Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] com.ibm.icu requirement

[Thomas Hallgren <thomas@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul,
Can you please explain why Subversive should use the ICU4J calendar and date/time formatting support and not be content with what's provided with standard Java?

Regards,
Thomas Hallgren

Paul Webster wrote:

Hi Igor,

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Igor V. Burilo
<igor.burilo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  

Hello Thomas,

Subversive doesn't use Hebrew Calendar. You are right that NLS support is
simple in Subversive, we just use icu4j classes for dates formatting and
simple work with Calendar. Do you mean that Subversive can completely remove
dependency on icu4j and use standard Java classes?
    

Using date formatting or calendar is a good example of what you should
be using ICU for, via the package imports for com.ibm.icu.text and
com.ibm.icu.util ... those are the ones replaced by the
com.ibm.icu.base plugin.

If you were willing to switch from UCharacter to Character (I'm not
sure what the difference is, see Ed's post) then you would be
"replaceable" by com.ibm.icu.base.

Later,
PW