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package java.util.spi;

import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * The base class for all the locale related service provider interfaces (SPIs).
 * Note that Android does not support user-supplied locale service providers.
 * @since 1.6
 * @hide
 */
public abstract class LocaleServiceProvider {
    /**
     * Default constructor, for use by subclasses.
     */
    protected LocaleServiceProvider() {
        // do nothing
    }

    /**
     * Returns all locales for which this locale service provider has localized objects or names.
     */
    public abstract Locale[] getAvailableLocales();
}