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2 // License & terms of use: http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html
3 /*
4  ********************************************************************************
5  *   Copyright (C) 1997-2016, International Business Machines
6  *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
7  ********************************************************************************
8  *
9  * File DATEFMT.H
10  *
11  * Modification History:
12  *
13  *   Date        Name        Description
14  *   02/19/97    aliu        Converted from java.
15  *   04/01/97    aliu        Added support for centuries.
16  *   07/23/98    stephen     JDK 1.2 sync
17  *   11/15/99    weiv        Added support for week of year/day of week formatting
18  ********************************************************************************
19  */
20 
21 #ifndef DATEFMT_H
22 #define DATEFMT_H
23 
24 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
25 
26 #if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING
27 
28 #include "unicode/udat.h"
29 #include "unicode/calendar.h"
30 #include "unicode/numfmt.h"
31 #include "unicode/format.h"
32 #include "unicode/locid.h"
33 #include "unicode/enumset.h"
34 #include "unicode/udisplaycontext.h"
35 
36 /**
37  * \file
38  * \brief C++ API: Abstract class for converting dates.
39  */
40 
41 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
42 
43 class TimeZone;
44 class DateTimePatternGenerator;
45 
46 // explicit template instantiation. see digitlst.h
47 #if defined (_MSC_VER)
48 template class U_I18N_API EnumSet<UDateFormatBooleanAttribute,
49             0,
50             UDAT_BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT>;
51 #endif
52 
53 /**
54  * DateFormat is an abstract class for a family of classes that convert dates and
55  * times from their internal representations to textual form and back again in a
56  * language-independent manner. Converting from the internal representation (milliseconds
57  * since midnight, January 1, 1970) to text is known as "formatting," and converting
58  * from text to millis is known as "parsing."  We currently define only one concrete
59  * subclass of DateFormat: SimpleDateFormat, which can handle pretty much all normal
60  * date formatting and parsing actions.
61  * <P>
62  * DateFormat helps you to format and parse dates for any locale. Your code can
63  * be completely independent of the locale conventions for months, days of the
64  * week, or even the calendar format: lunar vs. solar.
65  * <P>
66  * To format a date for the current Locale, use one of the static factory
67  * methods:
68  * <pre>
69  * \code
70  *      DateFormat* dfmt = DateFormat::createDateInstance();
71  *      UDate myDate = Calendar::getNow();
72  *      UnicodeString myString;
73  *      myString = dfmt->format( myDate, myString );
74  * \endcode
75  * </pre>
76  * If you are formatting multiple numbers, it is more efficient to get the
77  * format and use it multiple times so that the system doesn't have to fetch the
78  * information about the local language and country conventions multiple times.
79  * <pre>
80  * \code
81  *      DateFormat* df = DateFormat::createDateInstance();
82  *      UnicodeString myString;
83  *      UDate myDateArr[] = { 0.0, 100000000.0, 2000000000.0 }; // test values
84  *      for (int32_t i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
85  *          myString.remove();
86  *          cout << df->format( myDateArr[i], myString ) << endl;
87  *      }
88  * \endcode
89  * </pre>
90  * To get specific fields of a date, you can use UFieldPosition to
91  * get specific fields.
92  * <pre>
93  * \code
94  *      DateFormat* dfmt = DateFormat::createDateInstance();
95  *      FieldPosition pos(DateFormat::YEAR_FIELD);
96  *      UnicodeString myString;
97  *      myString = dfmt->format( myDate, myString );
98  *      cout << myString << endl;
99  *      cout << pos.getBeginIndex() << "," << pos. getEndIndex() << endl;
100  * \endcode
101  * </pre>
102  * To format a date for a different Locale, specify it in the call to
103  * createDateInstance().
104  * <pre>
105  * \code
106  *       DateFormat* df =
107  *           DateFormat::createDateInstance( DateFormat::SHORT, Locale::getFrance());
108  * \endcode
109  * </pre>
110  * You can use a DateFormat to parse also.
111  * <pre>
112  * \code
113  *       UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
114  *       UDate myDate = df->parse(myString, status);
115  * \endcode
116  * </pre>
117  * Use createDateInstance() to produce the normal date format for that country.
118  * There are other static factory methods available. Use createTimeInstance()
119  * to produce the normal time format for that country. Use createDateTimeInstance()
120  * to produce a DateFormat that formats both date and time. You can pass in
121  * different options to these factory methods to control the length of the
122  * result; from SHORT to MEDIUM to LONG to FULL. The exact result depends on the
123  * locale, but generally:
124  * <ul type=round>
125  *   <li>   SHORT is completely numeric, such as 12/13/52 or 3:30pm
126  *   <li>   MEDIUM is longer, such as Jan 12, 1952
127  *   <li>   LONG is longer, such as January 12, 1952 or 3:30:32pm
128  *   <li>   FULL is pretty completely specified, such as
129  *          Tuesday, April 12, 1952 AD or 3:30:42pm PST.
