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1 /*
2 *******************************************************************************
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 2012-2013, International Business Machines
5 * Corporation and others. All Rights Reserved.
6 *
7 *******************************************************************************
8 * file name: listformatter.h
9 * encoding: US-ASCII
10 * tab size: 8 (not used)
11 * indentation:4
12 *
13 * created on: 20120426
14 * created by: Umesh P. Nair
15 */
16
17 #ifndef __LISTFORMATTER_H__
18 #define __LISTFORMATTER_H__
19
20 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
21
22 #ifndef U_HIDE_DRAFT_API
23
24 #include "unicode/unistr.h"
25 #include "unicode/locid.h"
26
27 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
28
29 /** @internal */
30 class Hashtable;
31
32 /** @internal */
33 struct ListFormatData : public UMemory {
34 UnicodeString twoPattern;
35 UnicodeString startPattern;
36 UnicodeString middlePattern;
37 UnicodeString endPattern;
38
39 ListFormatData(const UnicodeString& two, const UnicodeString& start, const UnicodeString& middle, const UnicodeString& end) :
40 twoPattern(two), startPattern(start), middlePattern(middle), endPattern(end) {}
41 };
42
43
44 /**
45 * \file
46 * \brief C++ API: API for formatting a list.
47 */
48
49
50 /**
51 * An immutable class for formatting a list, using data from CLDR (or supplied
52 * separately).
53 *
54 * Example: Input data ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie", "Delta"] will be formatted
55 * as "Alice, Bob, Charlie and Delta" in English.
56 *
57 * The ListFormatter class is not intended for public subclassing.
58 * @draft ICU 50
59 */
60 class U_COMMON_API ListFormatter : public UObject{
61
62 public:
63 /**
64 * Creates a ListFormatter appropriate for the default locale.
65 *
66 * @param errorCode ICU error code, set if no data available for default locale.
67 * @return Pointer to a ListFormatter object for the default locale,
68 * created from internal data derived from CLDR data.
69 * @draft ICU 50
70 */
71 static ListFormatter* createInstance(UErrorCode& errorCode);
72
73 /**
74 * Creates a ListFormatter appropriate for a locale.
75 *
76 * @param locale The locale.
77 * @param errorCode ICU error code, set if no data available for the given locale.
78 * @return A ListFormatter object created from internal data derived from
79 * CLDR data.
80 * @draft ICU 50
81 */
82 static ListFormatter* createInstance(const Locale& locale, UErrorCode& errorCode);
83
84
85 /**
86 * Destructor.
87 *
88 * @draft ICU 50
89 */
90 virtual ~ListFormatter();
91
92
93 /**
94 * Formats a list of strings.
95 *
96 * @param items An array of strings to be combined and formatted.
97 * @param n_items Length of the array items.
98 * @param appendTo The string to which the result should be appended to.
99 * @param errorCode ICU error code, set if there is an error.
100 * @return Formatted string combining the elements of items, appended to appendTo.
101 * @draft ICU 50
102 */
103 UnicodeString& format(const UnicodeString items[], int32_t n_items,
104 UnicodeString& appendTo, UErrorCode& errorCode) const;
105
106 /**
107 * @internal constructor made public for testing.
108 */
109 ListFormatter(const ListFormatData& listFormatterData);
110
111 private:
112 static void initializeHash(UErrorCode& errorCode);
113 static const ListFormatData* getListFormatData(const Locale& locale, UErrorCode& errorCode);
114
115 ListFormatter();
116 ListFormatter(const ListFormatter&);
117
118 ListFormatter& operator = (const ListFormatter&);
119 void addNewString(const UnicodeString& pattern, UnicodeString& originalString,
120 const UnicodeString& newString, UErrorCode& errorCode) const;
121
122 const ListFormatData& data;
123 };
124
125 U_NAMESPACE_END
126
127 #endif /* U_HIDE_DRAFT_API */
128 #endif