public abstract class NumberRangeFormatter
extends Object



The main entrypoint to the formatting of ranges of numbers, including currencies and other units of measurement.

Usage example:

 NumberRangeFormatter.with()
         .identityFallback(RangeIdentityFallback.APPROXIMATELY_OR_SINGLE_VALUE)
         .numberFormatterFirst(NumberFormatter.with().unit(MeasureUnit.METER))
         .numberFormatterSecond(NumberFormatter.with().unit(MeasureUnit.KILOMETER))
         .locale(ULocale.UK)
         .formatRange(750, 1.2)
         .toString();
 // => "750 m - 1.2 km"
 

Like NumberFormatter, NumberRangeFormatter instances (i.e., LocalizedNumberRangeFormatter and UnlocalizedNumberRangeFormatter) are immutable and thread-safe. This API is based on the fluent design pattern popularized by libraries such as Google's Guava.

Summary

Public methods

static UnlocalizedNumberRangeFormatter with()

Call this method at the beginning of a NumberRangeFormatter fluent chain in which the locale is not currently known at the call site.

static LocalizedNumberRangeFormatter withLocale(Locale locale)

Call this method at the beginning of a NumberRangeFormatter fluent chain in which the locale is known at the call site.

static LocalizedNumberRangeFormatter withLocale(ULocale locale)

Call this method at the beginning of a NumberRangeFormatter fluent chain in which the locale is known at the call site.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Object clone()

Creates and returns a copy of this object.

boolean equals(Object obj)

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

void finalize()

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

final Class<?> getClass()

Returns the runtime class of this Object.

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

final void notify()

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

final void notifyAll()

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

String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

final void wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)

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

final void wait(long timeoutMillis)

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

final void wait()

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

Public methods

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Last updated 2026-02-13 UTC.