Returns a new general-purpose NumberFormat instance for the specified locale.

Parameters:

locale

the desired locale

Returns:  a general-purpose number formatter

Exceptions:

NullPointerException		if locale is null
IllegalArgumentException		if locale isn't one of the locales returned from java.util.spi.LocaleServiceProvider.getAvailableLocales().

See also:
java.text.NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(java.util.Locale)