130  * </ul>
131  * You can also set the time zone on the format if you wish. If you want even
132  * more control over the format or parsing, (or want to give your users more
133  * control), you can try casting the DateFormat you get from the factory methods
134  * to a SimpleDateFormat. This will work for the majority of countries; just
135  * remember to chck getDynamicClassID() before carrying out the cast.
136  * <P>
137  * You can also use forms of the parse and format methods with ParsePosition and
138  * FieldPosition to allow you to
139  * <ul type=round>
140  *   <li>   Progressively parse through pieces of a string.
141  *   <li>   Align any particular field, or find out where it is for selection
142  *          on the screen.
143  * </ul>
144  *
145  * <p><em>User subclasses are not supported.</em> While clients may write
146  * subclasses, such code will not necessarily work and will not be
147  * guaranteed to work stably from release to release.
148  */
149 class U_I18N_API DateFormat : public Format {
150 public:
151 
152     /**
153      * Constants for various style patterns. These reflect the order of items in
154      * the DateTimePatterns resource. There are 4 time patterns, 4 date patterns,
155      * the default date-time pattern, and 4 date-time patterns. Each block of 4 values
156      * in the resource occurs in the order full, long, medium, short.
157      * @stable ICU 2.4
158      */
159     enum EStyle
160     {
161         kNone   = -1,
162 
163         kFull   = 0,
164         kLong   = 1,
165         kMedium = 2,
166         kShort  = 3,
167 
168         kDateOffset   = kShort + 1,
169      // kFull   + kDateOffset = 4
170      // kLong   + kDateOffset = 5
171      // kMedium + kDateOffset = 6
172      // kShort  + kDateOffset = 7
173 
174         kDateTime             = 8,
175      // Default DateTime
176 
177         kDateTimeOffset = kDateTime + 1,
178      // kFull   + kDateTimeOffset = 9
179      // kLong   + kDateTimeOffset = 10
180      // kMedium + kDateTimeOffset = 11
181      // kShort  + kDateTimeOffset = 12
182 
183         // relative dates
184         kRelative = (1 << 7),
185 
186         kFullRelative = (kFull | kRelative),
187 
188         kLongRelative = kLong | kRelative,
189 
190         kMediumRelative = kMedium | kRelative,
191 
192         kShortRelative = kShort | kRelative,
193 
194 
195         kDefault      = kMedium,
196 
197 
198 
199     /**
200      * These constants are provided for backwards compatibility only.
201      * Please use the C++ style constants defined above.
202      */
203         FULL        = kFull,
204         LONG        = kLong,
205         MEDIUM        = kMedium,
206         SHORT        = kShort,
207         DEFAULT        = kDefault,
208         DATE_OFFSET    = kDateOffset,
209         NONE        = kNone,
210         DATE_TIME    = kDateTime
211     };
212 
213     /**
214      * Destructor.
215      * @stable ICU 2.0
216      */
217     virtual ~DateFormat();
218 
219     /**
220      * Equality operator.  Returns true if the two formats have the same behavior.
221      * @stable ICU 2.0
222      */
223     virtual UBool operator==(const Format&) const;
224 
225 
226     using Format::format;
227 
228     /**
229      * Format an object to produce a string. This method handles Formattable
230      * objects with a UDate type. If a the Formattable object type is not a Date,
231      * then it returns a failing UErrorCode.
232      *
233      * @param obj       The object to format. Must be a Date.
234      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
235      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
236      * @param pos       On input: an alignment field, if desired.
237      *                  On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
238      * @param status    Output param filled with success/failure status.
239      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
240      * @stable ICU 2.0
241      */
242     virtual UnicodeString& format(const Formattable& obj,
243                                   UnicodeString& appendTo,
244                                   FieldPosition& pos,
245                                   UErrorCode& status) const;
246 
247     /**
248      * Format an object to produce a string. This method handles Formattable
249      * objects with a UDate type. If a the Formattable object type is not a Date,
250      * then it returns a failing UErrorCode.
251      *
252      * @param obj       The object to format. Must be a Date.
253      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
254      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
255      * @param posIter   On return, can be used to iterate over positions
256      *                  of fields generated by this format call.  Field values
257      *                  are defined in UDateFormatField.  Can be NULL.
258      * @param status    Output param filled with success/failure status.
259      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
260      * @stable ICU 4.4
261      */
262     virtual UnicodeString& format(const Formattable& obj,
263                                   UnicodeString& appendTo,
264                                   FieldPositionIterator* posIter,
265                                   UErrorCode& status) const;
266     /**
267      * Formats a date into a date/time string. This is an abstract method which
268      * concrete subclasses must implement.
