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package com.google.gwt.i18n.rebind;
import com.google.gwt.i18n.shared.GwtLocale;
import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale;
/**
* Helper class to create a localized date/time pattern based on a pattern
* skeleton.
*/
public class DateTimePatternGenerator {
// TODO(jat): Currently uses ICU4J's DateTimePatternGenerator, but should
// probably be rewritten to avoid that dependency.
private final com.ibm.icu.text.DateTimePatternGenerator dtpg;
/**
* Construct a DateTimePatternGenerator for a given locale.
*
* @param gwtLocale
*/
public DateTimePatternGenerator(GwtLocale gwtLocale) {
String localeName = gwtLocale.getAsString();
localeName = ULocale.canonicalize(localeName);
ULocale locale = new ULocale(localeName);
dtpg = com.ibm.icu.text.DateTimePatternGenerator.getInstance(locale);
}
/**
* Get the best matching localized pattern for the requested skeleton
* pattern.
*
* @param skeleton a skeleton pattern consisting of groups of pattern
* characters - spaces and punctuation are ignored
* @return a localized pattern suitable for use with
* {@link com.google.gwt.i18n.client.DateTimeFormat}.
*/
public String getBestPattern(String skeleton) {
return dtpg.getBestPattern(skeleton);
}
}