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DateFormatSymbols.java

/*
 * @(#)DateFormatSymbols.java	1.48 06/04/25
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
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package java.text;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
import java.text.spi.DateFormatSymbolsProvider;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;
import java.util.TimeZone;
import java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider;
import sun.util.LocaleServiceProviderPool;
import sun.util.TimeZoneNameUtility;
import sun.util.calendar.ZoneInfo;
import sun.util.resources.LocaleData;

/**
 * <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> is a public class for encapsulating
 * localizable date-time formatting data, such as the names of the
 * months, the names of the days of the week, and the time zone data.
 * <code>DateFormat</code> and <code>SimpleDateFormat</code> both use
 * <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> to encapsulate this information.
 *
 * <p>
 * Typically you shouldn't use <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> directly.
 * Rather, you are encouraged to create a date-time formatter with the
 * <code>DateFormat</code> class's factory methods: <code>getTimeInstance</code>,
 * <code>getDateInstance</code>, or <code>getDateTimeInstance</code>.
 * These methods automatically create a <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> for
 * the formatter so that you don't have to. After the
 * formatter is created, you may modify its format pattern using the
 * <code>setPattern</code> method. For more information about
 * creating formatters using <code>DateFormat</code>'s factory methods,
 * see {@link DateFormat}.
 *
 * <p>
 * If you decide to create a date-time formatter with a specific
 * format pattern for a specific locale, you can do so with:
 * <blockquote>
 * <pre>
 * new SimpleDateFormat(aPattern, DateFormatSymbols.getInstance(aLocale)).
 * </pre>
 * </blockquote>
 *
 * <p>
 * <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> objects are cloneable. When you obtain
 * a <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> object, feel free to modify the
 * date-time formatting data. For instance, you can replace the localized
 * date-time format pattern characters with the ones that you feel easy
 * to remember. Or you can change the representative cities
 * to your favorite ones.
 *
 * <p>
 * New <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> subclasses may be added to support
 * <code>SimpleDateFormat</code> for date-time formatting for additional locales.

 * @see          DateFormat
 * @see          SimpleDateFormat
 * @see          java.util.SimpleTimeZone
 * @version      1.48 04/25/06
 * @author       Chen-Lieh Huang
 */
public class DateFormatSymbols implements Serializable, Cloneable {

    /**
     * Construct a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from
     * resources for the default locale. This constructor can only 
     * construct instances for the locales supported by the Java 
     * runtime environment, not for those supported by installed 
     * {@link java.text.spi.DateFormatSymbolsProvider DateFormatSymbolsProvider}
     * implementations. For full locale coverage, use the 
     * {@link #getInstance(Locale) getInstance} method. 
     *
     * @see #getInstance()
     * @exception  java.util.MissingResourceException
     *             if the resources for the default locale cannot be
     *             found or cannot be loaded.
     */
    public DateFormatSymbols()
    {
        initializeData(Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Construct a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from
     * resources for the given locale. This constructor can only 
     * construct instances for the locales supported by the Java 
     * runtime environment, not for those supported by installed 
     * {@link java.text.spi.DateFormatSymbolsProvider DateFormatSymbolsProvider}
     * implementations. For full locale coverage, use the 
     * {@link #getInstance(Locale) getInstance} method. 
     *
     * @see #getInstance(Locale)
     * @exception  java.util.MissingResourceException
     *             if the resources for the specified locale cannot be
     *             found or cannot be loaded.
     */
    public DateFormatSymbols(Locale locale)
    {
        initializeData(locale);
    }

    /**
     * Era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".  An array of 2 strings,
     * indexed by <code>Calendar.BC</code> and <code>Calendar.AD</code>.
     * @serial
     */
    String eras[] = null;

    /**
     * Month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.  An array
     * of 13 strings (some calendars have 13 months), indexed by
     * <code>Calendar.JANUARY</code>, <code>Calendar.FEBRUARY</code>, etc.
     * @serial
     */
    String months[] = null;

    /**
     * Short month strings. For example: "Jan", "Feb", etc.  An array of
     * 13 strings (some calendars have 13 months), indexed by
     * <code>Calendar.JANUARY</code>, <code>Calendar.FEBRUARY</code>, etc.

