| StringBuffer | ChoiceFormat. format(double number,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition status) | Returns pattern with formatted double. | 
| StringBuffer | ChoiceFormat. format(long number,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition status) | Specialization of format. | 
| StringBuffer | DateFormat. format(Object obj,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition fieldPosition) | Formats the given Objectinto a date-time string. | 
| abstract StringBuffer | DateFormat. format(Date date,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition fieldPosition) | Formats a  Date into a date-time string. | 
| StringBuffer | DecimalFormat. format(double number,
      StringBuffer result,
      FieldPosition fieldPosition) | Formats a double to produce a string. | 
| StringBuffer | DecimalFormat. format(long number,
      StringBuffer result,
      FieldPosition fieldPosition) | Format a long to produce a string. | 
| StringBuffer | DecimalFormat. format(Object number,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition pos) | Formats a number and appends the resulting text to the given string
 buffer. | 
| abstract StringBuffer | Format. format(Object obj,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition pos) | Formats an object and appends the resulting text to a given string
 buffer. | 
| StringBuffer | MessageFormat. format(Object[] arguments,
      StringBuffer result,
      FieldPosition pos) | Formats an array of objects and appends the MessageFormat's
 pattern, with format elements replaced by the formatted objects, to the
 providedStringBuffer. | 
| StringBuffer | MessageFormat. format(Object arguments,
      StringBuffer result,
      FieldPosition pos) | Formats an array of objects and appends the MessageFormat's
 pattern, with format elements replaced by the formatted objects, to the
 providedStringBuffer. | 
| abstract StringBuffer | NumberFormat. format(double number,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition pos) | Specialization of format. | 
| abstract StringBuffer | NumberFormat. format(long number,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition pos) | Specialization of format. | 
| StringBuffer | NumberFormat. format(Object number,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition pos) | Formats a number and appends the resulting text to the given string
 buffer. | 
| StringBuffer | SimpleDateFormat. format(Date date,
      StringBuffer toAppendTo,
      FieldPosition pos) | Formats the given Dateinto a date/time string and appends
 the result to the givenStringBuffer. |