Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing

# Class JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatterFactory

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatterFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `DefaultFormatterFactory`

Enclosing class:
  JFormattedTextField

public abstract static class JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatterFactory extends Object
Instances of `AbstractFormatterFactory` are used by `JFormattedTextField` to obtain instances of `AbstractFormatter` which in turn are used to format values. `AbstractFormatterFactory` can return different `AbstractFormatter`s based on the state of the `JFormattedTextField`, perhaps returning different `AbstractFormatter`s when the `JFormattedTextField` has focus vs when it doesn't have focus.

Since:
  1.4

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier
Constructor
Description
`protected`
`AbstractFormatterFactory()`
Constructor for subclasses to call.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`abstract JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter`
`getFormatter(JFormattedTextField tf)`
Returns an `AbstractFormatter` that can handle formatting of the passed in `JFormattedTextField`.

### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

## Constructor Details

### AbstractFormatterFactory

protected AbstractFormatterFactory()
Constructor for subclasses to call.

## Method Details

### getFormatter

public abstract JFormattedTextField.AbstractFormatter getFormatter(JFormattedTextField tf)
Returns an `AbstractFormatter` that can handle formatting of the passed in `JFormattedTextField`.

Parameters:
  `tf` - JFormattedTextField requesting AbstractFormatter
Returns:
  AbstractFormatter to handle formatting duties, a null return value implies the JFormattedTextField should behave like a normal JTextField