     * @serial
     */
    String shortMonths[] = null;

    /**
     * Weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.  An array
     * of 8 strings, indexed by <code>Calendar.SUNDAY</code>,
     * <code>Calendar.MONDAY</code>, etc.
     * The element <code>weekdays[0]</code> is ignored.
     * @serial
     */
    String weekdays[] = null;

    /**
     * Short weekday strings. For example: "Sun", "Mon", etc.  An array
     * of 8 strings, indexed by <code>Calendar.SUNDAY</code>,
     * <code>Calendar.MONDAY</code>, etc.
     * The element <code>shortWeekdays[0]</code> is ignored.
     * @serial
     */
    String shortWeekdays[] = null;

    /**
     * AM and PM strings. For example: "AM" and "PM".  An array of
     * 2 strings, indexed by <code>Calendar.AM</code> and
     * <code>Calendar.PM</code>.
     * @serial
     */
    String ampms[] = null;

    /**
     * Localized names of time zones in this locale.  This is a
     * two-dimensional array of strings of size <em>n</em> by <em>m</em>,
     * where <em>m</em> is at least 5.  Each of the <em>n</em> rows is an
     * entry containing the localized names for a single <code>TimeZone</code>.
     * Each such row contains (with <code>i</code> ranging from
     * 0..<em>n</em>-1):
     * <ul>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][0]</code> - time zone ID</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][1]</code> - long name of zone in standard
     * time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][2]</code> - short name of zone in
     * standard time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][3]</code> - long name of zone in daylight
     * saving time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][4]</code> - short name of zone in daylight
     * saving time</li>
     * </ul>
     * The zone ID is <em>not</em> localized; it's one of the valid IDs of  
     * the {@link java.util.TimeZone TimeZone} class that are not  
     * <a href="../java/util/TimeZone.html#CustomID">custom IDs</a>. 
     * All other entries are localized names. 
     * @see java.util.TimeZone
     * @serial
     */
    String zoneStrings[][] = null;

    /**
     * Indicates that zoneStrings is set externally with setZoneStrings() method.
     */
    transient boolean isZoneStringsSet = false;

    /**
     * Unlocalized date-time pattern characters. For example: 'y', 'd', etc.
     * All locales use the same these unlocalized pattern characters.
     */
    static final String  patternChars = "GyMdkHmsSEDFwWahKzZ";

    /**
     * Localized date-time pattern characters. For example, a locale may
     * wish to use 'u' rather than 'y' to represent years in its date format
     * pattern strings.
     * This string must be exactly 18 characters long, with the index of
     * the characters described by <code>DateFormat.ERA_FIELD</code>,
     * <code>DateFormat.YEAR_FIELD</code>, etc.  Thus, if the string were
     * "Xz...", then localized patterns would use 'X' for era and 'z' for year.
     * @serial
     */
    String  localPatternChars = null;

    /**
     * The locale which is used for initializing this DateFormatSymbols object.
     *
     * @since 1.6
     * @serial
     */
    Locale locale = null;

    /* use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.1.4 for interoperability */
    static final long serialVersionUID = -5987973545549424702L;

    /**
     * Returns an array of all locales for which the
     * <code>getInstance</code> methods of this class can return
     * localized instances.
     * The returned array represents the union of locales supported by the 
     * Java runtime and by installed 
     * {@link java.text.spi.DateFormatSymbolsProvider DateFormatSymbolsProvider}
     * implementations.  It must contain at least a <code>Locale</code>
     * instance equal to {@link java.util.Locale#US Locale.US}.
     *
     * @return An array of locales for which localized
     *         <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> instances are available.
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static Locale[] getAvailableLocales() {
        LocaleServiceProviderPool pool=
            LocaleServiceProviderPool.getPool(DateFormatSymbolsProvider.class);
	return pool.getAvailableLocales();
    }

