FormatFactory (Lang 2.6)

```
public interface FormatFactory
```
Format factory.

Since:

2.4

Version:

$Id: FormatFactory.java 905636 2010-02-02 14:03:32Z niallp $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Format`	`getFormat(String name, String arguments, Locale locale)`	Create or retrieve a format instance.

- Method Detail
  - getFormat
```
Format getFormat(String name,
                 String arguments,
                 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