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icu::PluralFormat Class Reference

#include <plurfmt.h>

Inheritance diagram for icu::PluralFormat:
icu::Format icu::UObject icu::UMemory

Public Member Functions

 PluralFormat (UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new cardinal-number PluralFormat for the default locale. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const Locale &locale, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new cardinal-number PluralFormat for a given locale. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const PluralRules &rules, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new PluralFormat for a given set of rules. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const Locale &locale, const PluralRules &rules, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new PluralFormat for a given set of rules. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const Locale &locale, UPluralType type, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new PluralFormat for the plural type. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const UnicodeString &pattern, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new cardinal-number PluralFormat for a given pattern string. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const Locale &locale, const UnicodeString &pattern, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new cardinal-number PluralFormat for a given pattern string and locale. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const PluralRules &rules, const UnicodeString &pattern, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new PluralFormat for a given set of rules, a pattern and a locale. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const Locale &locale, const PluralRules &rules, const UnicodeString &pattern, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new PluralFormat for a given set of rules, a pattern and a locale. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const Locale &locale, UPluralType type, const UnicodeString &pattern, UErrorCode &status)
 Creates a new PluralFormat for a plural type, a pattern and a locale. More...
 
 PluralFormat (const PluralFormat &other)
 copy constructor. More...
 
virtual ~PluralFormat ()
 Destructor. More...
 
void applyPattern (const UnicodeString &pattern, UErrorCode &status)
 Sets the pattern used by this plural format. More...
 
UnicodeString format (int32_t number, UErrorCode &status) const
 Formats a plural message for a given number. More...
 
UnicodeString format (double number, UErrorCode &status) const
 Formats a plural message for a given number. More...
 
UnicodeStringformat (int32_t number, UnicodeString &appendTo, FieldPosition &pos, UErrorCode &status) const
 Formats a plural message for a given number. More...
 
UnicodeStringformat (double number, UnicodeString &appendTo, FieldPosition &pos, UErrorCode &status) const
 Formats a plural message for a given number. More...
 
void setLocale (const Locale &locale, UErrorCode &status)
 Sets the locale used by this PluraFormat object. More...
 
void setNumberFormat (const NumberFormat *format, UErrorCode &status)
 Sets the number format used by this formatter. More...
 
PluralFormatoperator= (const PluralFormat &other)
 Assignment operator. More...
 
virtual bool operator== (const Format &other) const override
 Return true if another object is semantically equal to this one. More...
 
virtual bool operator!= (const Format &other) const
 Return true if another object is semantically unequal to this one. More...
 
virtual PluralFormatclone () const override
 Clones this Format object polymorphically. More...
 
UnicodeStringformat (const Formattable &obj, UnicodeString &appendTo, FieldPosition &pos, UErrorCode &status) const override
 Formats a plural message for a number taken from a Formattable object. More...
 
UnicodeStringtoPattern (UnicodeString &appendTo)
 Returns the pattern from applyPattern() or constructor(). More...
 
virtual void parseObject (const UnicodeString &source, Formattable &result, ParsePosition &parse_pos) const override
 This method is not yet supported by PluralFormat. More...
 
virtual UClassID getDynamicClassID () const override
 ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class. More...
 
UnicodeStringformat (const Formattable &obj, UnicodeString &appendTo, UErrorCode &status) const
 Formats an object to produce a string. More...
 
virtual UnicodeStringformat (const Formattable &obj, UnicodeString &appendTo, FieldPosition &pos, UErrorCode &status) const=0
 Format an object to produce a string. More...
 
virtual UnicodeStringformat (const Formattable &obj, UnicodeString &appendTo, FieldPositionIterator *posIter, UErrorCode &status) const
 Format an object to produce a string. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from icu::Format
virtual ~Format ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual bool operator== (const Format &other) const =0
 Return true if the given Format objects are semantically equal. More...
 
bool operator!= (const Format &other) const
 Return true if the given Format objects are not semantically equal. More...
 
virtual Formatclone () const =0
 Clone this object polymorphically. More...
 
