DateFormat.getDateInstance() accepts a style and a locale. : Formatter « Utility Classes « SCJP

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

public class MainClass{
    public static void main(String[] argv){
        int[] styles = { DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM,
                         DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL };
        
        Locale[] locales = { Locale.FRANCE,
                             Locale.CHINA,
                             Locale.ITALY };
        
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        Date date = cal.getTime();
        for (Locale loc:locales) {
          System.out.format("\n%10s:\n", loc.getDisplayCountry());
          for (int style:styles) {
            DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(style, loc);
            System.out.println(df.format(date) + "\n");
          }
        }
    }
}

France:
13/04/10

13 avr. 2010

13 avril 2010

mardi 13 avril 2010


     China:
10-4-13

2010-4-13

2010?4?13?

2010?4?13? ???


     Italy:
13/04/10

13-apr-2010

13 aprile 2010

martedì 13 aprile 2010