    /**
     * Gets the <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> instance for the default 
     * locale.  This method provides access to <code>DateFormatSymbols</code>
     * instances for locales supported by the Java runtime itself as well 
     * as for those supported by installed 
     * {@link java.text.spi.DateFormatSymbolsProvider DateFormatSymbolsProvider} 
     * implementations.
     * @return a <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> instance.
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static final DateFormatSymbols getInstance() {
	return getInstance(Locale.getDefault());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> instance for the specified 
     * locale.  This method provides access to <code>DateFormatSymbols</code>
     * instances for locales supported by the Java runtime itself as well 
     * as for those supported by installed 
     * {@link java.text.spi.DateFormatSymbolsProvider DateFormatSymbolsProvider} 
     * implementations.
     * @param locale the given locale.
     * @return a <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> instance.
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>locale</code> is null
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static final DateFormatSymbols getInstance(Locale locale) {

        // Check whether a provider can provide an implementation that's closer 
        // to the requested locale than what the Java runtime itself can provide.
        LocaleServiceProviderPool pool =
            LocaleServiceProviderPool.getPool(DateFormatSymbolsProvider.class);
        if (pool.hasProviders()) {
            DateFormatSymbols providersInstance = pool.getLocalizedObject(
                                DateFormatSymbolsGetter.INSTANCE, locale);
            if (providersInstance != null) {
                return providersInstance;
            }
        }

        return new DateFormatSymbols(locale);
    }

    /**
     * Gets era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".
     * @return the era strings.
     */
    public String[] getEras() {
        return duplicate(eras);
    }

    /**
     * Sets era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".
     * @param newEras the new era strings.
     */
    public void setEras(String[] newEras) {
        eras = duplicate(newEras);
    }

    /**
     * Gets month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.
     * @return the month strings.
     */
    public String[] getMonths() {
        return duplicate(months);
    }

    /**
     * Sets month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.
     * @param newMonths the new month strings.
     */
    public void setMonths(String[] newMonths) {
        months = duplicate(newMonths);
    }

    /**
     * Gets short month strings. For example: "Jan", "Feb", etc.
     * @return the short month strings.
     */
    public String[] getShortMonths() {
        return duplicate(shortMonths);
    }

    /**
     * Sets short month strings. For example: "Jan", "Feb", etc.
     * @param newShortMonths the new short month strings.
     */
    public void setShortMonths(String[] newShortMonths) {
        shortMonths = duplicate(newShortMonths);
    }

    /**
     * Gets weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.
     * @return the weekday strings. Use <code>Calendar.SUNDAY</code>,
     * <code>Calendar.MONDAY</code>, etc. to index the result array.
     */
    public String[] getWeekdays() {
        return duplicate(weekdays);
    }

    /**
     * Sets weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.
     * @param newWeekdays the new weekday strings. The array should
     * be indexed by <code>Calendar.SUNDAY</code>,
     * <code>Calendar.MONDAY</code>, etc.
     */
    public void setWeekdays(String[] newWeekdays) {
        weekdays = duplicate(newWeekdays);
    }

    /**
     * Gets short weekday strings. For example: "Sun", "Mon", etc.
     * @return the short weekday strings. Use <code>Calendar.SUNDAY</code>,
     * <code>Calendar.MONDAY</code>, etc. to index the result array.
     */
    public String[] getShortWeekdays() {
        return duplicate(shortWeekdays);
    }

    /**
     * Sets short weekday strings. For example: "Sun", "Mon", etc.
     * @param newShortWeekdays the new short weekday strings. The array should
     * be indexed by <code>Calendar.SUNDAY</code>,
     * <code>Calendar.MONDAY</code>, etc.
     */
    public void setShortWeekdays(String[] newShortWeekdays) {
        shortWeekdays = duplicate(newShortWeekdays);
    }

    /**
     * Gets ampm strings. For example: "AM" and "PM".
     * @return the ampm strings.
     */
    public String[] getAmPmStrings() {
        return duplicate(ampms);
    }

