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RelativeDateTimeFormatter Class

Definition

Formats simple relative dates.

[Android.Runtime.Register("android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter", ApiSince=24, DoNotGenerateAcw=true)]
public sealed class RelativeDateTimeFormatter : Java.Lang.Object
[<Android.Runtime.Register("android/icu/text/RelativeDateTimeFormatter", ApiSince=24, DoNotGenerateAcw=true)>]
type RelativeDateTimeFormatter = class
    inherit Object
Inheritance
RelativeDateTimeFormatter
Attributes

Remarks

Formats simple relative dates. There are two types of relative dates that it handles: <ul> <li>relative dates with a quantity e.g "in 5 days"</li> <li>relative dates without a quantity e.g "next Tuesday"</li> </ul>

This API is very basic and is intended to be a building block for more fancy APIs. The caller tells it exactly what to display in a locale independent way. While this class automatically provides the correct plural forms, the grammatical form is otherwise as neutral as possible. It is the caller's responsibility to handle cut-off logic such as deciding between displaying "in 7 days" or "in 1 week." This API supports relative dates involving one single unit. This API does not support relative dates involving compound units. e.g "in 5 days and 4 hours" nor does it support parsing. This class is both immutable and thread-safe.

Here are some examples of use: <blockquote>

RelativeDateTimeFormatter fmt = RelativeDateTimeFormatter.getInstance();
            fmt.format(1, Direction.NEXT, RelativeUnit.DAYS); // "in 1 day"
            fmt.format(3, Direction.NEXT, RelativeUnit.DAYS); // "in 3 days"
            fmt.format(3.2, Direction.LAST, RelativeUnit.YEARS); // "3.2 years ago"

            fmt.format(Direction.LAST, AbsoluteUnit.SUNDAY); // "last Sunday"
            fmt.format(Direction.THIS, AbsoluteUnit.SUNDAY); // "this Sunday"
            fmt.format(Direction.NEXT, AbsoluteUnit.SUNDAY); // "next Sunday"
            fmt.format(Direction.PLAIN, AbsoluteUnit.SUNDAY); // "Sunday"

            fmt.format(Direction.LAST, AbsoluteUnit.DAY); // "yesterday"
            fmt.format(Direction.THIS, AbsoluteUnit.DAY); // "today"
            fmt.format(Direction.NEXT, AbsoluteUnit.DAY); // "tomorrow"

            fmt.format(Direction.PLAIN, AbsoluteUnit.NOW); // "now"

</blockquote>

In the future, we may add more forms, such as abbreviated/short forms (3 secs ago), and relative day periods ("yesterday afternoon"), etc.

Java documentation for android.icu.text.RelativeDateTimeFormatter.

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Properties

CapitalizationContext

Return capitalization context.

Class

Returns the runtime class of this Object.

(Inherited from Object)
FormatStyle
Handle

The handle to the underlying Android instance.

(Inherited from Object)
Instance

Returns a RelativeDateTimeFormatter for the default locale.

JniIdentityHashCode (Inherited from Object)
JniPeerMembers
NumberFormat

Returns a copy of the NumberFormat this object is using.

PeerReference (Inherited from Object)
ThresholdClass

This API supports the Mono for Android infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

(Inherited from Object)
ThresholdType

This API supports the Mono for Android infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

(Inherited from Object)

Methods

Clone()

Creates and returns a copy of this object.

(Inherited from Object)
CombineDateAndTime(String, String)

Combines a relative date string and a time string in this object's locale.

Dispose() (Inherited from Object)
Dispose(Boolean) (Inherited from Object)
Equals(Object)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

(Inherited from Object)
Format(Double, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+Direction, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+RelativeUnit)
Format(Double, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+RelativeDateTimeUnit)
Format(RelativeDateTimeFormatter+Direction, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+AbsoluteUnit)
FormatNumeric(Double, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+RelativeDateTimeUnit)
FormatNumericToValue(Double, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+RelativeDateTimeUnit)
FormatToValue(Double, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+Direction, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+RelativeUnit)
FormatToValue(Double, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+RelativeDateTimeUnit)
FormatToValue(RelativeDateTimeFormatter+Direction, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+AbsoluteUnit)
GetHashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

(Inherited from Object)
GetInstance(Locale, NumberFormat)

Returns a RelativeDateTimeFormatter for a particular java.util.Locale that uses a particular NumberFormat object.

GetInstance(Locale)

Returns a RelativeDateTimeFormatter for a particular java.util.Locale.

GetInstance(ULocale, NumberFormat, RelativeDateTimeFormatter+Style, DisplayContext)
GetInstance(ULocale, NumberFormat)

Returns a RelativeDateTimeFormatter for a particular locale that uses a particular NumberFormat object.

GetInstance(ULocale)

Returns a RelativeDateTimeFormatter for a particular locale.

JavaFinalize()

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.

(Inherited from Object)
Notify()

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.

(Inherited from Object)
NotifyAll()

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.

(Inherited from Object)
SetHandle(IntPtr, JniHandleOwnership)

Sets the Handle property.

(Inherited from Object)
ToArray<T>() (Inherited from Object)
ToString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

(Inherited from Object)
UnregisterFromRuntime() (Inherited from Object)
Wait()

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>.

(Inherited from Object)
Wait(Int64, Int32)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

(Inherited from Object)
Wait(Int64)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

(Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IJavaPeerable.Disposed() (Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.DisposeUnlessReferenced() (Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.Finalized() (Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.JniManagedPeerState (Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.SetJniIdentityHashCode(Int32) (Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.SetJniManagedPeerState(JniManagedPeerStates) (Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.SetPeerReference(JniObjectReference) (Inherited from Object)

Extension Methods

JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject)

Performs an Android runtime-checked type conversion.

JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject)
GetJniTypeName(IJavaPeerable)

Gets the JNI name of the type of the instance self.

JavaAs<TResult>(IJavaPeerable)

Try to coerce self to type TResult, checking that the coercion is valid on the Java side.

TryJavaCast<TResult>(IJavaPeerable, TResult)

Try to coerce self to type TResult, checking that the coercion is valid on the Java side.

Applies to