# Uses of Class
java.text.Format.Field

Packages that use Format.Field
Package
Description
java.text
Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
javax.swing.text
Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.

- ## Uses of Format.Field in java.text

  Subclasses of Format.Field in java.text
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `static class`
  `DateFormat.Field`
  Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `DateFormat.formatToCharacterIterator` and as field identifiers in `FieldPosition`.
  `static class`
  `MessageFormat.Field`
  Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `MessageFormat.formatToCharacterIterator`.
  `static class`
  `NumberFormat.Field`
  Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `NumberFormat.formatToCharacterIterator` and as field identifiers in `FieldPosition`.
  Methods in java.text that return Format.Field
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Format.Field`
  FieldPosition.`getFieldAttribute()`
  Returns the field identifier as an attribute constant from one of the `Field` subclasses.
  Constructors in java.text with parameters of type Format.Field
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `FieldPosition(Format.Field attribute)`
  Creates a FieldPosition object for the given field constant.
  ``
  `FieldPosition(Format.Field attribute, int fieldID)`
  Creates a `FieldPosition` object for the given field.

- ## Uses of Format.Field in javax.swing.text

  Methods in javax.swing.text that return Format.Field
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Format.Field[]`
  InternationalFormatter.`getFields(int offset)`
  Returns the `Format.Field` constants associated with the text at `offset`.