UnicodeStringformat (const Formattable &obj, UnicodeString &appendTo, UErrorCode &status) const
 Formats an object to produce a string. More...
 
virtual UnicodeStringformat (const Formattable &obj, UnicodeString &appendTo, FieldPosition &pos, UErrorCode &status) const =0
 Format an object to produce a string. More...
 
virtual UnicodeStringformat (const Formattable &obj, UnicodeString &appendTo, FieldPositionIterator *posIter, UErrorCode &status) const
 Format an object to produce a string. More...
 
virtual void parseObject (const UnicodeString &source, Formattable &result, ParsePosition &parse_pos) const =0
 Parse a string to produce an object. More...
 
void parseObject (const UnicodeString &source, Formattable &result, UErrorCode &status) const
 Parses a string to produce an object. More...
 
Locale getLocale (ULocDataLocaleType type, UErrorCode &status) const
 Get the locale for this format object. More...
 
const char * getLocaleID (ULocDataLocaleType type, UErrorCode &status) const
 Get the locale for this format object. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from icu::UObject
virtual ~UObject ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual UClassID getDynamicClassID () const
 ICU4C "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual ICU class. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static UClassID getStaticClassID (void)
 ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class. More...
 

Friends

class MessageFormat
 
class NFRule
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Member Functions inherited from icu::Format
void setLocaleIDs (const char *valid, const char *actual)
 
 Format ()
 Default constructor for subclass use only. More...
 
 Format (const Format &)
 
Formatoperator= (const Format &)
 
- Static Protected Member Functions inherited from icu::Format
static void syntaxError (const UnicodeString &pattern, int32_t pos, UParseError &parseError)
 Simple function for initializing a UParseError from a UnicodeString. More...
 

Detailed Description

PluralFormat supports the creation of internationalized messages with plural inflection. It is based on plural selection, i.e. the caller specifies messages for each plural case that can appear in the user's language and the PluralFormat selects the appropriate message based on the number.

The Problem of Plural Forms in Internationalized Messages

Different languages have different ways to inflect plurals. Creating internationalized messages that include plural forms is only feasible when the framework is able to handle plural forms of all languages correctly. ChoiceFormat doesn't handle this well, because it attaches a number interval to each message and selects the message whose interval contains a given number. This can only handle a finite number of intervals. But in some languages, like Polish, one plural case applies to infinitely many intervals (e.g., the plural case applies to numbers ending with 2, 3, or 4 except those ending with 12, 13, or 14). Thus ChoiceFormat is not adequate.

PluralFormat deals with this by breaking the problem into two parts:

Usage of PluralFormat

Note: Typically, plural formatting is done via MessageFormat with a plural argument type, rather than using a stand-alone PluralFormat.

This discussion assumes that you use PluralFormat with a predefined set of plural rules. You can create one using one of the constructors that takes a locale object. To specify the message pattern, you can either pass it to the constructor or set it explicitly using the applyPattern() method. The format() method takes a number object and selects the message of the matching plural case. This message will be returned.

Patterns and Their Interpretation

The pattern text defines the message output for each plural case of the specified locale. Syntax:

pluralStyle = [offsetValue] (selector '{' message '}')+
offsetValue = "offset:" number
selector = explicitValue | keyword
explicitValue = '=' number  // adjacent, no white space in between
keyword = [^[[:Pattern_Syntax:][:Pattern_White_Space:]]]+
message: see MessageFormat

Pattern_White_Space between syntax elements is ignored, except between the {curly braces} and their sub-message, and between the '=' and the number of an explicitValue.

There are 6 predefined casekeyword in CLDR/ICU - 'zero', 'one', 'two', 'few', 'many' and 'other'. You always have to define a message text for the default plural case other which is contained in every rule set. If you do not specify a message text for a particular plural case, the message text of the plural case other gets assigned to this plural case.

When formatting, the input number is first matched against the explicitValue clauses. If there is no exact-number match, then a keyword is selected by calling the PluralRules with the input number minus the offset. (The offset defaults to 0 if it is omitted from the pattern string.) If there is no clause with that keyword, then the "other" clauses is returned.

