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17
18 package org.apache.commons.text;
19
20 import java.text.Format;
21 import java.util.Locale;
22
23 /**
24 * Format factory.
25 *
26 * @since 1.0
27 */
28 @FunctionalInterface
29 public interface FormatFactory {
30
31 /**
32 * Gets or creates a format instance.
33 *
34 * @param name The format type name.
35 * @param arguments Arguments used to create the format instance. This allows the {@code FormatFactory} to implement the "format style" concept from
36 * {@link java.text.MessageFormat}.
37 * @param locale The locale, may be null.
38 * @return The format instance.
39 */
40 Format getFormat(String name, String arguments, Locale locale);
41 }