ICU-8630 A few more API doc updates explaining default locale type to be used

X-SVN-Rev: 30496

diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/PluralFormat.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/PluralFormat.java
index 11977d7ffd9a0e3b94df839b5deb3f89ea0a7e89..97ef27d52428b989adc60d874c31d557645bb890 100644 (file)
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/PluralFormat.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/PluralFormat.java
@@ -176,9 +176,10 @@ public class PluralFormat extends UFormat {
     transient private double offset = 0;
 
     /**
-     * Creates a new <code>PluralFormat</code> for the default locale.
+     * Creates a new <code>PluralFormat</code> for the default <code>FORMAT</code> locale.
      * This locale will be used to get the set of plural rules and for standard
      * number formatting.
+     * @see Category#FORMAT
      * @stable ICU 3.8
      */
     public PluralFormat() {
@@ -198,9 +199,10 @@ public class PluralFormat extends UFormat {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new <code>PluralFormat</code> for a given set of rules.
-     * The standard number formatting will be done using the default locale.
+     * The standard number formatting will be done using the default <code>FORMAT</code> locale.
      * @param rules defines the behavior of the <code>PluralFormat</code>
      *        object.
+     * @see Category#FORMAT
      * @stable ICU 3.8
      */
     public PluralFormat(PluralRules rules) {
@@ -222,10 +224,11 @@ public class PluralFormat extends UFormat {
 
     /**
      * Creates a new <code>PluralFormat</code> for a given pattern string.
-     * The default locale will be used to get the set of plural rules and for
+     * The default <code>FORMAT</code> locale will be used to get the set of plural rules and for
      * standard number formatting.
      * @param  pattern the pattern for this <code>PluralFormat</code>.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid.
+     * @see Category#FORMAT
      * @stable ICU 3.8
      */
     public PluralFormat(String pattern) {
@@ -253,11 +256,12 @@ public class PluralFormat extends UFormat {
     /**
      * Creates a new <code>PluralFormat</code> for a given set of rules and a
      * pattern.
-     * The standard number formatting will be done using the default locale.
+     * The standard number formatting will be done using the default <code>FORMAT</code> locale.
      * @param rules defines the behavior of the <code>PluralFormat</code>
      *        object.
      * @param  pattern the pattern for this <code>PluralFormat</code>.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid.
+     * @see Category#FORMAT
      * @stable ICU 3.8
      */
     public PluralFormat(PluralRules rules, String pattern) {