<i18n dev> [14] RFR: 8222756: Plural support in CompactNumberFormat

[naoto.sato at oracle.com]

I modified CompactNumberFormat.java to simplify the syntax parsing:

https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~naoto/8222756/webrev.01/

Please review this webrev instead.

Naoto

On 11/25/19 1:16 PM, naoto.sato at oracle.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> CompactNumberFormat has been added since JDK 12 to support compact 
> number formatting, such as 10_000 being formatted as "10K." [1] It works 
> fine for English, however, not for other languages that take plural 
> forms in formatted number prefixes/suffixes. In order to fix this, I 
> filed the following CSR to extend the current CompactNumberFormat spec:
> 
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8232633
> 
> It basically accommodates the plural prefix/suffix forms into the 
> existing compact patterns array, so that the existing compact number 
> format works compatibly. The plural rules are solely based on the CLDR's 
> plural language rules [2]
> 
> Here is the implementation of the CSR:
> 
> https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~naoto/8222756/webrev.00/
> 
> Please review the CSR as well as its implementation.
> 
> Naoto
> 
> 
> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8177552
> [2] 
> https://unicode.org/reports/tr35/tr35-numbers.html#Language_Plural_Rules