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
FULL	Full text style, with the most detail.
LONG	Long text style, with lots of detail.
MEDIUM	Medium text style, with some detail.
SHORT	Short text style, typically numeric.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static FormatStyle	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static FormatStyle[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

FULL

public static final FormatStyle FULL

Full text style, with the most detail. For example, the format might be 'Tuesday, April 12, 1952 AD' or '3:30:42pm PST'.

LONG

public static final FormatStyle LONG

Long text style, with lots of detail. For example, the format might be 'January 12, 1952'.

MEDIUM

public static final FormatStyle MEDIUM

Medium text style, with some detail. For example, the format might be 'Jan 12, 1952'.

SHORT

public static final FormatStyle SHORT

Short text style, typically numeric. For example, the format might be '12.13.52' or '3:30pm'.

Method Detail

values

public static FormatStyle[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (FormatStyle c : FormatStyle.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static FormatStyle valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null