DateFormat.Field (Java Platform SE 8 )

java.lang.Object
- java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute
- - java.text.Format.Field
  - - java.text.DateFormat.Field

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Enclosing class:

DateFormat
```
public static class DateFormat.Field
extends Format.Field
```
Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the AttributedCharacterIterator returned from DateFormat.formatToCharacterIterator and as field identifiers in FieldPosition.
The class also provides two methods to map between its constants and the corresponding Calendar constants.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Calendar, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static DateFormat.Field`	`AM_PM` Constant identifying the time of day indicator (e.g.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`DAY_OF_MONTH` Constant identifying the day of month field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`DAY_OF_WEEK` Constant identifying the day of week field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH` Constant identifying the day of week field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`DAY_OF_YEAR` Constant identifying the day of year field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`ERA` Constant identifying the era field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`HOUR_OF_DAY0` Constant identifying the hour of day field, where the legal values are 0 to 23.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`HOUR_OF_DAY1` Constant identifying the hour of day field, where the legal values are 1 to 24.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`HOUR0` Constant identifying the hour field, where the legal values are 0 to 11.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`HOUR1` Constant identifying the hour field, where the legal values are 1 to 12.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`MILLISECOND` Constant identifying the millisecond field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`MINUTE` Constant identifying the minute field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`MONTH` Constant identifying the month field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`SECOND` Constant identifying the second field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`TIME_ZONE` Constant identifying the time zone field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`WEEK_OF_MONTH` Constant identifying the week of month field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`WEEK_OF_YEAR` Constant identifying the week of year field.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`YEAR` Constant identifying the year field.

Fields inherited from class java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute
INPUT_METHOD_SEGMENT, LANGUAGE, READING

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected Field(String name, int calendarField)
Creates a Field.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`Field(String name, int calendarField)` Creates a `Field`.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	`getCalendarField()` Returns the `Calendar` field associated with this attribute.
`static DateFormat.Field`	`ofCalendarField(int calendarField)` Returns the `Field` constant that corresponds to the `Calendar` constant `calendarField`.
`protected Object`	`readResolve()` Resolves instances being deserialized to the predefined constants.

Methods inherited from class java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute
equals, getName, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ERA
```
public static final DateFormat.Field ERA
```
    Constant identifying the era field.
  - YEAR
```
public static final DateFormat.Field YEAR
```
    Constant identifying the year field.
  - MONTH
```
public static final DateFormat.Field MONTH
```
    Constant identifying the month field.
  - DAY_OF_MONTH
```
public static final DateFormat.Field DAY_OF_MONTH
```
    Constant identifying the day of month field.
  - HOUR_OF_DAY1
```
public static final DateFormat.Field HOUR_OF_DAY1
```
    Constant identifying the hour of day field, where the legal values are 1 to 24.
  - HOUR_OF_DAY0
```
public static final DateFormat.Field HOUR_OF_DAY0
```
    Constant identifying the hour of day field, where the legal values are 0 to 23.
  - MINUTE
```
public static final DateFormat.Field MINUTE
```
    Constant identifying the minute field.
  - SECOND
```
public static final DateFormat.Field SECOND
```
    Constant identifying the second field.
  - MILLISECOND
```
public static final DateFormat.Field MILLISECOND
```
    Constant identifying the millisecond field.
  - DAY_OF_WEEK
```
public static final DateFormat.Field DAY_OF_WEEK
```
    Constant identifying the day of week field.
  - DAY_OF_YEAR
```
public static final DateFormat.Field DAY_OF_YEAR
```
    Constant identifying the day of year field.
  - DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH
```
public static final DateFormat.Field DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH
```
    Constant identifying the day of week field.
  - WEEK_OF_YEAR
```
public static final DateFormat.Field WEEK_OF_YEAR
```
    Constant identifying the week of year field.
  - WEEK_OF_MONTH
```
public static final DateFormat.Field WEEK_OF_MONTH
```
    Constant identifying the week of month field.
  - AM_PM
```
public static final DateFormat.Field AM_PM
```
    Constant identifying the time of day indicator (e.g. "a.m." or "p.m.") field.
  - HOUR1
```
public static final DateFormat.Field HOUR1
```
    Constant identifying the hour field, where the legal values are 1 to 12.
  - HOUR0
```
public static final DateFormat.Field HOUR0
```
    Constant identifying the hour field, where the legal values are 0 to 11.
  - TIME_ZONE
```
public static final DateFormat.Field TIME_ZONE
```
    Constant identifying the time zone field.
- Constructor Detail
  - Field
```
protected Field(String name,
                int calendarField)
```
    Creates a Field.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the Field
    
    calendarField - the Calendar constant this Field corresponds to; any value, even one outside the range of legal Calendar values may be used, but -1 should be used for values that don't correspond to legal Calendar values
- Method Detail
  - ofCalendarField
```
public static DateFormat.Field ofCalendarField(int calendarField)
```
    Returns the Field constant that corresponds to the Calendar constant calendarField. If there is no direct mapping between the Calendar constant and a Field, null is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    calendarField - Calendar field constant
    
    Returns:
    
    Field instance representing calendarField.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if calendarField is not the value of a Calendar field constant.
    
    See Also:
    
    Calendar
  - getCalendarField
```
public int getCalendarField()
```
    Returns the Calendar field associated with this attribute. For example, if this represents the hours field of a Calendar, this would return Calendar.HOUR. If there is no corresponding Calendar constant, this will return -1.
    
    Returns:
    
    Calendar constant for this field
    
    See Also:
    
    Calendar
  - readResolve
```
protected Object readResolve()
                      throws InvalidObjectException
```
    Resolves instances being deserialized to the predefined constants.
    
    Overrides:
    
    readResolve in class AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute
    
    Returns:
    
    resolved DateFormat.Field constant
    
    Throws:
    
    InvalidObjectException - if the constant could not be resolved.

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Class DateFormat.Field

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

ERA

YEAR

MONTH

DAY_OF_MONTH

HOUR_OF_DAY1

HOUR_OF_DAY0

MINUTE

SECOND

MILLISECOND

DAY_OF_WEEK

DAY_OF_YEAR

DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH

WEEK_OF_YEAR

WEEK_OF_MONTH

AM_PM

HOUR1

HOUR0

TIME_ZONE

Constructor Detail

Field

Method Detail

ofCalendarField

getCalendarField

readResolve