    /**
     * Sets ampm strings. For example: "AM" and "PM".
     * @param newAmpms the new ampm strings.
     */
    public void setAmPmStrings(String[] newAmpms) {
        ampms = duplicate(newAmpms);
    }

    /**
     * Gets time zone strings.  Use of this method is discouraged; use 
     * {@link java.util.TimeZone#getDisplayName() TimeZone.getDisplayName()} 
     * instead.
     * <p>
     * The value returned is a
     * two-dimensional array of strings of size <em>n</em> by <em>m</em>,
     * where <em>m</em> is at least 5.  Each of the <em>n</em> rows is an
     * entry containing the localized names for a single <code>TimeZone</code>.
     * Each such row contains (with <code>i</code> ranging from
     * 0..<em>n</em>-1):
     * <ul>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][0]</code> - time zone ID</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][1]</code> - long name of zone in standard
     * time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][2]</code> - short name of zone in
     * standard time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][3]</code> - long name of zone in daylight
     * saving time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][4]</code> - short name of zone in daylight
     * saving time</li>
     * </ul>
     * The zone ID is <em>not</em> localized; it's one of the valid IDs of 
     * the {@link java.util.TimeZone TimeZone} class that are not 
     * <a href="../util/TimeZone.html#CustomID">custom IDs</a>.
     * All other entries are localized names.  If a zone does not implement 
     * daylight saving time, the daylight saving time names should not be used.
     * <p>
     * If {@link #setZoneStrings(String[][]) setZoneStrings} has been called 
     * on this <code>DateFormatSymbols</code> instance, then the strings 
     * provided by that call are returned. Otherwise, the returned array 
     * contains names provided by the Java runtime and by installed 
     * {@link java.util.spi.TimeZoneNameProvider TimeZoneNameProvider} 
     * implementations.      
     * 
     * @return the time zone strings.
     * @see #setZoneStrings(String[][])
     */
    public String[][] getZoneStrings() {
	return getZoneStringsImpl(true);
    }

    /**
     * Sets time zone strings.  The argument must be a
     * two-dimensional array of strings of size <em>n</em> by <em>m</em>,
     * where <em>m</em> is at least 5.  Each of the <em>n</em> rows is an
     * entry containing the localized names for a single <code>TimeZone</code>.
     * Each such row contains (with <code>i</code> ranging from
     * 0..<em>n</em>-1):
     * <ul>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][0]</code> - time zone ID</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][1]</code> - long name of zone in standard
     * time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][2]</code> - short name of zone in
     * standard time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][3]</code> - long name of zone in daylight
     * saving time</li>
     * <li><code>zoneStrings[i][4]</code> - short name of zone in daylight
     * saving time</li>
     * </ul>
     * The zone ID is <em>not</em> localized; it's one of the valid IDs of 
     * the {@link java.util.TimeZone TimeZone} class that are not 
     * <a href="../util/TimeZone.html#CustomID">custom IDs</a>.
     * All other entries are localized names.
     *
     * @param newZoneStrings the new time zone strings.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the length of any row in
     *    <code>newZoneStrings</code> is less than 5
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>newZoneStrings</code> is null
     * @see #getZoneStrings()
     */
    public void setZoneStrings(String[][] newZoneStrings) {
        String[][] aCopy = new String[newZoneStrings.length][];
        for (int i = 0; i < newZoneStrings.length; ++i) {
	    if (newZoneStrings[i].length < 5) {
	        throw new IllegalArgumentException();
	    }
            aCopy[i] = duplicate(newZoneStrings[i]);
	}
        zoneStrings = aCopy;
	isZoneStringsSet = true;
    }

    /**
     * Gets localized date-time pattern characters. For example: 'u', 't', etc.
     * @return the localized date-time pattern characters.
     */
    public String getLocalPatternChars() {
        return new String(localPatternChars);
    }

    /**
     * Sets localized date-time pattern characters. For example: 'u', 't', etc.
     * @param newLocalPatternChars the new localized date-time
     * pattern characters.
     */
    public void setLocalPatternChars(String newLocalPatternChars) {
        localPatternChars = new String(newLocalPatternChars);
    }

