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Diffstat (limited to 'android_icu4j/src/main/java/android/icu/text/PluralFormat.java')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/android_icu4j/src/main/java/android/icu/text/PluralFormat.java b/android_icu4j/src/main/java/android/icu/text/PluralFormat.java index 78e656d8d..f46d20eaf 100644 --- a/android_icu4j/src/main/java/android/icu/text/PluralFormat.java +++ b/android_icu4j/src/main/java/android/icu/text/PluralFormat.java @@ -22,15 +22,14 @@ import android.icu.util.ULocale; import android.icu.util.ULocale.Category; /** - * <p> * <code>PluralFormat</code> supports the creation of internationalized * messages with plural inflection. It is based on <i>plural * selection</i>, i.e. the caller specifies messages for each * plural case that can appear in the user's language and the * <code>PluralFormat</code> selects the appropriate message based on * the number. - * </p> - * <h4>The Problem of Plural Forms in Internationalized Messages</h4> + * + * <h3>The Problem of Plural Forms in Internationalized Messages</h3> * <p> * Different languages have different ways to inflect * plurals. Creating internationalized messages that include plural @@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ import android.icu.util.ULocale.Category; * applies to infinitely many intervals (e.g., the paucal case applies to * numbers ending with 2, 3, or 4 except those ending with 12, 13, or * 14). Thus <code>ChoiceFormat</code> is not adequate. - * </p><p> + * <p> * <code>PluralFormat</code> deals with this by breaking the problem * into two parts: * <ul> @@ -59,12 +58,12 @@ import android.icu.util.ULocale.Category; * rules, see the CLDR <i>Language Plural Rules</i> page at * http://unicode.org/repos/cldr-tmp/trunk/diff/supplemental/language_plural_rules.html * </ul> - * </p> + * * <h4>Usage of <code>PluralFormat</code></h4> * <p>Note: Typically, plural formatting is done via <code>MessageFormat</code> * with a <code>plural</code> argument type, * rather than using a stand-alone <code>PluralFormat</code>. - * </p><p> + * <p> * This discussion assumes that you use <code>PluralFormat</code> with * a predefined set of plural rules. You can create one using one of * the constructors that takes a <code>ULocale</code> object. To @@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ import android.icu.util.ULocale.Category; * <code>applyPattern()</code> method. The <code>format()</code> * method takes a number object and selects the message of the * matching plural case. This message will be returned. - * </p> + * * <h5>Patterns and Their Interpretation</h5> * <p> * The pattern text defines the message output for each plural case of the @@ -89,21 +88,20 @@ import android.icu.util.ULocale.Category; * 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. - * - * </p><p> + * <p> * There are 6 predefined case keywords in CLDR/ICU - 'zero', 'one', 'two', 'few', 'many' and * 'other'. You always have to define a message text for the default plural case * "<code>other</code>" 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 "<code>other</code>" gets assigned to this * plural case. - * </p><p> + * <p> * 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 <code>PluralRules</code> with the input number <em>minus the offset</em>. * (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. - * </p><p> + * <p> * An unquoted pound sign (<code>#</code>) 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. @@ -114,8 +112,8 @@ import android.icu.util.ULocale.Category; * <strong>Note:</strong> 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. - * </p> - * For a usage example, see the {@link MessageFormat} class documentation. + * + * <p>For a usage example, see the {@link MessageFormat} class documentation. * * <h4>Defining Custom Plural Rules</h4> * <p>If you need to use <code>PluralFormat</code> with custom rules, you can @@ -123,10 +121,9 @@ import android.icu.util.ULocale.Category; * <code>PluralFormat</code>'s constructor. If you also specify a locale in this * constructor, this locale will be used to format the number in the message * texts. - * </p><p> + * <p> * For more information about <code>PluralRules</code>, see * {@link PluralRules}. - * </p> * * @author tschumann (Tim Schumann) */ |