C# for Java Developers

The java.text Package

The mapping between the Java java.text package and the corresponding .NET types is provided in Table F-11.

Table F-11. The Java to .NET Mapping for the java.text Package

Java	.NET
ChoiceFormat	N/A
DateFormat	System.DateTime
	System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo
DateFormatSymbols	System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo
FieldPosition	N/A
MessageFormat	N/A (Formatting is built into classes that implement the System.IFormattable interface.)
NumberFormat	System.Convert
	System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo
	Formatting is built into classes that implement the System.IFormattable interface.
ParsePosition	N/A
RuleBasedCollator	N/A
SimpleDateFormat	System.DateTime
	System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo
StringCharacterIterator	System.IEnumerator obtained ...