    /**
     * Overrides Cloneable
     */
    public Object clone()
    {
        try
        {
            DateFormatSymbols other = (DateFormatSymbols)super.clone();
            copyMembers(this, other);
            return other;
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            throw new InternalError();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Override hashCode.
     * Generates a hash code for the DateFormatSymbols object.
     */
    public int hashCode() {
        int hashcode = 0;
        String[][] zoneStrings = getZoneStringsWrapper();
        for (int index = 0; index < zoneStrings[0].length; ++index)
            hashcode ^= zoneStrings[0][index].hashCode();
        return hashcode;
    }

    /**
     * Override equals
     */
    public boolean equals(Object obj)
    {
        if (this == obj) return true;
        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) return false;
        DateFormatSymbols that = (DateFormatSymbols) obj;
        return (Arrays.equals(eras, that.eras)
                && Arrays.equals(months, that.months)
                && Arrays.equals(shortMonths, that.shortMonths)
                && Arrays.equals(weekdays, that.weekdays)
                && Arrays.equals(shortWeekdays, that.shortWeekdays)
                && Arrays.equals(ampms, that.ampms)
                && Arrays.deepEquals(getZoneStringsWrapper(), that.getZoneStringsWrapper())
                && ((localPatternChars != null
                  && localPatternChars.equals(that.localPatternChars))
                 || (localPatternChars == null
                  && that.localPatternChars == null)));
    }

    // =======================privates===============================

    /**
     * Useful constant for defining time zone offsets.
     */
    static final int millisPerHour = 60*60*1000;

    /**
     * Cache to hold the FormatData and TimeZoneNames ResourceBundles
     * of a Locale.
     */
    private static Hashtable cachedLocaleData = new Hashtable(3);

    /**
     * Look up resource data for the desiredLocale in the cache; update the
     * cache if necessary.
     */
    private static ResourceBundle cacheLookup(Locale desiredLocale) {
    ResourceBundle rb;
    SoftReference data
        = (SoftReference)cachedLocaleData.get(desiredLocale);
    if (data == null) {
        rb = LocaleData.getDateFormatData(desiredLocale);
        data = new SoftReference(rb);
        cachedLocaleData.put(desiredLocale, data);
    } else {
        if ((rb = (ResourceBundle)data.get()) == null) {
        rb = LocaleData.getDateFormatData(desiredLocale);
        data = new SoftReference(rb);
        }
    }
    return rb;
    }

    private void initializeData(Locale desiredLocale) {
        int i;
        ResourceBundle resource = cacheLookup(desiredLocale);

        // FIXME: cache only ResourceBundle. Hence every time, will do
        // getObject(). This won't be necessary if the Resource itself
        // is cached.
        eras = (String[])resource.getObject("Eras");
        months = resource.getStringArray("MonthNames");
        shortMonths = resource.getStringArray("MonthAbbreviations");
        String[] lWeekdays = resource.getStringArray("DayNames");
        weekdays = new String[8];
        weekdays[0] = "";  // 1-based
        for (i=0; i<lWeekdays.length; i++)
            weekdays[i+1] = lWeekdays[i];
        String[] sWeekdays = resource.getStringArray("DayAbbreviations");
        shortWeekdays = new String[8];
        shortWeekdays[0] = "";  // 1-based
        for (i=0; i<sWeekdays.length; i++)
            shortWeekdays[i+1] = sWeekdays[i];
        ampms = resource.getStringArray("AmPmMarkers");
        localPatternChars = resource.getString("DateTimePatternChars");

	locale = desiredLocale;
    }

    /**
     * Package private: used by SimpleDateFormat
     * Gets the index for the given time zone ID to obtain the time zone
     * strings for formatting. The time zone ID is just for programmatic
     * lookup. NOT LOCALIZED!!!
     * @param ID the given time zone ID.
     * @return the index of the given time zone ID.  Returns -1 if
     * the given time zone ID can't be located in the DateFormatSymbols object.
     * @see java.util.SimpleTimeZone
     */
    final int getZoneIndex (String ID)
    {
        String[][] zoneStrings = getZoneStringsWrapper();
        for (int index=0; index<zoneStrings.length; index++)
        {
            if (ID.equalsIgnoreCase(zoneStrings[index][0])) return index;
        }

