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## java.text
Class FieldPosition

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--java.text.FieldPosition

public class FieldPosition
extends Object

`FieldPosition` is a simple class used by `Format` and its subclasses to identify fields in formatted output. Fields are identified by constants, whose names typically end with `_FIELD`, defined in the various subclasses of `Format`. See `ERA_FIELD` and its friends in `DateFormat` for an example.

`FieldPosition` keeps track of the position of the field within the formatted output with two indices: the index of the first character of the field and the index of the last character of the field.

One version of the `format` method in the various `Format` classes requires a `FieldPosition` object as an argument. You use this `format` method to perform partial formatting or to get information about the formatted output (such as the position of a field).

See Also:
  `Format`

Constructor Summary
`FieldPosition(int field)` Creates a FieldPosition object for the given field.

Method Summary
`boolean` | `equals(Object obj)` Overrides equals
`int` | `getBeginIndex()` Retrieves the index of the first character in the requested field.
`int` | `getEndIndex()` Retrieves the index of the character following the last character in the requested field.
`int` | `getField()` Retrieves the field identifier.
`int` | `hashCode()` Returns a hash code for this FieldPosition.
`void` | `setBeginIndex(int bi)` Sets the begin index.
`void` | `setEndIndex(int ei)` Sets the end index.
`String` | `toString()` Return a string representation of this FieldPosition.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### FieldPosition

    public FieldPosition(int field)

  Creates a FieldPosition object for the given field. Fields are identified by constants, whose names typically end with _FIELD, in the various subclasses of Format.
  See Also:
    `NumberFormat.INTEGER_FIELD`, `NumberFormat.FRACTION_FIELD`, `DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD`, `DateFormat.MONTH_FIELD`

Method Detail

### getField

    public int getField()

  Retrieves the field identifier.

### getBeginIndex

    public int getBeginIndex()

  Retrieves the index of the first character in the requested field.

### getEndIndex

    public int getEndIndex()

  Retrieves the index of the character following the last character in the requested field.

### setBeginIndex

    public void setBeginIndex(int bi)

  Sets the begin index. For use by subclasses of Format.

### setEndIndex

    public void setEndIndex(int ei)

  Sets the end index. For use by subclasses of Format.

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Overrides equals
  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Object`
  Following copied from class: `java.lang.Object`
  Parameters:
    `obj` - the reference object with which to compare.
  Returns:
    `true` if this object is the same as the obj argument; `false` otherwise.
  See Also:
    `Boolean.hashCode()`, `Hashtable`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Returns a hash code for this FieldPosition.
  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    a hash code value for this object

### toString

    public String toString()

  Return a string representation of this FieldPosition.
  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    a string representation of this object

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