# Uses of Package
java.text

- Packages that use java.text
  Package | Description
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  java.text |

- Classes in java.text used by java.text
  Class and Description
  AttributedCharacterIterator An `AttributedCharacterIterator` allows iteration through both text and related attribute information.
  AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute Defines attribute keys that are used to identify text attributes.
  CharacterIterator This interface defines a protocol for bidirectional iteration over text.
  DateFormat `DateFormat` is an abstract class for date/time formatting subclasses which formats and parses dates or time in a language-independent manner.
  DateFormat.Field Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `DateFormat.formatToCharacterIterator` and as field identifiers in `FieldPosition`.
  DateFormatSymbols `DateFormatSymbols` is a public class for encapsulating localizable date-time formatting data, such as the names of the months, the names of the days of the week, and the time zone data.
  DecimalFormatSymbols This class represents the set of symbols (such as the decimal separator, the grouping separator, and so on) needed by `DecimalFormat` to format numbers.
  FieldPosition `FieldPosition` is a simple class used by `Format` and its subclasses to identify fields in formatted output.
  Format `Format` is an abstract base class for formatting locale-sensitive information such as dates, messages, and numbers.
  Format.Field Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `Format.formatToCharacterIterator` and as field identifiers in `FieldPosition`.
  MessageFormat.Field Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `MessageFormat.formatToCharacterIterator`.
  NumberFormat `NumberFormat` is the abstract base class for all number formats.
  NumberFormat.Field Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the `AttributedCharacterIterator` returned from `NumberFormat.formatToCharacterIterator` and as field identifiers in `FieldPosition`.
  ParseException Signals that an error has been reached unexpectedly while parsing.
  ParsePosition `ParsePosition` is a simple class used by `Format` and its subclasses to keep track of the current position during parsing.

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