Class CalendarDataProvider

• java.lang.Object
• • java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
  • • java.util.spi.CalendarDataProvider

public abstract class CalendarDataProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider

An abstract class for service providers that provide locale-dependent Calendar parameters.

Since:

1.8

See Also:

CalendarNameProvider

Constructors

CalendarDataProvider

protected CalendarDataProvider()

Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)

Methods

getFirstDayOfWeek

public abstract int getFirstDayOfWeek(Locale locale)

Returns the first day of a week in the given locale. This information is required by Calendar to support operations on the week-related calendar fields.

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale

Returns:

the first day of a week; one of Calendar.SUNDAY .. Calendar.SATURDAY, or 0 if the value isn't available for the locale

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale is null.

See Also:

Calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek(), First Week

getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek

public abstract int getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek(Locale locale)

Returns the minimal number of days required in the first week of a year. This information is required by Calendar to determine the first week of a year. Refer to the description of how Calendar determines the first week.

Parameters:

locale - the desired locale

Returns:

the minimal number of days of the first week, or 0 if the value isn't available for the locale

Throws:

NullPointerException - if locale is null.

See Also:

Calendar.getMinimalDaysInFirstWeek()