/*
 * Copyright 2011-2014 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
 *
 * Authors:
 *		Adrien Destugues, pulkomandy@pulkomandy.ath.cx
 *		John Scipione, jscipione@gmail.com
 *
 * Corresponds to:
 *		headers/os/locale/NumberFormat.h	hrev48439
 *		src/kits/locale/NumberFormat.cpp	hrev48439
 */


/*!
	\file NumberFormat.h
	\ingroup locale
	\ingroup libbe
	\brief Contains BNumberFormat class, a number formatter and parser.
*/


/*!
	\class BNumberFormat
	\ingroup locale
	\ingroup libbe
	\brief Formatter for numbers and monetary values.

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn BNumberFormat::BNumberFormat(const BNumberFormat& other)
	\brief Copy Constructor.

	\param other The BNumberFormat object to copy from.

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn BNumberFormat::~BNumberFormat()
	\brief Destructor.

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn ssize_t BNumberFormat::Format(char* string, size_t maxSize,
		const double value) const
	\brief Format the \c double \a value as a string and put the result
	       into \a string up to \a maxSize bytes in the current locale.

	\param string The string to put the formatted number into.
	\param maxSize The maximum of bytes to copy into \a string.
	\param value The number that you want to get a formatted version of.

	\returns The length of the string created or an error status code.
	\retval B_ERROR Unable to lock the BNumberFormat.
	\retval B_NO_MEMORY Ran out of memory while creating the NumberFormat
	        object.
	\retval B_BAD_VALUE There was not enough space to store the result.

	\sa BNumberFormat::Format(char* string, size_t maxSize,
		int32 value) const
	\sa ssize_t BNumberFormat::FormatMonetary(char* string, size_t maxSize,
		double value) const

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn status_t BNumberFormat::Format(BString& string,
		const double value) const
	\brief \brief Format the \c double \a value as a string and put the
	       result into \a string in the current locale.

	\param string The string to put the formatted number into.
	\param value The number that you want to get a formatted version of.

	\returns A status code.
	\retval B_OK Everything went fine.
	\retval B_ERROR Unable to lock the BNumberFormat.
	\retval B_NO_MEMORY Ran out of memory while creating the NumberFormat
	        object.
	\retval B_BAD_VALUE There was not enough space to store the result.

	\sa BNumberFormat::Format(BString* string, int32 value) const
	\sa BNumberFormat::FormatMonetary(BString* string, double value) const

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn ssize_t BNumberFormat::Format(char* string, size_t maxSize,
		const int32 value) const
	\brief Format the \c int32 \a value as a string and put the result
	       into \a string up to \a maxSize bytes in the current locale.

	\param string The string to put the formatted number into.
	\param maxSize The maximum of bytes to copy into \a string.
	\param value The number that you want to get a formatted version of.

	\returns The length of the string created or an error status code.
	\retval B_ERROR Unable to lock the BNumberFormat.
	\retval B_NO_MEMORY Ran out of memory while creating the NumberFormat 
	        object.
	\retval B_BAD_VALUE There was not enough space to store the result.

	\sa BNumberFormat::Format(char* string, size_t maxSize,
		double value) const
	\sa BNumberFormat::FormatMonetary(char* string, size_t maxSize,
		double value) const

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn status_t BNumberFormat::Format(BString& string,
		const int32 value) const
	\brief Format the \c int32 \a value as a string and put the result
	       into \a string in the current locale.

	\param string The string to put the formatted number into.
	\param value The number that you want to get a formatted version of.

	\returns A status code.
	\retval B_OK Everything went fine.
	\retval B_ERROR Unable to lock the BNumberFormat.
	\retval B_NO_MEMORY Ran out of memory while creating the NumberFormat
	        object.
	\retval B_BAD_VALUE There was not enough space to store the result.

	\sa BNumberFormat::Format(BString* string, double value) const
	\sa BNumberFormat::FormatMonetary(BString* string, double value) const

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn ssize_t BNumberFormat::FormatMonetary(char* string, size_t maxSize,
		const double value) const
	\brief Format the \c double \a value as a monetary string and put the
	       result into \a string up to \a maxSize bytes in the current locale.

	It uses the money symbol set by the Locale (€, $, ...) or the generic money
	symbol (¤) if the locale is not country-specific.

	\param string The \a string to put the monetary formatted number into.
	\param maxSize The maximum of bytes to copy into \a string.
	\param value The number to format as a monetary \a value.

	\returns The length of the string created or an error status code.
	\retval B_ERROR Unable to lock the BNumberFormat.
	\retval B_NO_MEMORY Ran out of memory while creating the NumberFormat
	        object.
	\retval B_BAD_VALUE There was not enough space to store the result.

	\sa BNumberFormat::Format(char* string, size_t maxSize, double value) const
	\sa BNumberFormat::Format(char* string, size_t maxSize, int32 value) const

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn status_t BNumberFormat::FormatMonetary(BString& string,
		const double value) const
	\brief Format the \c double \a value as a monetary string and put
	       the result into \a string in the current locale.

	\param string The \a string to put the monetary formatted number into.
	\param value The number to format as a monetary \a value.

	\returns A status code.
	\retval B_OK Everything went fine.
	\retval B_ERROR Unable to lock the BNumberFormat.
	\retval B_NO_MEMORY Ran out of memory while creating the NumberFormat
	        object.
	\retval B_BAD_VALUE There was not enough space to store the result.

	\sa BNumberFormat::Format(BString* string, double value) const
	\sa BNumberFormat::Format(BString* string, int32 value) const

	\since Haiku R1
*/