An unquoted pound sign (#) in the selected sub-message itself (i.e., outside of arguments nested in the sub-message) is replaced by the input number minus the offset. The number-minus-offset value is formatted using a NumberFormat for the PluralFormat's locale. If you need special number formatting, you have to use a MessageFormat and explicitly specify a NumberFormat argument. Note: That argument is formatting without subtracting the offset! If you need a custom format and have a non-zero offset, then you need to pass the number-minus-offset value as a separate parameter.

For a usage example, see the MessageFormat class documentation.

Defining Custom Plural Rules

If you need to use PluralFormat with custom rules, you can create a PluralRules object and pass it to PluralFormat's constructor. If you also specify a locale in this constructor, this locale will be used to format the number in the message texts.

For more information about PluralRules, see PluralRules.

ported from Java

Stable:
ICU 4.0

Definition at line 148 of file plurfmt.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ PluralFormat() [1/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( UErrorCode status)

Creates a new cardinal-number PluralFormat for the default locale.

This locale will be used to get the set of plural rules and for standard number formatting.

Parameters
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ PluralFormat() [2/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const Locale locale,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new cardinal-number PluralFormat for a given locale.

Parameters
localethe PluralFormat will be configured with rules for this locale. This locale will also be used for standard number formatting.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ PluralFormat() [3/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const PluralRules rules,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new PluralFormat for a given set of rules.

The standard number formatting will be done using the default locale.

Parameters
rulesdefines the behavior of the PluralFormat object.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ PluralFormat() [4/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const Locale locale,
const PluralRules rules,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new PluralFormat for a given set of rules.

The standard number formatting will be done using the given locale.

Parameters
localethe default number formatting will be done using this locale.
rulesdefines the behavior of the PluralFormat object.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Sample code

#include <iostream>
#include "unicode/msgfmt.h"
#include "unicode/ustdio.h"
C++ API: Formats messages in a language-neutral way.
C++ API: PluralFormat object.
C API: Unicode stdio-like API.
Locale locEn = Locale("en");
Locale locSl = Locale("sl");
UnicodeString patEn = UnicodeString("one{dog} other{dogs}"); // English 'dog'
UnicodeString patSl = UnicodeString("one{pes} two{psa} few{psi} other{psov}"); // Slovenian translation of dog in Plural Form
// Create a new PluralFormat for a given locale locale and pattern string
PluralFormat plfmtEn = PluralFormat(locEn, patEn,status);
PluralFormat plfmtSl = PluralFormat(locSl, patSl,status);
// Constructs a MessageFormat for given pattern and locale.
MessageFormat* msgfmtEn = new MessageFormat("{0,number} {1}", locEn,status);
MessageFormat* msgfmtSl = new MessageFormat("{0,number} {1}", locSl,status);
int numbers[] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 100, 101, 102};
u_printf("Output by using PluralFormat and MessageFormat API\n");
u_printf("%-16s%-16s%-16s\n","Number", "English","Slovenian");
// Use MessageFormat.format () to format the objects and append to the given StringBuffer
for (int i=0;i<sizeof(numbers)/sizeof(int);i++) {
UnicodeString msgEn,msgSl;
FieldPosition fpos = 0;
Formattable argEn[]={Formattable(numbers[i]), Formattable(plfmtEn.format(numbers[i],status))};
Formattable argSl[]={Formattable(numbers[i]), Formattable(plfmtSl.format(numbers[i],status))};
msgfmtEn->format(argEn,2,msgEn,fpos,status);
msgfmtSl->format(argSl,2,msgSl,fpos,status);
u_printf("%-16d%-16S%-16S\n", numbers[i], msgEn.getTerminatedBuffer(),msgSl.getTerminatedBuffer());
}
u_printf("\n");
// Equivalent code with message format pattern
UnicodeString msgPatEn = "{0,plural, one{# dog} other{# dogs}}";
UnicodeString msgPatSl = "{0,plural, one{# pes} two{# psa} few{# psi} other{# psov}}";
MessageFormat* altMsgfmtEn = new MessageFormat(msgPatEn, locEn,status);
MessageFormat* altMsgfmtSl = new MessageFormat(msgPatSl, locSl,status);
u_printf("Same Output by using MessageFormat API only\n");
u_printf("%-16s%-16s%-16s\n","Number", "English","Slovenian");
for (int i=0;i<sizeof(numbers)/sizeof(int);i++) {
UnicodeString msgEn,msgSl;
Formattable arg[] = {numbers[i]};
FieldPosition fPos =0;
altMsgfmtEn->format(arg, 1, msgEn, fPos, status);
altMsgfmtSl->format(arg, 1, msgSl, fPos,status);
u_printf("%-16d%-16S%-16S\n", numbers[i], msgEn.getTerminatedBuffer(), msgSl.getTerminatedBuffer());
}
delete msgfmtEn;
delete msgfmtSl;
delete altMsgfmtEn;
delete altMsgfmtSl;
FieldPosition is a simple class used by Format and its subclasses to identify fields in formatted out...
Definition: fieldpos.h:110
Formattable objects can be passed to the Format class or its subclasses for formatting.
Definition: fmtable.h:64
A Locale object represents a specific geographical, political, or cultural region.
Definition: locid.h:195
UnicodeString & format(const Formattable *source, int32_t count, UnicodeString &appendTo, FieldPosition &ignore, UErrorCode &status) const
Formats the given array of arguments into a user-readable string.
UnicodeString format(int32_t number, UErrorCode &status) const
Formats a plural message for a given number.
UnicodeString is a string class that stores Unicode characters directly and provides similar function...
Definition: unistr.h:296
const char16_t * getTerminatedBuffer()
Get a read-only pointer to the internal buffer, making sure that it is NUL-terminated.
U_CAPI int32_t u_printf(const char *patternSpecification,...)
Write formatted data to stdout.
UErrorCode
Standard ICU4C error code type, a substitute for exceptions.
Definition: utypes.h:415
@ U_ZERO_ERROR
No error, no warning.
Definition: utypes.h:449

