com.icl.saxon.number
Interface Numberer

All Known Implementing Classes:
Numberer_en

public interface Numberer

Interface Numberer supports number formatting. There is a separate implementation for each language, e.g. Numberer_en for English. This supports the xsl:number element

Version:
18 November 1999
Author:
Method Summary
 String format(int number, String picture, int groupSize, String groupSeparator, String letterValue)
          Format a number into a string
 

Method Detail

format

public String format(int number,
                     String picture,
                     int groupSize,
                     String groupSeparator,
                     String letterValue)
Format a number into a string

Parameters:
number - The number to be formatted
picture - The format specification. This is a single component of the format attribute of xsl:number, e.g. "1", "01", "i", or "a"
groupSize - number of digits per group (0 implies no grouping)
groupSeparator - string to appear between groups of digits
letterValue - as defined in xsl:number ("alphabetic" or "traditional" or "")
Returns:
the formatted number