FormatFactory
Date: 2017-02-08

org.apache.commons.lang3.text

## Interface FormatFactory

-     public interface FormatFactory

  Format factory.
  Since:
    2.4

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.text.Format` | `getFormat(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String arguments, java.util.Locale locale)` Create or retrieve a format instance.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getFormat

          java.text.Format getFormat(java.lang.String name,
                                   java.lang.String arguments,
                                   java.util.Locale locale)

      Create or retrieve a format instance.
      Parameters:
        `name` - The format type name
        `arguments` - Arguments used to create the format instance. This allows the `FormatFactory` to implement the "format style" concept from `java.text.MessageFormat`.
        `locale` - The locale, may be null
      Returns:
        The format instance