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