# Class BreakIteratorProvider

java.lang.Object
java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider
java.text.spi.BreakIteratorProvider

public abstract class BreakIteratorProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider
An abstract class for service providers that provide concrete implementations of the `BreakIterator` class.

Since:
  1.6

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `BreakIteratorProvider()`
  Sole constructor.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract BreakIterator`
  `getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)`
  Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for character breaks for the given locale.
  `abstract BreakIterator`
  `getLineInstance(Locale locale)`
  Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for line breaks for the given locale.
  `abstract BreakIterator`
  `getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)`
  Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for sentence breaks for the given locale.
  `abstract BreakIterator`
  `getWordInstance(Locale locale)`
  Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for word breaks for the given locale.

  ### Methods declared in class LocaleServiceProvider

  `getAvailableLocales, isSupportedLocale`

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### BreakIteratorProvider

    protected BreakIteratorProvider()
    Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically implicit.)

- ## Method Details

  - ### getWordInstance

    public abstract BreakIterator getWordInstance(Locale locale)
    Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for word breaks for the given locale.
    Parameters:
      `locale` - the desired locale
    Returns:
      A break iterator for word breaks
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if `locale` is null
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `locale` isn't one of the locales returned from `getAvailableLocales()`.
    See Also:
      - `BreakIterator.getWordInstance(java.util.Locale)`

  - ### getLineInstance

    public abstract BreakIterator getLineInstance(Locale locale)
    Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for line breaks for the given locale.
    Parameters:
      `locale` - the desired locale
    Returns:
      A break iterator for line breaks
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if `locale` is null
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `locale` isn't one of the locales returned from `getAvailableLocales()`.
    See Also:
      - `BreakIterator.getLineInstance(java.util.Locale)`

  - ### getCharacterInstance

    public abstract BreakIterator getCharacterInstance(Locale locale)
    Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for character breaks for the given locale.
    Parameters:
      `locale` - the desired locale
    Returns:
      A break iterator for character breaks
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if `locale` is null
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `locale` isn't one of the locales returned from `getAvailableLocales()`.
    See Also:
      - `BreakIterator.getCharacterInstance(java.util.Locale)`

  - ### getSentenceInstance

    public abstract BreakIterator getSentenceInstance(Locale locale)
    Returns a new `BreakIterator` instance for sentence breaks for the given locale.
    Parameters:
      `locale` - the desired locale
    Returns:
      A break iterator for sentence breaks
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if `locale` is null
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if `locale` isn't one of the locales returned from `getAvailableLocales()`.
    See Also:
      - `BreakIterator.getSentenceInstance(java.util.Locale)`