1<html> 2 <body> 3 <p> 4 The java.text package allows to uncouple the text in an application 5 from natural languages. 6 </p> 7 <p> 8 By using the classes in this package, it is possible to write the 9 application in an unlocalized way. The benefit of this is that a new 10 localization can be provided at any time without having to change the 11 code. Support for localization is given for numbers, messages, dates and 12 other characteristics of a language like the directionality, sorting order 13 or enumeration of characters, words or lines. 14 </p> 15 @since Android 1.0 16</body> 17</html> 18