public abstract NumberFormat getPercentInstance (Locale locale)

Returns a new NumberFormat instance which formats percentage values for the specified locale.

Parameters:
locale    the desired locale

Returns:  a percent 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.getPercentInstance(java.util.Locale)