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/*
 * 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/DurationFormat.h	hrev48439
 *		src/kits/locale/DurationFormat.cpp	hrev48439
 */


/*!
	\file DurationFormat.h
	\ingroup locale
	\ingroup libbe
	\brief Contains BDurationFormat class, a time interval formatter and parser.
*/


/*!
	\class BDurationFormat
	\ingroup locale
	\ingroup libbe
	\brief Formatter for time intervals.

	BDurationFormat is a formatter for time intervals. A time interval is
	defined by its start and end values, and the result is a string such as
	"1 hour, 2 minutes, 28 seconds".

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn BDurationFormat::BDurationFormat(const BLanguage& language,
		const BFormattingConventions& conventions, const BString& separator,
		const time_unit_style style)
	\brief Constructor.

	\warning Creating a BDurationFormat is a costly operation. Most of the
	         time want to use the default one through the BLocale class.

	\param language The language to use.
	\param conventions The formatting conventions to use.
	\param separator String appended between the duration elements.
	\param style The time unit style to use.

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn BDurationFormat::BDurationFormat(const BString& separator,
		const time_unit_style style)
	\brief Constructor.

	\warning Creating a BDurationFormat is a costly operation. Most of the
	         time want to use the default one through the BLocale class.

	\param separator String appended between the duration elements.
	\param style The time unit style to use.

	\since Haiku R1
*/


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

	\param other The BDurationFormat object to copy from.

	\since Haiku R1
*/


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

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn void BDurationFormat::SetSeparator(const BString& separator)
	\brief Replace the separator for this formatter.

	\param separator The separator string to set.

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn status_t BDurationFormat::SetTimeZone(const BTimeZone* timeZone)
	\brief Sets the timezone for this formatter.

	\param timeZone The BTimeZone object to set.

	\returns A status code.
	\retval B_OK Everything went fine.
	\retval B_NO_INIT Format object is \c NULL.
	\retval B_ERROR Other errors.

	\since Haiku R1
*/


/*!
	\fn status_t BDurationFormat::Format(bigtime_t startValue,
		bigtime_t stopValue, BString* buffer, time_unit_style style) const
	\brief Formats a duration defined by its start and end values.

	The start and end values are in milliseconds. The result is appended to
	the buffer. The full time style uses full words (hours, minutes, seconds),
	while the short one uses units (h, m, s).

	\param startValue The start value in milliseconds.
	\param stopValue The stop value in milliseconds.
	\param buffer The buffer to fill out.
	\param style The time unit style to use.

	\returns A status code.
	\retval B_OK Everything went fine.
	\retval B_BAD_VALUE \a buffer was \c NULL or invalid.
	\retval B_ERROR Formatting error.

	\since Haiku R1
*/