BreakIteratorProvider (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

java.lang.Object
- java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
- - java.text.spi.BreakIteratorProvider

```
public abstract class BreakIteratorProvider
extends LocaleServiceProvider
```
An abstract class for service providers that provide concrete implementations of the BreakIterator class.

Since:

1.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected BreakIteratorProvider()
Sole constructor.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`BreakIteratorProvider()` Sole constructor.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`abstract BreakIterator`	`getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)` Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for character breaks for the given locale.
`abstract BreakIterator`	`getLineInstance(Locale locale)` Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for line breaks for the given locale.
`abstract BreakIterator`	`getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)` Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for sentence breaks for the given locale.
`abstract BreakIterator`	`getWordInstance(Locale locale)` Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for word breaks for the given locale.

Methods inherited from class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
getAvailableLocales

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

- Constructor Detail
  - BreakIteratorProvider
```
protected BreakIteratorProvider()
```
    Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)
- Method Detail
  - getWordInstance
```
public abstract BreakIterator getWordInstance(Locale locale)
```
    Returns a new BreakIterator instance for word breaks for the given locale.
    
    Parameters:
    locale - the desired locale
    
    Returns:
    A break iterator for word breaks
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if locale is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().
    See Also:
    BreakIterator.getWordInstance(java.util.Locale)
  - getLineInstance
```
public abstract BreakIterator getLineInstance(Locale locale)
```
    Returns a new BreakIterator instance for line breaks for the given locale.
    
    Parameters:
    locale - the desired locale
    
    Returns:
    A break iterator for line breaks
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if locale is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().
    See Also:
    BreakIterator.getLineInstance(java.util.Locale)
  - getCharacterInstance
```
public abstract BreakIterator getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)
```
    Returns a new BreakIterator instance for character breaks for the given locale.
    
    Parameters:
    locale - the desired locale
    
    Returns:
    A break iterator for character breaks
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if locale is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().
    See Also:
    BreakIterator.getCharacterInstance(java.util.Locale)
  - getSentenceInstance
```
public abstract BreakIterator getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)
```
    Returns a new BreakIterator instance for sentence breaks for the given locale.
    
    Parameters:
    locale - the desired locale
    
    Returns:
    A break iterator for sentence breaks
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if locale is null
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if locale isn't one of the locales returned from getAvailableLocales().
    See Also:
    BreakIterator.getSentenceInstance(java.util.Locale)

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Class BreakIteratorProvider

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

BreakIteratorProvider

Method Detail

getWordInstance

getLineInstance

getCharacterInstance

getSentenceInstance