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The applyPattern() method of java.text.ChoiceFormat class is used to set the new pattern text for current ChoiceFormat by overriding the current limit and format. This new pattern will be the combination of limit and format of ChoiceFormat
Syntax: 
 

public void applyPattern(String newPattern)

Parameter: This method takes newPattern as parameter which is the new text pattern for ChoiceFormat.
Return Value: This method returns nothing.
Exception: This method throws NullPointerException if the specified newPattern is null.
Below are the examples to illustrate the applyPattern() method:
Example 1: 
 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate applyPattern() method
 
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
    {
        // creating and initializing limit
        double[] limit = { 1, 2, 3 };
 
        // creating and initializing format
        String[] format = { "sun", "mon", "tue" };
 
        // creating and initializing ChoiceFormat
        ChoiceFormat cf
            = new ChoiceFormat(limit, format);
 
        // display the result
        System.out.println("current pattern : "
                           + cf.toPattern());
 
        // applying the new pattern
        // using applyPattern() method
        cf.applyPattern("4#wed| 5#thu | 6#fri | 7#sat");
 
        // display the result
        System.out.println("\nnew pattern : "
                           + cf.toPattern());
    }
}


Output: 

current pattern : 1.0#sun|2.0#mon|3.0#tue

new pattern : 4.0#wed|5.0#thu |6.0#fri |7.0#sat

 

Example 2: 
 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate applyPattern() method
 
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
 
public class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] argv)
    {
        try {
            // creating and initializing limit
            double[] limit = { 1, 2, 3 };
 
            // creating and initializing format
            String[] format = { "sun", "mon", "tue" };
 
            // creating and initializing ChoiceFormat
            ChoiceFormat cf
                = new ChoiceFormat(limit, format);
 
            // display the result
            System.out.println("current pattern : "
                               + cf.toPattern());
 
            // applying the new pattern
            // using applyPattern() method
            cf.applyPattern(null);
 
            // display the result
            System.out.println("\nnew pattern : "
                               + cf.toPattern());
        }
        catch (NullPointerException e) {
            System.out.println("\nString is Null");
            System.out.println("Exception thrown : " + e);
        }
    }
}


Output: 

current pattern : 1.0#sun|2.0#mon|3.0#tue

String is Null
Exception thrown : java.lang.NullPointerException

 

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/text/ChoiceFormat.html#applyPattern-java.lang.String-
 



Last Updated : 21 Jun, 2021
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