Introduction to Data Formatting Guide for Core Foundation

This document describes how to use formatters to create formatted strings using the Core Foundation framework.

Who Should Read This Document

You should read this document to understand how formatters work, and how to create them using Core Foundation.

Organization of This Document

The articles in this document contain conceptual information you need to understand in order to use formatters, and describe (using code examples) how to perform specific tasks with formatters.

• “Formatters” discusses how formatters work in general.

• “Creating and Using CFNumberFormatter Objects” describes how to create and use number formatters.

• “Creating and Using CFDateFormatter Objects” describes how to create and use date formatters.

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