public abstract class BreakIteratorProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider
BreakIterator class.| Modifier | Constructor and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected  | BreakIteratorProvider()Sole constructor. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract BreakIterator | getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)Returns a new  BreakIteratorinstance
 for character breaks
 for the given locale. | 
| abstract BreakIterator | getLineInstance(Locale locale)Returns a new  BreakIteratorinstance
 for line breaks
 for the given locale. | 
| abstract BreakIterator | getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)Returns a new  BreakIteratorinstance
 for sentence breaks
 for the given locale. | 
| abstract BreakIterator | getWordInstance(Locale locale)Returns a new  BreakIteratorinstance
 for word breaks
 for the given locale. | 
getAvailableLocales, isSupportedLocaleprotected BreakIteratorProvider()
public abstract BreakIterator getWordInstance(Locale locale)
BreakIterator instance
 for word breaks
 for the given locale.locale - the desired localeNullPointerException - if locale is nullIllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't
     one of the locales returned from
     getAvailableLocales().BreakIterator.getWordInstance(java.util.Locale)public abstract BreakIterator getLineInstance(Locale locale)
BreakIterator instance
 for line breaks
 for the given locale.locale - the desired localeNullPointerException - if locale is nullIllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't
     one of the locales returned from
     getAvailableLocales().BreakIterator.getLineInstance(java.util.Locale)public abstract BreakIterator getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)
BreakIterator instance
 for character breaks
 for the given locale.locale - the desired localeNullPointerException - if locale is nullIllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't
     one of the locales returned from
     getAvailableLocales().BreakIterator.getCharacterInstance(java.util.Locale)public abstract BreakIterator getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)
BreakIterator instance
 for sentence breaks
 for the given locale.locale - the desired localeNullPointerException - if locale is nullIllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't
     one of the locales returned from
     getAvailableLocales().BreakIterator.getSentenceInstance(java.util.Locale) Submit a bug or feature 
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