libjava/classpath/java/util/spi/LocaleNameProvider.java

/* LocaleNameProvider.java -- Providers of localized locale names
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package java.util.spi;

import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * A {@link LocaleNameProvider} provides localized
 * versions of the names that represent a particular
 * locale.  Note that a <code>null</code> value may
 * be returned, which should be treated as a lack of
 * support for the specified {@link Locale}.
 *
 * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
 * @since 1.6
 */
public abstract class LocaleNameProvider
  extends LocaleServiceProvider
{

  /**
   * Constructs a new {@link LocaleNameProvider}.
   * Provided for implicit invocation by subclasses.
   */
  protected LocaleNameProvider()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Returns the localized name for the specified ISO 3166
   * country in the supplied {@link java.util.Locale}.
   * For example, if the country code is <code>"DE"</code>,
   * this method will return <code>"Germany"</code> for
   * {@link Locale.ENGLISH} but <code>"Deutschland"</code>
   * for {@link Locale.GERMANY}.  If the name of the country
   * in the given locale is not supported, <code>null</code>
   * is returned.
   *
   * @param countryCode the ISO 3166 country code, consisting
   *                    of two uppercase letters from 'A' to 'Z'
   * @param locale the locale to express the country in.
   * @return the country name, or <code>null</code> if one is
   *         not available.
   * @throws NullPointerException if the locale is null.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the country code is
   *                                  not in the correct format
   *                                  or the locale is not one
   *                                  returned by
   *                                  {@link getAvailableLocales()}
   * @see java.util.Locale#getDisplayCountry(java.util.Locale)
   */
  public abstract String getDisplayCountry(String countryCode,
                                           Locale locale);

  /**
   * Returns the localized name for the specified ISO 639
   * language in the supplied {@link java.util.Locale}.
   * For example, if the language code is <code>"de"</code>,
   * this method will return <code>"German"</code> for
   * {@link Locale.ENGLISH} but <code>"Deutsch"</code>
   * for {@link Locale.GERMANY}.  If the name of the language
   * in the given locale is not supported, <code>null</code>
   * is returned.
   *
   * @param langCode the ISO 639 language code, consisting
   *                 of two lowercase letters from 'a' to 'z'
   * @param locale the locale to express the language in.
   * @return the country name, or <code>null</code> if one is
   *         not available.
   * @throws NullPointerException if the locale is null.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the language code is
   *                                  not in the correct format
   *                                  or the locale is not one
   *                                  returned by
   *                                  {@link getAvailableLocales()}
   * @see java.util.Locale#getDisplayLanguage(java.util.Locale)
   */
  public abstract String getDisplayLanguage(String langCode,
                                            Locale locale);

  /**
   * Returns the localized name for the specified variant
   * in the supplied {@link java.util.Locale}.  If the name
   * of the variant in the given locale is not supported,
   * <code>null</code> is returned.
   *
   * @param variant the variant.
   * @param locale the locale to express the variant in.
   * @return the localized variant, or <code>null</code> if one is
   *         not available.
   * @throws NullPointerException if the locale is null.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the locale is not one
   *                                  returned by
   *                                  {@link getAvailableLocales()}
   * @see java.util.Locale#getDisplayVariant(java.util.Locale)
   */
  public abstract String getDisplayVariant(String variant,
                                           Locale locale);

}