How to create new Custom Formatter for data column

<p>We have requirement to format the data of a data set columns on the basis of custom formatting.</p>
<p>Data set column format will not be static or fixed for that column. It will depend on the logged in user.</p>
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<p>For e.g. for same locale en_US one user needs to see date in MM-DD-YYYY format and other user will see the data in MMMM d, y</p>
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<p>Is there a way to create a new custom formatter which will take the data raw value and rendering formats as input and displays the data in that format.</p>
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<p>Or DO i have an access of reportContext object in the custom formatter classes which can pick the loggedIn user rendering format from that context.</p>
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<p>I am assuming if aggregations applied on Numerical columns will take care of formatting aggregate data on those specified custom format.</p>

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micajblock

<p>Let me make sure I understand the requirement. Do you want to change the format the data based on the users locale that is different than what BIRT provides? BIRT automatically does locale based formatting. </p>
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<p>Also is this for iHub or OS BIRT?</p>

cocou

<p>Hello, i don't know if my problem is the same as yours. </p>
<p>But i would like to create and integrate a custom formatter for numbers. </p>
<p>This formatter must translate number in letter like : 2000 will be format as two thousant euro in english and deux mille en francais. </p>
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<p>this is an exemple of formatter method i want to use: </p>
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<p>private String getMontantLettre(Number value) {</p>
<div>NumberFormat nombreEnLettreFormat = new RuleBasedNumberFormat(Locale.FRANCE, RuleBasedNumberFormat.SPELLOUT);</div>
<div>int partieEntiere = value.intValue();</div>
<div>int partieDecimale= new Double(((value.doubleValue() - partieEntiere) *100)).intValue();</div>
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<div>String montantLettre = nombreEnLettreFormat.format(partieEntiere) + " euros " + (partieDecimale>0 ? nombreEnLettreFormat.format(partieDecimale) + (partieDecimale>1? " cents " : "cent") :"");</div>
<div>return montantLettre;</div>
<div>}</div>
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</blockquote>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(164,164,164);font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Regards,</span></p>

Clement Wong

<p>This does not appear related to iHub, and there is another post you started in this section that I moved to the Integrating with BIRT Runtime section (<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://developer.actuate.com/community/forum/index.php?/forum/9-integrating-with-birt-runtime/'>http://developer.actuate.com/community/forum/index.php?/forum/9-integrating-with-birt-runtime/</a>). </p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://developer.actuate.com/community/forum/index.php?/topic/39429-how-to-create-and-add-a-new-numberformatter-by-java-developping/'>http://developer.actuate.com/community/forum/index.php?/topic/39429-how-to-create-and-add-a-new-numberformatter-by-java-developping/</a></p>