MeasureFormat

java.lang.Object
- java.text.Format
- - javax.measure.MeasureFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable
```
public abstract class MeasureFormat
extends Format
```
This class provides the interface for formatting and parsing measures.

As a minimum, instances of this class should be able to parse/format measure using CompoundUnit.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.text.Format
  Format.Field

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MeasureFormat()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static MeasureFormat`	`getInstance()`	Returns the measure format for the default locale.
`static MeasureFormat`	`getInstance(NumberFormat numberFormat, UnitFormat unitFormat)`	Returns the measure format using the specified number format and unit format (the number and unit are separated by a space).

Methods inherited from class java.text.Format
clone, format, format, formatToCharacterIterator, parseObject, parseObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MeasureFormat
```
public MeasureFormat()
```
- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static MeasureFormat getInstance()
```
    Returns the measure format for the default locale.
    
    Returns:
    
    getInstance(Number.getInstance(), Unit.getInstance())
  - getInstance
```
public static MeasureFormat getInstance(NumberFormat numberFormat,
                                        UnitFormat unitFormat)
```
    Returns the measure format using the specified number format and unit format (the number and unit are separated by a space).
    
    Parameters:
    
    numberFormat - the number format.
    
    unitFormat - the unit format.
    
    Returns:
    
    the corresponding format.