Java DateFormat .getDateInstance (int style)
Syntax
DateFormat.getDateInstance(int style) has the following syntax.
public static final DateFormat getDateInstance(int style)
Example
In the following code shows how to use DateFormat.getDateInstance(int style) method.
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
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public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Date date = new Date();
String strDate = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT).format(date);
System.out.println(strDate);
strDate = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL).format(date);
System.out.println(strDate);
strDate = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG).format(date);
System.out.println(strDate);
strDate = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT).format(date);
System.out.println(strDate);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
