package client.net.sf.saxon.ce.expr.number;
import client.net.sf.saxon.ce.tree.util.FastStringBuffer;
/**
* A NumericGroupFormatter is responsible for insertion of grouping separators
* into a formatted number (for example, reformatting "1234" as "1,234").
*/
public abstract class NumericGroupFormatter {
/**
* Reformat a number to add grouping separators
* @param value a buffer holding the number to be reformatted
* @return the reformatted number
*/
public abstract String format(FastStringBuffer value);
/**
* Get the grouping separator to be used. If more than one is used, return the last.
* If no grouping separators are used, return null
* @return the grouping separator
*/
public abstract String getSeparator();
}
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