Constants from DateFormat

static int AM_PM_FIELD: AM_PM field alignment.
static int DATE_FIELD: DATE field alignment.
static int DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD: DAY_OF_WEEK field alignment.
static int DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD: DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH field alignment.
static int DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD: DAY_OF_YEAR field alignment.
static int ERA_FIELD: ERA field alignment.
static int HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD: zero-based HOUR_OF_DAY field alignment.
static int HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD: one-based HOUR_OF_DAY field alignment.
static int HOUR0_FIELD: zero-based HOUR field alignment.
static int HOUR1_FIELD: one-based HOUR field alignment.
static int MILLISECOND_FIELD: MILLISECOND field alignment.
static int MINUTE_FIELD: MINUTE field alignment.
static int MONTH_FIELD: MONTH field alignment.
static int SECOND_FIELD: SECOND field alignment.
static int TIMEZONE_FIELD: TIMEZONE field alignment.
static int WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD: WEEK_OF_MONTH field alignment.
static int WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD: WEEK_OF_YEAR field alignment.
static int YEAR_FIELD: YEAR field alignment.

static int DEFAULT: Constant for default style pattern.
static int FULL: Constant for full style pattern.
static int LONG: Constant for long style pattern.
static int MEDIUM: Constant for medium style pattern.
static int SHORT: Constant for short style pattern.


import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

public class Main{

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    Date date = new Date();
    DateFormat df;

    df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, Locale.JAPAN);
    System.out.println("Japan:" + df.format(date));

    df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, Locale.KOREA);
    System.out.println("Korea:" + df.format(date));

    df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, Locale.UK);
    System.out.println("United Kingdom:" + df.format(date));

    df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.US);
    System.out.println("United States:" + df.format(date));
  }
}

The output:


Japan:10/10/30
Korea:2010. 10. 30
United Kingdom:30 October 2010
United States:Saturday, October 30, 2010

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