269      * <P>
270      * On input, the FieldPosition parameter may have its "field" member filled with
271      * an enum value specifying a field.  On output, the FieldPosition will be filled
272      * in with the text offsets for that field.
273      * <P> For example, given a time text
274      * "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition.field is
275      * UDAT_YEAR_FIELD, the offsets fieldPosition.beginIndex and
276      * statfieldPositionus.getEndIndex will be set to 0 and 4, respectively.
277      * <P> Notice
278      * that if the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the status will
279      * be set for the first occurence of that time field. For instance,
280      * formatting a UDate to the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)"
281      * using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field
282      * DateFormat::TIMEZONE_FIELD, the offsets fieldPosition.beginIndex and
283      * fieldPosition.getEndIndex will be set to 5 and 8, respectively, for the first
284      * occurence of the timezone pattern character 'z'.
285      *
286      * @param cal           Calendar set to the date and time to be formatted
287      *                      into a date/time string.  When the calendar type is
288      *                      different from the internal calendar held by this
289      *                      DateFormat instance, the date and the time zone will
290      *                      be inherited from the input calendar, but other calendar
291      *                      field values will be calculated by the internal calendar.
292      * @param appendTo      Output parameter to receive result.
293      *                      Result is appended to existing contents.
294      * @param fieldPosition On input: an alignment field, if desired (see examples above)
295      *                      On output: the offsets of the alignment field (see examples above)
296      * @return              Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
297      * @stable ICU 2.1
298      */
299     virtual UnicodeString& format(  Calendar& cal,
300                                     UnicodeString& appendTo,
301                                     FieldPosition& fieldPosition) const = 0;
302 
303     /**
304      * Formats a date into a date/time string. Subclasses should implement this method.
305      *
306      * @param cal       Calendar set to the date and time to be formatted
307      *                  into a date/time string.  When the calendar type is
308      *                  different from the internal calendar held by this
309      *                  DateFormat instance, the date and the time zone will
310      *                  be inherited from the input calendar, but other calendar
311      *                  field values will be calculated by the internal calendar.
312      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
313      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
314      * @param posIter   On return, can be used to iterate over positions
315      *                  of fields generated by this format call.  Field values
316      *                  are defined in UDateFormatField.  Can be NULL.
317      * @param status    error status.
318      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
319      * @stable ICU 4.4
320      */
321     virtual UnicodeString& format(Calendar& cal,
322                                   UnicodeString& appendTo,
323                                   FieldPositionIterator* posIter,
324                                   UErrorCode& status) const;
325     /**
326      * Formats a UDate into a date/time string.
327      * <P>
328      * On input, the FieldPosition parameter may have its "field" member filled with
329      * an enum value specifying a field.  On output, the FieldPosition will be filled
330      * in with the text offsets for that field.
331      * <P> For example, given a time text
332      * "1996.07.10 AD at 15:08:56 PDT", if the given fieldPosition.field is
333      * UDAT_YEAR_FIELD, the offsets fieldPosition.beginIndex and
334      * statfieldPositionus.getEndIndex will be set to 0 and 4, respectively.
335      * <P> Notice
336      * that if the same time field appears more than once in a pattern, the status will
337      * be set for the first occurence of that time field. For instance,
338      * formatting a UDate to the time string "1 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)"
339      * using the pattern "h a z (zzzz)" and the alignment field
340      * DateFormat::TIMEZONE_FIELD, the offsets fieldPosition.beginIndex and
341      * fieldPosition.getEndIndex will be set to 5 and 8, respectively, for the first
342      * occurence of the timezone pattern character 'z'.
343      *
344      * @param date          UDate to be formatted into a date/time string.
345      * @param appendTo      Output parameter to receive result.
346      *                      Result is appended to existing contents.
347      * @param fieldPosition On input: an alignment field, if desired (see examples above)
348      *                      On output: the offsets of the alignment field (see examples above)
349      * @return              Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
350      * @stable ICU 2.0
351      */
352     UnicodeString& format(  UDate date,
353                             UnicodeString& appendTo,
354                             FieldPosition& fieldPosition) const;
355 
356     /**
357      * Formats a UDate into a date/time string.
358      *
359      * @param date      UDate to be formatted into a date/time string.
360      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
361      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
362      * @param posIter   On return, can be used to iterate over positions
363      *                  of fields generated by this format call.  Field values
364      *                  are defined in UDateFormatField.  Can be NULL.
365      * @param status    error status.
366      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
367      * @stable ICU 4.4
368      */
369     UnicodeString& format(UDate date,
370                           UnicodeString& appendTo,
371                           FieldPositionIterator* posIter,
372                           UErrorCode& status) const;
373     /**
374      * Formats a UDate into a date/time string. If there is a problem, you won't
375      * know, using this method. Use the overloaded format() method which takes a
376      * FieldPosition& to detect formatting problems.