◆ PluralFormat() [5/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const Locale locale,
UPluralType  type,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new PluralFormat for the plural type.

The standard number formatting will be done using the given locale.

Parameters
localethe default number formatting will be done using this locale.
typeThe plural type (e.g., cardinal or ordinal).
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 50

◆ PluralFormat() [6/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const UnicodeString pattern,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new cardinal-number PluralFormat for a given pattern string.

The default locale will be used to get the set of plural rules and for standard number formatting.

Parameters
patternthe pattern for this PluralFormat. errors are returned to status if the pattern is invalid.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ PluralFormat() [7/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const Locale locale,
const UnicodeString pattern,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new cardinal-number PluralFormat for a given pattern string and locale.

The locale will be used to get the set of plural rules and for standard number formatting.

Parameters
localethe PluralFormat will be configured with rules for this locale. This locale will also be used for standard number formatting.
patternthe pattern for this PluralFormat. errors are returned to status if the pattern is invalid.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ PluralFormat() [8/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const PluralRules rules,
const UnicodeString pattern,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new PluralFormat for a given set of rules, a pattern and a locale.

Parameters
rulesdefines the behavior of the PluralFormat object.
patternthe pattern for this PluralFormat. errors are returned to status if the pattern is invalid.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ PluralFormat() [9/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const Locale locale,
const PluralRules rules,
const UnicodeString pattern,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new PluralFormat for a given set of rules, a pattern and a locale.

Parameters
localethe PluralFormat will be configured with rules for this locale. This locale will also be used for standard number formatting.
rulesdefines the behavior of the PluralFormat object.
patternthe pattern for this PluralFormat. errors are returned to status if the pattern is invalid.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ PluralFormat() [10/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const Locale locale,
UPluralType  type,
const UnicodeString pattern,
UErrorCode status 
)

Creates a new PluralFormat for a plural type, a pattern and a locale.

Parameters
localethe PluralFormat will be configured with rules for this locale. This locale will also be used for standard number formatting.
typeThe plural type (e.g., cardinal or ordinal).
patternthe pattern for this PluralFormat. errors are returned to status if the pattern is invalid.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 50

◆ PluralFormat() [11/11]

icu::PluralFormat::PluralFormat ( const PluralFormat other)

copy constructor.

Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ ~PluralFormat()

virtual icu::PluralFormat::~PluralFormat ( )
virtual

Destructor.

Stable:
ICU 4.0

Member Function Documentation

◆ applyPattern()

void icu::PluralFormat::applyPattern ( const UnicodeString pattern,
UErrorCode status 
)

Sets the pattern used by this plural format.

The method parses the pattern and creates a map of format strings for the plural rules. Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the class description.

Parameters
patternthe pattern for this plural format errors are returned to status if the pattern is invalid.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ clone()

virtual PluralFormat * icu::PluralFormat::clone ( ) const
overridevirtual

Clones this Format object polymorphically.

The caller owns the result and should delete it when done.

Stable:
ICU 4.0

Implements icu::Format.

◆ format() [1/8]

UnicodeString & icu::PluralFormat::format ( const Formattable obj,
UnicodeString appendTo,
FieldPosition pos,
UErrorCode status 
) const
overridevirtual

Formats a plural message for a number taken from a Formattable object.

Parameters
objThe object containing a number for which the plural message should be formatted. The object must be of a numeric type.
appendTooutput parameter to receive result. Result is appended to existing contents.
posOn input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
statusoutput param filled with success/failure status.
Returns
Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Implements icu::Format.

◆ format() [2/8]

virtual UnicodeString & icu::Format::format ( const Formattable obj,
UnicodeString appendTo,
FieldPosition pos,
UErrorCode status 
) const
virtual

Format an object to produce a string.

This is a pure virtual method which subclasses must implement. This method allows polymorphic formatting of Formattable objects. If a subclass of Format receives a Formattable object type it doesn't handle (e.g., if a numeric Formattable is passed to a DateFormat object) then it returns a failing UErrorCode.

Parameters
objThe object to format.
appendToOutput parameter to receive result. Result is appended to existing contents.
posOn input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
statusOutput param filled with success/failure status.
Returns
Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

Implements icu::Format.

◆ format() [3/8]

virtual UnicodeString & icu::Format::format ( const Formattable obj,
UnicodeString appendTo,
FieldPositionIterator posIter,
UErrorCode status 
) const
virtual

Format an object to produce a string.

Subclasses should override this method. This method allows polymorphic formatting of Formattable objects. If a subclass of Format receives a Formattable object type it doesn't handle (e.g., if a numeric Formattable is passed to a DateFormat object) then it returns a failing UErrorCode.

Parameters
objThe object to format.
appendToOutput parameter to receive result. Result is appended to existing contents.
posIterOn return, can be used to iterate over positions of fields generated by this format call.
statusOutput param filled with success/failure status.
Returns
Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
Stable:
ICU 4.4

Reimplemented from icu::Format.

◆ format() [4/8]

UnicodeString & icu::Format::format ( const Formattable obj,
UnicodeString appendTo,
UErrorCode status 
) const

Formats an object to produce a string.

Parameters
objThe object to format.
appendToOutput parameter to receive result. Result is appended to existing contents.
statusOutput parameter filled in with success or failure status.
Returns
Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
Stable:
ICU 2.0

◆ format() [5/8]

UnicodeString icu::PluralFormat::format ( double  number,
UErrorCode status 
) const

Formats a plural message for a given number.

Parameters
numbera number for which the plural message should be formatted for. If no pattern has been applied to this PluralFormat object yet, the formatted number will be returned.
statusoutput param set to success or failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Returns
the string containing the formatted plural message.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ format() [6/8]

UnicodeString & icu::PluralFormat::format ( double  number,
UnicodeString appendTo,
FieldPosition pos,
UErrorCode status 
) const

Formats a plural message for a given number.

Parameters
numbera number for which the plural message should be formatted for. If no pattern has been applied to this PluralFormat object yet, the formatted number will be returned.
appendTooutput parameter to receive result. result is appended to existing contents.
posOn input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Returns
the string containing the formatted plural message.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ format() [7/8]

UnicodeString icu::PluralFormat::format ( int32_t  number,
UErrorCode status 
) const

Formats a plural message for a given number.

