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This template is the implementation of the `bsl::format` specification for `bdldfp::Decimal*` types.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdldfp_decimal.h>`

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template<class t_CHAR>
struct Decimal_FormatterSpecification;
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== Description

It parses as well as postprocesses format specifications for `bdldfp::Decimal*` type formatted arguments, as well as stores the results of that pasring: the specification.

== Enums

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| Name| Description
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/FormatType-0d.adoc[`FormatType`] 
| This enumeration is used as an indication of the format‐type letter in a decimal floating point format string.
|===


== Member Functions

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|===
| Name| Description
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/2constructor.adoc[`Decimal_FormatterSpecification`]         [.small]#[constructor]#
| Create an uninitialized `Decimal_FormatterSpecification` object.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/alignment.adoc[`alignment`] 
| Return the requested alignment.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/alternativeFlag.adoc[`alternativeFlag`] 
| Return whether alternative formatting was requested.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/filler.adoc[`filler`] 
| Return a pointer to the parsed filler character sequence.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/fillerCharacters.adoc[`fillerCharacters`] 
| Return the number of code units in the filler character sequence.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/fillerCodePointDisplayWidth.adoc[`fillerCodePointDisplayWidth`] 
| Return the display width of the code point represented by the array returned by `filler()`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/formatType-04.adoc[`formatType`] 
| Return the format‐type requested unless the status is not at least `e_STATE_PARSED` in which case throw a `bsl::format_error` exception indicating that error.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/localeSpecificFlag.adoc[`localeSpecificFlag`] 
| Return whether the locale‐specific flag was present.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/parse.adoc[`parse`] 
| Parse the format specification from the specified context.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/postprocess.adoc[`postprocess`] 
| Resolve deferred width and precision arguments using `context`.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/postprocessedPrecision.adoc[`postprocessedPrecision`] 
| Return the postprocessed precision from the format specification.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/postprocessedWidth.adoc[`postprocessedWidth`] 
| Return the postprocessed width from the format specification.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/sign.adoc[`sign`] 
| Return the requested sign‐treatment option.
| xref:BloombergLP/bdldfp/Decimal_FormatterSpecification/zeroPaddingFlag.adoc[`zeroPaddingFlag`] 
| Return whether zero padding was requested.
|===



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