377      *
378      * @param date      The UDate value to be formatted into a string.
379      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
380      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
381      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
382      * @stable ICU 2.0
383      */
384     UnicodeString& format(UDate date, UnicodeString& appendTo) const;
385 
386     /**
387      * Parse a date/time string. For example, a time text "07/10/96 4:5 PM, PDT"
388      * will be parsed into a UDate that is equivalent to Date(837039928046).
389      * Parsing begins at the beginning of the string and proceeds as far as
390      * possible.  Assuming no parse errors were encountered, this function
391      * doesn't return any information about how much of the string was consumed
392      * by the parsing.  If you need that information, use the version of
393      * parse() that takes a ParsePosition.
394      * <P>
395      * By default, parsing is lenient: If the input is not in the form used by
396      * this object's format method but can still be parsed as a date, then the
397      * parse succeeds. Clients may insist on strict adherence to the format by
398      * calling setLenient(false).
399      * @see DateFormat::setLenient(boolean)
400      * <P>
401      * Note that the normal date formats associated with some calendars - such
402      * as the Chinese lunar calendar - do not specify enough fields to enable
403      * dates to be parsed unambiguously. In the case of the Chinese lunar
404      * calendar, while the year within the current 60-year cycle is specified,
405      * the number of such cycles since the start date of the calendar (in the
406      * ERA field of the Calendar object) is not normally part of the format,
407      * and parsing may assume the wrong era. For cases such as this it is
408      * recommended that clients parse using the method
409      * parse(const UnicodeString&, Calendar& cal, ParsePosition&)
410      * with the Calendar passed in set to the current date, or to a date
411      * within the era/cycle that should be assumed if absent in the format.
412      *
413      * @param text      The date/time string to be parsed into a UDate value.
414      * @param status    Output param to be set to success/failure code. If
415      *                  'text' cannot be parsed, it will be set to a failure
416      *                  code.
417      * @return          The parsed UDate value, if successful.
418      * @stable ICU 2.0
419      */
420     virtual UDate parse( const UnicodeString& text,
421                         UErrorCode& status) const;
422 
423     /**
424      * Parse a date/time string beginning at the given parse position. For
425      * example, a time text "07/10/96 4:5 PM, PDT" will be parsed into a Date
426      * that is equivalent to Date(837039928046).
427      * <P>
428      * By default, parsing is lenient: If the input is not in the form used by
429      * this object's format method but can still be parsed as a date, then the
430      * parse succeeds. Clients may insist on strict adherence to the format by
431      * calling setLenient(false).
432      * @see DateFormat::setLenient(boolean)
433      *
434      * @param text  The date/time string to be parsed.
435      * @param cal   A Calendar set on input to the date and time to be used for
436      *              missing values in the date/time string being parsed, and set
437      *              on output to the parsed date/time. When the calendar type is
438      *              different from the internal calendar held by this DateFormat
439      *              instance, the internal calendar will be cloned to a work
440      *              calendar set to the same milliseconds and time zone as the
441      *              cal parameter, field values will be parsed based on the work
442      *              calendar, then the result (milliseconds and time zone) will
443      *              be set in this calendar.
444      * @param pos   On input, the position at which to start parsing; on
445      *              output, the position at which parsing terminated, or the
446      *              start position if the parse failed.
447      * @stable ICU 2.1
448      */
449     virtual void parse( const UnicodeString& text,
450                         Calendar& cal,
451                         ParsePosition& pos) const = 0;
452 
453     /**
454      * Parse a date/time string beginning at the given parse position. For
455      * example, a time text "07/10/96 4:5 PM, PDT" will be parsed into a Date
456      * that is equivalent to Date(837039928046).
457      * <P>
458      * By default, parsing is lenient: If the input is not in the form used by
459      * this object's format method but can still be parsed as a date, then the
460      * parse succeeds. Clients may insist on strict adherence to the format by
461      * calling setLenient(false).
462      * @see DateFormat::setLenient(boolean)
463      * <P>
464      * Note that the normal date formats associated with some calendars - such
465      * as the Chinese lunar calendar - do not specify enough fields to enable
466      * dates to be parsed unambiguously. In the case of the Chinese lunar
467      * calendar, while the year within the current 60-year cycle is specified,
468      * the number of such cycles since the start date of the calendar (in the
469      * ERA field of the Calendar object) is not normally part of the format,
470      * and parsing may assume the wrong era. For cases such as this it is
471      * recommended that clients parse using the method
472      * parse(const UnicodeString&, Calendar& cal, ParsePosition&)
473      * with the Calendar passed in set to the current date, or to a date
474      * within the era/cycle that should be assumed if absent in the format.
475      *
476      * @param text  The date/time string to be parsed into a UDate value.
477      * @param pos   On input, the position at which to start parsing; on
478      *              output, the position at which parsing terminated, or the
479      *              start position if the parse failed.