Parameters
numbera number for which the plural message should be formatted for. If no pattern has been applied to this PluralFormat object yet, the formatted number will be returned.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Returns
the string containing the formatted plural message.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ format() [8/8]

UnicodeString & icu::PluralFormat::format ( int32_t  number,
UnicodeString appendTo,
FieldPosition pos,
UErrorCode status 
) const

Formats a plural message for a given number.

Parameters
numbera number for which the plural message should be formatted for. If no pattern has been applied to this PluralFormat object yet, the formatted number will be returned.
appendTooutput parameter to receive result. result is appended to existing contents.
posOn input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Returns
the string containing the formatted plural message.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ getDynamicClassID()

virtual UClassID icu::PluralFormat::getDynamicClassID ( ) const
overridevirtual

ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for the actual class.

Stable:
ICU 4.0

Reimplemented from icu::UObject.

◆ getStaticClassID()

static UClassID icu::PluralFormat::getStaticClassID ( void  )
static

ICU "poor man's RTTI", returns a UClassID for this class.

Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ operator!=()

virtual bool icu::PluralFormat::operator!= ( const Format other) const
virtual

Return true if another object is semantically unequal to this one.

Parameters
otherthe PluralFormat object to be compared with.
Returns
true if other is semantically unequal to this.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ operator=()

PluralFormat & icu::PluralFormat::operator= ( const PluralFormat other)

Assignment operator.

Parameters
otherthe PluralFormat object to copy from.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ operator==()

virtual bool icu::PluralFormat::operator== ( const Format other) const
overridevirtual

Return true if another object is semantically equal to this one.

Parameters
otherthe PluralFormat object to be compared with.
Returns
true if other is semantically equal to this.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Implements icu::Format.

◆ parseObject()

virtual void icu::PluralFormat::parseObject ( const UnicodeString source,
Formattable result,
ParsePosition parse_pos 
) const
overridevirtual

This method is not yet supported by PluralFormat.

Before calling, set parse_pos.index to the offset you want to start parsing at in the source. After calling, parse_pos.index is the end of the text you parsed. If error occurs, index is unchanged.

When parsing, leading whitespace is discarded (with a successful parse), while trailing whitespace is left as is.

See Format::parseObject() for more.

Parameters
sourceThe string to be parsed into an object.
resultFormattable to be set to the parse result. If parse fails, return contents are undefined.
parse_posThe position to start parsing at. Upon return this param is set to the position after the last character successfully parsed. If the source is not parsed successfully, this param will remain unchanged.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Implements icu::Format.

◆ setLocale()

void icu::PluralFormat::setLocale ( const Locale locale,
UErrorCode status 
)

Sets the locale used by this PluraFormat object.

Note: Calling this method resets this PluraFormat object, i.e., a pattern that was applied previously will be removed, and the NumberFormat is set to the default number format for the locale. The resulting format behaves the same as one constructed from PluralFormat(const Locale& locale, UPluralType type, UErrorCode& status) with UPLURAL_TYPE_CARDINAL.

Parameters
localethe locale to use to configure the formatter.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Deprecated:
ICU 50 This method clears the pattern and might create a different kind of PluralRules instance; use one of the constructors to create a new instance instead.

◆ setNumberFormat()

void icu::PluralFormat::setNumberFormat ( const NumberFormat format,
UErrorCode status 
)

Sets the number format used by this formatter.

You only need to call this if you want a different number format than the default formatter for the locale.

Parameters
formatthe number format to use.
statusoutput param set to success/failure code on exit, which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

◆ toPattern()

UnicodeString & icu::PluralFormat::toPattern ( UnicodeString appendTo)

Returns the pattern from applyPattern() or constructor().

Parameters
appendTooutput parameter to receive result. Result is appended to existing contents.
Returns
the UnicodeString with inserted pattern.
Stable:
ICU 4.0

Friends And Related Function Documentation

◆ MessageFormat

friend class MessageFormat
friend

Definition at line 595 of file plurfmt.h.

◆ NFRule

friend class NFRule
friend

Definition at line 596 of file plurfmt.h.


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