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package java.time.format;

/**
 * Enumeration of the style of a localized date, time or date-time formatter.
 * <p>
 * These styles are used when obtaining a date-time style from configuration.
 * See {@link DateTimeFormatter} and {@link DateTimeFormatterBuilder} for usage.
 *
 * @implSpec
 * This is an immutable and thread-safe enum.
 *
 * @since 1.8
 */
public enum FormatStyle {
    // ordered from large to small

    /**
     * Full text style, with the most detail.
     * For example, the format might be 'Tuesday, April 12, 1952 AD' or '3:30:42pm PST'.
     */
    FULL,
    /**
     * Long text style, with lots of detail.
     * For example, the format might be 'January 12, 1952'.
     */
    LONG,
    /**
     * Medium text style, with some detail.
     * For example, the format might be 'Jan 12, 1952'.
     */
    MEDIUM,
    /**
     * Short text style, typically numeric.
     * For example, the format might be '12.13.52' or '3:30pm'.
     */
    SHORT;

}