Added in [API level 26](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Enums](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle#enumconstants) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle#inhmethods)

# SignStyle


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public

final

enum
SignStyle
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extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle>


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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) |||
| ↳ | [java.lang.Enum](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum)\<[java.time.format.SignStyle](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle)\> ||
|   | ↳ | java.time.format.SignStyle |

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*** ** * ** ***

Enumeration of ways to handle the positive/negative sign.


The formatting engine allows the positive and negative signs of numbers
to be controlled using this enum.
See `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatterBuilder` for usage.

## Summary

| ### Enum values ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | `ALWAYS` Style to always output the sign, where zero will output '+'. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | `EXCEEDS_PAD` Style to always output the sign if the value exceeds the pad width. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | `NEVER` Style to never output sign, only outputting the absolute value. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | `NORMAL` Style to output the sign only if the value is negative. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | `NOT_NEGATIVE` Style to block negative values, throwing an exception on printing. |

| ### Public methods ||
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| ` static https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle#valueOf(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String name) ` |
| ` static final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle#values()() ` |

### Inherited methods

From class `

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum

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final

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#clone()()
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Throws CloneNotSupportedException.


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final

int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#compareTo(E)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle o)
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Compares this enum with the specified object for order.


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final

boolean` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object other)
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Returns true if the specified object is equal to this
enum constant.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#finalize()()
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enum classes cannot have finalize methods.


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final

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle>` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#getDeclaringClass()()
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Returns the Class object corresponding to this enum constant's
enum type.


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final

int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#hashCode()()
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Returns a hash code for this enum constant.


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final

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#name()()
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Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its
enum declaration.


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final

int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#ordinal()()
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Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position
in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned
an ordinal of zero).


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https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#toString()()
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Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the
declaration.


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static

<T extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum<T>>
T` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#valueOf(java.lang.Class<T>,%20java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<T> enumClass, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String name)
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Returns the enum constant of the specified enum class with the
specified name.


From class `

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object

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https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()()
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Creates and returns a copy of this object.


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boolean` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj)
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Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.


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void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()()
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Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection
determines that there are no more references to the object.


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final

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()()
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Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.


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int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()()
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Returns a hash code value for the object.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()()
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Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's
monitor.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()()
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Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.


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https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()()
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Returns a string representation of the object.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)
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Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis)
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Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.


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final

void` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()()
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Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being *notified* or *interrupted*.


From interface `

https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable

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abstract


int` `
https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable#compareTo(T)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle o)
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Compares this object with the specified object for order.


## Enum values

### ALWAYS

Added in [API level 26](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final SignStyle ALWAYS
```

Style to always output the sign, where zero will output '+'.


In strict parsing, the absence of a sign will be rejected.
In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted, with the absence
of a sign treated as a positive number.

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### EXCEEDS_PAD

Added in [API level 26](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final SignStyle EXCEEDS_PAD
```

Style to always output the sign if the value exceeds the pad width.
A negative value will always output the '-' sign.


In strict parsing, the sign will be rejected unless the pad width is exceeded.
In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted, with the absence
of a sign treated as a positive number.

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### NEVER

Added in [API level 26](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final SignStyle NEVER
```

Style to never output sign, only outputting the absolute value.


In strict parsing, any sign will be rejected.
In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted unless the width is fixed.

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### NORMAL

Added in [API level 26](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final SignStyle NORMAL
```

Style to output the sign only if the value is negative.


In strict parsing, the negative sign will be accepted and the positive sign rejected.
In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted.

<br />

### NOT_NEGATIVE

Added in [API level 26](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public static final SignStyle NOT_NEGATIVE
```

Style to block negative values, throwing an exception on printing.


In strict parsing, any sign will be rejected.
In lenient parsing, any sign will be accepted unless the width is fixed.

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## Public methods

### valueOf

```
public static SignStyle valueOf (String name)
```

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `name` | `String` <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | <br /> |

### values

```
public static final SignStyle[] values ()
```

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/format/SignStyle` | <br /> |