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|   | period_formatter (range_display_options range_option_in=AS_CLOSED_RANGE, const char_type *const period_separator=default_period_separator, const char_type *const period_start_delimeter=default_period_start_delimeter, const char_type *const period_open_range_end_delimeter=default_period_open_range_end_delimeter, const char_type *const period_closed_range_end_delimeter=default_period_closed_range_end_delimeter) | 
|   | Constructor that sets up period formatter options – default should suffice most cases.  More...
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| OutItrT  | put_period_separator (OutItrT &oitr) const  | 
|   | Puts the characters between period elements into stream – default is /.  More...
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| OutItrT  | put_period_start_delimeter (OutItrT &oitr) const  | 
|   | Puts the period start characters into stream – default is [.  More...
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| OutItrT  | put_period_end_delimeter (OutItrT &oitr) const  | 
|   | Puts the period end characters into stream as controled by open/closed range setting.  More...
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| range_display_options  | range_option () const  | 
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| void  | range_option (range_display_options option) const  | 
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| void  | delimiter_strings (const string_type &, const string_type &, const string_type &, const string_type &) | 
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| OutItrT  | put_period (OutItrT next, std::ios_base &a_ios, char_type a_fill, const period_type &p, const facet_type &facet) const  | 
|   | Generic code to output a period – no matter the period type.  More...
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template<class CharT, class OutItrT = std::ostreambuf_iterator<CharT, std::char_traits<CharT> >>
class boost::date_time::period_formatter< CharT, OutItrT >
Not a facet, but a class used to specify and control period formats. 
Provides settings for the following:
- period_separator – default '/'
 
- period_open_start_delimeter – default '['
 
- period_open_range_end_delimeter – default ')'
 
- period_closed_range_end_delimeter – default ']'
 
- display_as_open_range, display_as_closed_range – default closed_range
 
Thus the default formatting for a period is as follows: 
[period.start()/period.last()]
 So for a typical date_period this would be 
 where the date formatting is controlled by the date facet 
 
template<class CharT, class OutItrT  = std::ostreambuf_iterator<CharT, std::char_traits<CharT> >> 
template<class period_type , class facet_type > 
 
Generic code to output a period – no matter the period type. 
This generic code will output any period using a facet to to output the 'elements'. For example, in the case of a date_period the elements will be instances of a date which will be formatted according the to setup in the passed facet parameter.
The steps for formatting a period are always the same:
- put the start delimiter
 
- put start element
 
- put the separator
 
- put either last or end element depending on range settings
 
- put end delimeter depending on range settings
 
Thus for a typical date period the result might look like this: 
[March 01, 2004/June 08, 2004)   <-- 
open range 
  
Referenced by boost::date_time::date_facet< time_type::date_type, CharT, OutItrT >::put(), and boost::date_time::time_facet< time_type, CharT, OutItrT >::put().