Uses of Class java.time.format.DateTimeFormatterBuilder (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2015-05-24

## Uses of Class
java.time.format.DateTimeFormatterBuilder

- Packages that use DateTimeFormatterBuilder
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.time.format | Provides classes to print and parse dates and times.

- - ### Uses of DateTimeFormatterBuilder in java.time.format

    Methods in java.time.format that return DateTimeFormatterBuilder
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`append(DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Appends all the elements of a formatter to the builder.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendChronologyId()` Appends the chronology ID, such as 'ISO' or 'ThaiBuddhist', to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendChronologyText(TextStyle textStyle)` Appends the chronology name to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendFraction(TemporalField field, int minWidth, int maxWidth, boolean decimalPoint)` Appends the fractional value of a date-time field to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendInstant()` Appends an instant using ISO-8601 to the formatter, formatting fractional digits in groups of three.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendInstant(int fractionalDigits)` Appends an instant using ISO-8601 to the formatter with control over the number of fractional digits.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendLiteral(char literal)` Appends a character literal to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendLiteral(String literal)` Appends a string literal to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendLocalized(FormatStyle dateStyle, FormatStyle timeStyle)` Appends a localized date-time pattern to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendLocalizedOffset(TextStyle style)` Appends the localized zone offset, such as 'GMT+01:00', to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendOffset(String pattern, String noOffsetText)` Appends the zone offset, such as '+01:00', to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendOffsetId()` Appends the zone offset, such as '+01:00', to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendOptional(DateTimeFormatter formatter)` Appends a formatter to the builder which will optionally format/parse.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendPattern(String pattern)` Appends the elements defined by the specified pattern to the builder.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendText(TemporalField field)` Appends the text of a date-time field to the formatter using the full text style.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendText(TemporalField field, Map<Long,String> textLookup)` Appends the text of a date-time field to the formatter using the specified map to supply the text.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendText(TemporalField field, TextStyle textStyle)` Appends the text of a date-time field to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendValue(TemporalField field)` Appends the value of a date-time field to the formatter using a normal output style.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendValue(TemporalField field, int width)` Appends the value of a date-time field to the formatter using a fixed width, zero-padded approach.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendValue(TemporalField field, int minWidth, int maxWidth, SignStyle signStyle)` Appends the value of a date-time field to the formatter providing full control over formatting.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendValueReduced(TemporalField field, int width, int maxWidth, ChronoLocalDate baseDate)` Appends the reduced value of a date-time field to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendValueReduced(TemporalField field, int width, int maxWidth, int baseValue)` Appends the reduced value of a date-time field to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendZoneId()` Appends the time-zone ID, such as 'Europe/Paris' or '+02:00', to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendZoneOrOffsetId()` Appends the time-zone ID, such as 'Europe/Paris' or '+02:00', to the formatter, using the best available zone ID.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendZoneRegionId()` Appends the time-zone region ID, such as 'Europe/Paris', to the formatter, rejecting the zone ID if it is a `ZoneOffset`.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendZoneText(TextStyle textStyle)` Appends the time-zone name, such as 'British Summer Time', to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`appendZoneText(TextStyle textStyle, Set<ZoneId> preferredZones)` Appends the time-zone name, such as 'British Summer Time', to the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`optionalEnd()` Ends an optional section.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`optionalStart()` Mark the start of an optional section.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`padNext(int padWidth)` Causes the next added printer/parser to pad to a fixed width using a space.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`padNext(int padWidth, char padChar)` Causes the next added printer/parser to pad to a fixed width.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`parseCaseInsensitive()` Changes the parse style to be case insensitive for the remainder of the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`parseCaseSensitive()` Changes the parse style to be case sensitive for the remainder of the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`parseDefaulting(TemporalField field, long value)` Appends a default value for a field to the formatter for use in parsing.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`parseLenient()` Changes the parse style to be lenient for the remainder of the formatter.
    `DateTimeFormatterBuilder` | DateTimeFormatterBuilder.`parseStrict()` Changes the parse style to be strict for the remainder of the formatter.

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