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Interface com.roguewave.common.Formattable

Any class which is to be formatted with the com.roguewave.format package must implement this interface.

A Class that implements Formattable should use 0 for its default rounding method.

getLeading(): Returns a string representing that portion of the formatted value which is to appear to the left of the decimal symbol.
getTrailing(): Returns a string representing that portion of the formatted value which is to appear to the right of the decimal symbol.
isPositive(): Returns true if self should be formatted as a positive value
rounded(int, int): Returns a new version of self with its value modified according to the specified number of decimal places and rounding method.

 public abstract boolean isPositive()

Returns true if self should be formatted as a positive value

 public abstract String getLeading()

Returns a string representing that portion of the formatted value which is to appear to the left of the decimal symbol.

 public abstract String getTrailing()

Returns a string representing that portion of the formatted value which is to appear to the right of the decimal symbol.

 public abstract Formattable rounded(int decimalPlaces,
                                     int roundingMethod)

Returns a new version of self with its value modified according to the specified number of decimal places and rounding method.

Note that a class that implements the Formattable interface should use 0 for its default rounding method.

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