480      * @return      A valid UDate if the input could be parsed.
481      * @stable ICU 2.0
482      */
483     UDate parse( const UnicodeString& text,
484                  ParsePosition& pos) const;
485 
486     /**
487      * Parse a string to produce an object. This methods handles parsing of
488      * date/time strings into Formattable objects with UDate types.
489      * <P>
490      * Before calling, set parse_pos.index to the offset you want to start
491      * parsing at in the source. After calling, parse_pos.index is the end of
492      * the text you parsed. If error occurs, index is unchanged.
493      * <P>
494      * When parsing, leading whitespace is discarded (with a successful parse),
495      * while trailing whitespace is left as is.
496      * <P>
497      * See Format::parseObject() for more.
498      *
499      * @param source    The string to be parsed into an object.
500      * @param result    Formattable to be set to the parse result.
501      *                  If parse fails, return contents are undefined.
502      * @param parse_pos The position to start parsing at. Upon return
503      *                  this param is set to the position after the
504      *                  last character successfully parsed. If the
505      *                  source is not parsed successfully, this param
506      *                  will remain unchanged.
507      * @stable ICU 2.0
508      */
509     virtual void parseObject(const UnicodeString& source,
510                              Formattable& result,
511                              ParsePosition& parse_pos) const;
512 
513     /**
514      * Create a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both
515      * the date and the time.
516      *
517      * @return A date/time formatter which the caller owns.
518      * @stable ICU 2.0
519      */
520     static DateFormat* U_EXPORT2 createInstance(void);
521 
522     /**
523      * Creates a time formatter with the given formatting style for the given
524      * locale.
525      *
526      * @param style     The given formatting style. For example,
527      *                  SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale. Relative
528      *                  time styles are not currently supported.
529      * @param aLocale   The given locale.
530      * @return          A time formatter which the caller owns.
531      * @stable ICU 2.0
532      */
533     static DateFormat* U_EXPORT2 createTimeInstance(EStyle style = kDefault,
534                                           const Locale& aLocale = Locale::getDefault());
535 
536     /**
537      * Creates a date formatter with the given formatting style for the given
538      * const locale.
539      *
540      * @param style     The given formatting style. For example, SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the
541      *                  US locale. As currently implemented, relative date formatting only
542      *                  affects a limited range of calendar days before or after the
543      *                  current date, based on the CLDR &lt;field type="day"&gt;/&lt;relative&gt; data:
544      *                  For example, in English, "Yesterday", "Today", and "Tomorrow".
545      *                  Outside of this range, dates are formatted using the corresponding
546      *                  non-relative style.
547      * @param aLocale   The given locale.
548      * @return          A date formatter which the caller owns.
549      * @stable ICU 2.0
550      */
551     static DateFormat* U_EXPORT2 createDateInstance(EStyle style = kDefault,
552                                           const Locale& aLocale = Locale::getDefault());
553 
554     /**
555      * Creates a date/time formatter with the given formatting styles for the
556      * given locale.
557      *
558      * @param dateStyle The given formatting style for the date portion of the result.
559      *                  For example, SHORT for "M/d/yy" in the US locale. As currently
560      *                  implemented, relative date formatting only affects a limited range
561      *                  of calendar days before or after the current date, based on the
562      *                  CLDR &lt;field type="day"&gt;/&lt;relative&gt; data: For example, in English,
563      *                  "Yesterday", "Today", and "Tomorrow". Outside of this range, dates
564      *                  are formatted using the corresponding non-relative style.
565      * @param timeStyle The given formatting style for the time portion of the result.
566      *                  For example, SHORT for "h:mm a" in the US locale. Relative
567      *                  time styles are not currently supported.
568      * @param aLocale   The given locale.
569      * @return          A date/time formatter which the caller owns.
570      * @stable ICU 2.0
571      */
572     static DateFormat* U_EXPORT2 createDateTimeInstance(EStyle dateStyle = kDefault,
573                                               EStyle timeStyle = kDefault,
574                                               const Locale& aLocale = Locale::getDefault());
575 
576 #ifndef U_HIDE_INTERNAL_API
577     /**
578      * Returns the best pattern given a skeleton and locale.
579      * @param locale the locale
580      * @param skeleton the skeleton
581      * @param status ICU error returned here
582      * @return the best pattern.
583      * @internal For ICU use only.
584      */
585     static UnicodeString getBestPattern(
586             const Locale &locale,
587             const UnicodeString &skeleton,
588             UErrorCode &status);
589 #endif  /* U_HIDE_INTERNAL_API */
590 
591     /**
592      * Creates a date/time formatter for the given skeleton and
593      * default locale.
594      *
595      * @param skeleton The skeleton e.g "yMMMMd." Fields in the skeleton can
596      *                 be in any order, and this method uses the locale to
597      *                 map the skeleton to a pattern that includes locale
598      *                 specific separators with the fields in the appropriate
599      *                 order for that locale.
