Format.Field

public static class Format.Field
extends AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

java.lang.Object
↳	java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute
	↳	java.text.Format.Field

Known direct subclasses

DateFormat.Field, MessageFormat.Field, NumberFormat.Field

DateFormat.Field	Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `DateFormat.formatToCharacterIterator` and as field identifiers in `FieldPosition`.
MessageFormat.Field	Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `MessageFormat.formatToCharacterIterator`.
NumberFormat.Field	The instances of this inner class are used as attribute keys and values in AttributedCharacterIterator that NumberFormat.formatToCharacterIterator() method returns.

Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the AttributedCharacterIterator returned from Format.formatToCharacterIterator and as field identifiers in FieldPosition.

Summary

Inherited fields

From class java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

`public static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute`	`INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT` Attribute key for input method segments.
`public static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute`	`LANGUAGE` Attribute key for the language of some text.
`public static final AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute`	`READING` Attribute key for the reading of some text.

Protected constructors
`Field(String name)` Creates a Field with the specified name.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

`final boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Compares two objects for equality.
`String`	`getName()` Returns the name of the attribute.
`final int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`Object`	`readResolve()` Resolves instances being deserialized to the predefined constants.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Protected constructors

Field

Added in API level 1

protected Field (String name)

Creates a Field with the specified name.

Parameters
`name`	`String`: Name of the attribute