SignStyle
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  SignStyle
  
  
  
  
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| java.lang.Object | ||
| ↳ | java.lang.Enum<java.time.format.SignStyle> | |
| ↳ | java.time.format.SignStyle | |
Enumeration of ways to handle the positive/negative sign.
 The formatting engine allows the positive and negative signs of numbers
 to be controlled using this enum.
 See DateTimeFormatterBuilder for usage.
Summary
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| SignStyle | ALWAYSStyle to always output the sign, where zero will output '+'. | 
| SignStyle | EXCEEDS_PADStyle to always output the sign if the value exceeds the pad width. | 
| SignStyle | NEVERStyle to never output sign, only outputting the absolute value. | 
| SignStyle | NORMALStyle to output the sign only if the value is negative. | 
| SignStyle | NOT_NEGATIVEStyle to block negative values, throwing an exception on printing. | 
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        SignStyle | 
      valueOf(String name)
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        SignStyle[] | 
      values()
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Enum values
ALWAYS
public static final SignStyle ALWAYS
Style to always output the sign, where zero will output '+'.
In strict parsing, the absence of a sign will be rejected. In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted, with the absence of a sign treated as a positive number.
EXCEEDS_PAD
public static final SignStyle EXCEEDS_PAD
Style to always output the sign if the value exceeds the pad width. A negative value will always output the '-' sign.
In strict parsing, the sign will be rejected unless the pad width is exceeded. In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted, with the absence of a sign treated as a positive number.
NEVER
public static final SignStyle NEVER
Style to never output sign, only outputting the absolute value.
In strict parsing, any sign will be rejected. In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted unless the width is fixed.
NORMAL
public static final SignStyle NORMAL
Style to output the sign only if the value is negative.
In strict parsing, the negative sign will be accepted and the positive sign rejected. In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted.
NOT_NEGATIVE
public static final SignStyle NOT_NEGATIVE
Style to block negative values, throwing an exception on printing.
In strict parsing, any sign will be rejected. In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted unless the width is fixed.
Public methods
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