600      * @param status   Any error returned here.
601      * @return         A date/time formatter which the caller owns.
602      * @stable ICU 55
603      */
604     static DateFormat* U_EXPORT2 createInstanceForSkeleton(
605             const UnicodeString& skeleton,
606             UErrorCode &status);
607 
608     /**
609      * Creates a date/time formatter for the given skeleton and locale.
610      *
611      * @param skeleton The skeleton e.g "yMMMMd." Fields in the skeleton can
612      *                 be in any order, and this method uses the locale to
613      *                 map the skeleton to a pattern that includes locale
614      *                 specific separators with the fields in the appropriate
615      *                 order for that locale.
616      * @param locale  The given locale.
617      * @param status   Any error returned here.
618      * @return         A date/time formatter which the caller owns.
619      * @stable ICU 55
620      */
621     static DateFormat* U_EXPORT2 createInstanceForSkeleton(
622             const UnicodeString& skeleton,
623             const Locale &locale,
624             UErrorCode &status);
625 
626     /**
627      * Creates a date/time formatter for the given skeleton and locale.
628      *
629      * @param calendarToAdopt the calendar returned DateFormat is to use.
630      * @param skeleton The skeleton e.g "yMMMMd." Fields in the skeleton can
631      *                 be in any order, and this method uses the locale to
632      *                 map the skeleton to a pattern that includes locale
633      *                 specific separators with the fields in the appropriate
634      *                 order for that locale.
635      * @param locale  The given locale.
636      * @param status   Any error returned here.
637      * @return         A date/time formatter which the caller owns.
638      * @stable ICU 55
639      */
640     static DateFormat* U_EXPORT2 createInstanceForSkeleton(
641             Calendar *calendarToAdopt,
642             const UnicodeString& skeleton,
643             const Locale &locale,
644             UErrorCode &status);
645 
646 
647     /**
648      * Gets the set of locales for which DateFormats are installed.
649      * @param count Filled in with the number of locales in the list that is returned.
650      * @return the set of locales for which DateFormats are installed.  The caller
651      *  does NOT own this list and must not delete it.
652      * @stable ICU 2.0
653      */
654     static const Locale* U_EXPORT2 getAvailableLocales(int32_t& count);
655 
656     /**
657      * Returns whether both date/time parsing in the encapsulated Calendar object and DateFormat whitespace &
658      * numeric processing is lenient.
659      * @stable ICU 2.0
660      */
661     virtual UBool isLenient(void) const;
662 
663     /**
664      * Specifies whether date/time parsing is to be lenient.  With
665      * lenient parsing, the parser may use heuristics to interpret inputs that
666      * do not precisely match this object's format.  Without lenient parsing,
667      * inputs must match this object's format more closely.
668      *
669      * Note: ICU 53 introduced finer grained control of leniency (and added
670      * new control points) making the preferred method a combination of
671      * setCalendarLenient() & setBooleanAttribute() calls.
672      * This method supports prior functionality but may not support all
673      * future leniency control & behavior of DateFormat. For control of pre 53 leniency,
674      * Calendar and DateFormat whitespace & numeric tolerance, this method is safe to
675      * use. However, mixing leniency control via this method and modification of the
676      * newer attributes via setBooleanAttribute() may produce undesirable
677      * results.
678      *
679      * @param lenient  True specifies date/time interpretation to be lenient.
680      * @see Calendar::setLenient
681      * @stable ICU 2.0
682      */
683     virtual void setLenient(UBool lenient);
684 
685 
686     /**
687      * Returns whether date/time parsing in the encapsulated Calendar object processing is lenient.
688      * @stable ICU 53
689      */
690     virtual UBool isCalendarLenient(void) const;
691 
692 
693     /**
694      * Specifies whether encapsulated Calendar date/time parsing is to be lenient.  With
695      * lenient parsing, the parser may use heuristics to interpret inputs that
696      * do not precisely match this object's format.  Without lenient parsing,
697      * inputs must match this object's format more closely.
698      * @param lenient when true, parsing is lenient
699      * @see com.ibm.icu.util.Calendar#setLenient
700      * @stable ICU 53
701      */
702     virtual void setCalendarLenient(UBool lenient);
703 
704 
705     /**
706      * Gets the calendar associated with this date/time formatter.
707      * The calendar is owned by the formatter and must not be modified.
708      * Also, the calendar does not reflect the results of a parse operation.
709      * To parse to a calendar, use {@link #parse(const UnicodeString&, Calendar& cal, ParsePosition&) const parse(const UnicodeString&, Calendar& cal, ParsePosition&)}
710      * @return the calendar associated with this date/time formatter.