        return -1;
    }

    /**
     * Wrapper method to the getZoneStrings(), which is called from inside
     * the java.text package and not to mutate the returned arrays, so that
     * it does not need to create a defensive copy.
     */
    final String[][] getZoneStringsWrapper() {
        if (isSubclassObject()) {
            return getZoneStrings();
        } else {
            return getZoneStringsImpl(false);
        }
    }

    private final String[][] getZoneStringsImpl(boolean needsCopy) {
        if (zoneStrings == null) {
            zoneStrings = TimeZoneNameUtility.getZoneStrings(locale);
        }

        if (needsCopy) {
            String[][] aCopy = new String[zoneStrings.length][];
            for (int i = 0; i < zoneStrings.length; ++i) {
                aCopy[i] = duplicate(zoneStrings[i]);
            }
            return aCopy;
        } else {
            return zoneStrings;
        }
    }

    private final boolean isSubclassObject() {
        return !getClass().getName().equals("java.text.DateFormatSymbols");
    }

    /**
     * Clones an array of Strings.
     * @param srcArray the source array to be cloned.
     * @param count the number of elements in the given source array.
     * @return a cloned array.
     */
    private final String[] duplicate(String[] srcArray)
    {
        String[] dstArray = new String[srcArray.length];
        System.arraycopy(srcArray, 0, dstArray, 0, srcArray.length);
        return dstArray;
    }

    /**
     * Clones all the data members from the source DateFormatSymbols to
     * the target DateFormatSymbols. This is only for subclasses.
     * @param src the source DateFormatSymbols.
     * @param dst the target DateFormatSymbols.
     */
    private final void copyMembers(DateFormatSymbols src, DateFormatSymbols dst)
    {
        dst.eras = duplicate(src.eras);
        dst.months = duplicate(src.months);
        dst.shortMonths = duplicate(src.shortMonths);
        dst.weekdays = duplicate(src.weekdays);
        dst.shortWeekdays = duplicate(src.shortWeekdays);
        dst.ampms = duplicate(src.ampms);
        if (src.zoneStrings != null) {
            if (dst.zoneStrings == null) {
                dst.zoneStrings = new String[src.zoneStrings.length][];
            }
            for (int i = 0; i < dst.zoneStrings.length; ++i) {
                dst.zoneStrings[i] = duplicate(src.zoneStrings[i]);
            }
        } else {
            dst.zoneStrings = null;
        }
        dst.localPatternChars = new String (src.localPatternChars);
    }

    /**
     * Compares the equality of the two arrays of String.
     * @param current this String array.
     * @param other that String array.
     */
    private final boolean equals(String[] current, String[] other)
    {
        int count = current.length;

        for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
            if (!current[i].equals(other[i]))
                return false;
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Write out the default serializable data, after ensuring the
     * <code>zoneStrings</code> field is initialized in order to make
     * sure the backward compatibility.
     *
     * @since 1.6
     */
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException {
        if (zoneStrings == null) {
            zoneStrings = TimeZoneNameUtility.getZoneStrings(locale);
        }
        stream.defaultWriteObject();
    }

    /**
     * Obtains a DateFormatSymbols instance from a DateFormatSymbolsProvider 
     * implementation.
     */
    private static class DateFormatSymbolsGetter 
        implements LocaleServiceProviderPool.LocalizedObjectGetter<DateFormatSymbolsProvider, 
                                                                   DateFormatSymbols> {
        private static final DateFormatSymbolsGetter INSTANCE =
            new DateFormatSymbolsGetter();

        public DateFormatSymbols getObject(DateFormatSymbolsProvider dateFormatSymbolsProvider, 
                                Locale locale, 
                                String key,
                                Object... params) {
            assert params.length == 0;
            return dateFormatSymbolsProvider.getInstance(locale);
        }
    }
}