GeneralFormatCollection

Inheritance: java.lang.Object

All Implemented Interfaces: java.lang.Iterable

public class GeneralFormatCollection implements Iterable

Represents a typed collection of general formats.

To learn more, visit the Working with Fields documentation article.

Examples:

Shows how to format field results.

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied.
 Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3");

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult());

 // We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's properties.
 // Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result.
 // 1 -  Numeric format:
 FieldFormat format = field.getFormat();
 format.setNumericFormat("$###.00");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("$  5.00", field.getResult());

 // 2 -  Date/time format:
 field = builder.insertField("DATE");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
 System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}");

 // 3 -  General format:
 field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER);
 field.update();

 int index = 0;
 Iterator generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator();
 while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) {
     int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next();
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value));
 }

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0));

 // We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form.
 format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0);
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33  ", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 

Methods

Method	Description
add(int item)
get(int index)	Gets a general format at the specified index.
getCount()	Gets the total number of the items in the collection.
iterator()	Returns an enumerator object.
remove(int item)
removeAt(int index)	Removes a general format occurrence at the specified index.

add(int item)

public void add(int item)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
item	int

get(int index)

public int get(int index)

Gets a general format at the specified index.

Examples:

Shows how to format field results.

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied.
 Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3");

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult());

 // We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's properties.
 // Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result.
 // 1 -  Numeric format:
 FieldFormat format = field.getFormat();
 format.setNumericFormat("$###.00");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("$  5.00", field.getResult());

 // 2 -  Date/time format:
 field = builder.insertField("DATE");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
 System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}");

 // 3 -  General format:
 field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER);
 field.update();

 int index = 0;
 Iterator generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator();
 while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) {
     int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next();
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value));
 }

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0));

 // We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form.
 format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0);
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33  ", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
index	int	The index of a general format.

Returns: int - A general format. The returned value is one of GeneralFormat constants.

getCount()

public int getCount()

Gets the total number of the items in the collection.

Examples:

Shows how to format field results.

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied.
 Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3");

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult());

 // We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's properties.
 // Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result.
 // 1 -  Numeric format:
 FieldFormat format = field.getFormat();
 format.setNumericFormat("$###.00");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("$  5.00", field.getResult());

 // 2 -  Date/time format:
 field = builder.insertField("DATE");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
 System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}");

 // 3 -  General format:
 field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER);
 field.update();

 int index = 0;
 Iterator generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator();
 while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) {
     int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next();
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value));
 }

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0));

 // We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form.
 format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0);
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33  ", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 

Returns: int - The total number of the items in the collection.

iterator()

public Iterator iterator()

Returns an enumerator object.

Examples:

Shows how to format field results.

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied.
 Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3");

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult());

 // We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's properties.
 // Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result.
 // 1 -  Numeric format:
 FieldFormat format = field.getFormat();
 format.setNumericFormat("$###.00");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("$  5.00", field.getResult());

 // 2 -  Date/time format:
 field = builder.insertField("DATE");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
 System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}");

 // 3 -  General format:
 field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER);
 field.update();

 int index = 0;
 Iterator generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator();
 while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) {
     int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next();
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value));
 }

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0));

 // We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form.
 format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0);
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33  ", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 

Returns: java.util.Iterator

remove(int item)

public void remove(int item)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
item	int

removeAt(int index)

public void removeAt(int index)

Removes a general format occurrence at the specified index.

Examples:

Shows how to format field results.

 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied.
 Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3");

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult());

 // We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's properties.
 // Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result.
 // 1 -  Numeric format:
 FieldFormat format = field.getFormat();
 format.setNumericFormat("$###.00");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("$  5.00", field.getResult());

 // 2 -  Date/time format:
 field = builder.insertField("DATE");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
 System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}");

 // 3 -  General format:
 field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33");
 format = field.getFormat();
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER);
 field.update();

 int index = 0;
 Iterator generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator();
 while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) {
     int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next();
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value));
 }

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0));

 // We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form.
 format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
 format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0);
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 field.update();

 Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33  ", field.getFieldCode());
 Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult());
 Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
 

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
index	int