711      * @stable ICU 2.0
712      */
713     virtual const Calendar* getCalendar(void) const;
714 
715     /**
716      * Set the calendar to be used by this date format. Initially, the default
717      * calendar for the specified or default locale is used.  The caller should
718      * not delete the Calendar object after it is adopted by this call.
719      * Adopting a new calendar will change to the default symbols.
720      *
721      * @param calendarToAdopt    Calendar object to be adopted.
722      * @stable ICU 2.0
723      */
724     virtual void adoptCalendar(Calendar* calendarToAdopt);
725 
726     /**
727      * Set the calendar to be used by this date format. Initially, the default
728      * calendar for the specified or default locale is used.
729      *
730      * @param newCalendar Calendar object to be set.
731      * @stable ICU 2.0
732      */
733     virtual void setCalendar(const Calendar& newCalendar);
734 
735 
736     /**
737      * Gets the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses to format
738      * and parse the numeric portions of the pattern.
739      * @return the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses.
740      * @stable ICU 2.0
741      */
742     virtual const NumberFormat* getNumberFormat(void) const;
743 
744     /**
745      * Allows you to set the number formatter.  The caller should
746      * not delete the NumberFormat object after it is adopted by this call.
747      * @param formatToAdopt     NumberFormat object to be adopted.
748      * @stable ICU 2.0
749      */
750     virtual void adoptNumberFormat(NumberFormat* formatToAdopt);
751 
752     /**
753      * Allows you to set the number formatter.
754      * @param newNumberFormat  NumberFormat object to be set.
755      * @stable ICU 2.0
756      */
757     virtual void setNumberFormat(const NumberFormat& newNumberFormat);
758 
759     /**
760      * Returns a reference to the TimeZone used by this DateFormat's calendar.
761      * @return the time zone associated with the calendar of DateFormat.
762      * @stable ICU 2.0
763      */
764     virtual const TimeZone& getTimeZone(void) const;
765 
766     /**
767      * Sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object. The caller
768      * no longer owns the TimeZone object and should not delete it after this call.
769      * @param zoneToAdopt the TimeZone to be adopted.
770      * @stable ICU 2.0
771      */
772     virtual void adoptTimeZone(TimeZone* zoneToAdopt);
773 
774     /**
775      * Sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object.
776      * @param zone the new time zone.
777      * @stable ICU 2.0
778      */
779     virtual void setTimeZone(const TimeZone& zone);
780 
781     /**
782      * Set a particular UDisplayContext value in the formatter, such as
783      * UDISPCTX_CAPITALIZATION_FOR_STANDALONE.
784      * @param value The UDisplayContext value to set.
785      * @param status Input/output status. If at entry this indicates a failure
786      *               status, the function will do nothing; otherwise this will be
787      *               updated with any new status from the function.
788      * @stable ICU 53
789      */
790     virtual void setContext(UDisplayContext value, UErrorCode& status);
791 
792     /**
793      * Get the formatter's UDisplayContext value for the specified UDisplayContextType,
794      * such as UDISPCTX_TYPE_CAPITALIZATION.
795      * @param type The UDisplayContextType whose value to return
796      * @param status Input/output status. If at entry this indicates a failure
797      *               status, the function will do nothing; otherwise this will be
798      *               updated with any new status from the function.
799      * @return The UDisplayContextValue for the specified type.
800      * @stable ICU 53
801      */
802     virtual UDisplayContext getContext(UDisplayContextType type, UErrorCode& status) const;
803 
804    /**
805      * Sets an boolean attribute on this DateFormat.
806      * May return U_UNSUPPORTED_ERROR if this instance does not support
807      * the specified attribute.
808      * @param attr the attribute to set
809      * @param newvalue new value
810      * @param status the error type
811      * @return *this - for chaining (example: format.setAttribute(...).setAttribute(...) )
812      * @stable ICU 53
813      */
814 
815     virtual DateFormat&  U_EXPORT2 setBooleanAttribute(UDateFormatBooleanAttribute attr,
816     									UBool newvalue,
817     									UErrorCode &status);
818 
819     /**
820      * Returns a boolean from this DateFormat
821      * May return U_UNSUPPORTED_ERROR if this instance does not support
822      * the specified attribute.
823      * @param attr the attribute to set
824      * @param status the error type
825      * @return the attribute value. Undefined if there is an error.
826      * @stable ICU 53
827      */
828     virtual UBool U_EXPORT2 getBooleanAttribute(UDateFormatBooleanAttribute attr, UErrorCode &status) const;
829 
830 protected:
831     /**
832      * Default constructor.  Creates a DateFormat with no Calendar or NumberFormat
833      * associated with it.  This constructor depends on the subclasses to fill in
834      * the calendar and numberFormat fields.
835      * @stable ICU 2.0
836      */
837     DateFormat();
838 
839     /**
840      * Copy constructor.
