The getFormats() method of java.text.MessageFormat class is used to get the formats used for previously set pattern for the message format object.
Syntax:
public Format[] getFormats()
Parameter: This method does not take any argument as a parameter.
Return Value: This method returns format used for previously set pattern in the message format object.
Below are the examples to illustrate the getFormats() method:
Example 1:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate // getFormats() method import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] argv)
{
// creating and initializing MessageFormat
MessageFormat mf
= new MessageFormat("{ 0 , date, #}, { 0 , number, #.##}, { 0 , time}");
// display the result
System.out.println("pattern : "
+ mf.toPattern());
// getting all format
// used in MessageFormat Object
// using getFormats() method
Format[] formats = mf.getFormats();
// display the result
System.out.println("\nRequired Formats are : ");
for ( int i = 0 ; i < formats.length; i++)
System.out.println(formats[i]);
}
} |
Output:
pattern : {0, date, #}, {0, number, #0.##}, {0, time} Required Formats are : java.text.SimpleDateFormat@23 java.text.DecimalFormat@674dc java.text.SimpleDateFormat@8400729
Example 2:
Java
// Java program to demonstrate // getFormats() method import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] argv)
{
// creating and initializing MessageFormat
MessageFormat mf
= new MessageFormat("{ 1 , number, integer}");
// display the result
System.out.println("pattern : "
+ mf.toPattern());
// getting all format
// used in MessageFormat Object
// using getFormats() method
Format[] formats = mf.getFormats();
// display the result
System.out.println("\nRequired Formats are : ");
for ( int i = 0 ; i < formats.length; i++)
System.out.println(formats[i]);
}
} |
Output:
pattern : {1, number, integer} Required Formats are : java.text.DecimalFormat@674dc
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/text/MessageFormat.html#getFormats–