841      * @stable ICU 2.0
842      */
843     DateFormat(const DateFormat&);
844 
845     /**
846      * Default assignment operator.
847      * @stable ICU 2.0
848      */
849     DateFormat& operator=(const DateFormat&);
850 
851     /**
852      * The calendar that DateFormat uses to produce the time field values needed
853      * to implement date/time formatting. Subclasses should generally initialize
854      * this to the default calendar for the locale associated with this DateFormat.
855      * @stable ICU 2.4
856      */
857     Calendar* fCalendar;
858 
859     /**
860      * The number formatter that DateFormat uses to format numbers in dates and
861      * times. Subclasses should generally initialize this to the default number
862      * format for the locale associated with this DateFormat.
863      * @stable ICU 2.4
864      */
865     NumberFormat* fNumberFormat;
866 
867 
868 private:
869 
870     /**
871      * Gets the date/time formatter with the given formatting styles for the
872      * given locale.
873      * @param dateStyle the given date formatting style.
874      * @param timeStyle the given time formatting style.
875      * @param inLocale the given locale.
876      * @return a date/time formatter, or 0 on failure.
877      */
878     static DateFormat* U_EXPORT2 create(EStyle timeStyle, EStyle dateStyle, const Locale& inLocale);
879 
880 
881     /**
882      * enum set of active boolean attributes for this instance
883      */
884     EnumSet<UDateFormatBooleanAttribute, 0, UDAT_BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT> fBoolFlags;
885 
886 
887     UDisplayContext fCapitalizationContext;
888     friend class DateFmtKeyByStyle;
889 
890 public:
891 #ifndef U_HIDE_OBSOLETE_API
892     /**
893      * Field selector for FieldPosition for DateFormat fields.
894      * @obsolete ICU 3.4 use UDateFormatField instead, since this API will be
895      * removed in that release
896      */
897     enum EField
898     {
899         // Obsolete; use UDateFormatField instead
900         kEraField = UDAT_ERA_FIELD,
901         kYearField = UDAT_YEAR_FIELD,
902         kMonthField = UDAT_MONTH_FIELD,
903         kDateField = UDAT_DATE_FIELD,
904         kHourOfDay1Field = UDAT_HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD,
905         kHourOfDay0Field = UDAT_HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD,
906         kMinuteField = UDAT_MINUTE_FIELD,
907         kSecondField = UDAT_SECOND_FIELD,
908         kMillisecondField = UDAT_FRACTIONAL_SECOND_FIELD,
909         kDayOfWeekField = UDAT_DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD,
910         kDayOfYearField = UDAT_DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD,
911         kDayOfWeekInMonthField = UDAT_DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD,
912         kWeekOfYearField = UDAT_WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD,
913         kWeekOfMonthField = UDAT_WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD,
914         kAmPmField = UDAT_AM_PM_FIELD,
915         kHour1Field = UDAT_HOUR1_FIELD,
916         kHour0Field = UDAT_HOUR0_FIELD,
917         kTimezoneField = UDAT_TIMEZONE_FIELD,
918         kYearWOYField = UDAT_YEAR_WOY_FIELD,
919         kDOWLocalField = UDAT_DOW_LOCAL_FIELD,
920         kExtendedYearField = UDAT_EXTENDED_YEAR_FIELD,
921         kJulianDayField = UDAT_JULIAN_DAY_FIELD,
922         kMillisecondsInDayField = UDAT_MILLISECONDS_IN_DAY_FIELD,
923 
924         // Obsolete; use UDateFormatField instead
925         ERA_FIELD = UDAT_ERA_FIELD,
926         YEAR_FIELD = UDAT_YEAR_FIELD,
927         MONTH_FIELD = UDAT_MONTH_FIELD,
928         DATE_FIELD = UDAT_DATE_FIELD,
929         HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD = UDAT_HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD,
930         HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD = UDAT_HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD,
931         MINUTE_FIELD = UDAT_MINUTE_FIELD,
932         SECOND_FIELD = UDAT_SECOND_FIELD,
933         MILLISECOND_FIELD = UDAT_FRACTIONAL_SECOND_FIELD,
934         DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD = UDAT_DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD,
935         DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD = UDAT_DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD,
936         DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD = UDAT_DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD,
937         WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD = UDAT_WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD,
938         WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD = UDAT_WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD,
939         AM_PM_FIELD = UDAT_AM_PM_FIELD,
940         HOUR1_FIELD = UDAT_HOUR1_FIELD,
941         HOUR0_FIELD = UDAT_HOUR0_FIELD,
942         TIMEZONE_FIELD = UDAT_TIMEZONE_FIELD
943     };
944 #endif  /* U_HIDE_OBSOLETE_API */
945 };
946 
947 U_NAMESPACE_END
948 
949 #endif /* #if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING */
950 
951 #endif // _DATEFMT
952 //eof
953