Java java.text DateFormat fields, constructors, methods, implement or subclass

Introduction

In this page you can find the methods, fields and constructors for java.text DateFormat.

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Subclass

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Field

int	DATE_FIELD Useful constant for DATE field alignment.
int	DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD Useful constant for DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH field alignment.
int	FULL Constant for full style pattern.
int	LONG Constant for long style pattern.
int	MEDIUM Constant for medium style pattern.
int	SHORT Constant for short style pattern.
int	DEFAULT Constant for default style pattern.

Constructor

	DateFormat() Create a new date format.

Method

Object	clone() Overrides Cloneable
boolean	equals(Object obj) Overrides equals
String	format(Date date) Formats a Date into a date-time string.
StringBuffer	format(Object obj, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition fieldPosition) Formats the given Object into a date-time string.
StringBuffer	format(Date date, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition fieldPosition) Formats a Date into a date-time string.
Locale[]	getAvailableLocales() Returns an array of all locales for which the `get*Instance` methods of this class can return localized instances.
Calendar	getCalendar() Gets the calendar associated with this date/time formatter.
DateFormat	getDateInstance() Gets the date formatter with the default formatting style for the default java.util.Locale.Category#FORMAT FORMAT locale.
DateFormat	getDateInstance(int style) Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the default java.util.Locale.Category#FORMAT FORMAT locale.
DateFormat	getDateInstance(int style, Locale aLocale) Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the given locale.
DateFormat	getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale aLocale) Gets the date/time formatter with the given formatting styles for the given locale.
DateFormat	getDateTimeInstance() Gets the date/time formatter with the default formatting style for the default java.util.Locale.Category#FORMAT FORMAT locale.
DateFormat	getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle) Gets the date/time formatter with the given date and time formatting styles for the default java.util.Locale.Category#FORMAT FORMAT locale.
DateFormat	getInstance() Get a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both the date and the time.
NumberFormat	getNumberFormat() Gets the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses to format and parse a time.
DateFormat	getTimeInstance(int style) Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the default java.util.Locale.Category#FORMAT FORMAT locale.
DateFormat	getTimeInstance() Gets the time formatter with the default formatting style for the default java.util.Locale.Category#FORMAT FORMAT locale.
DateFormat	getTimeInstance(int style, Locale aLocale) Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the given locale.
TimeZone	getTimeZone() Gets the time zone.
int	hashCode() Overrides hashCode
boolean	isLenient() Tell whether date/time parsing is to be lenient.
Date	parse(String source) Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce a date.
Date	parse(String source, ParsePosition pos) Parse a date/time string according to the given parse position.
Object	parseObject(String source, ParsePosition pos) Parses text from a string to produce a `Date`.
Object	parseObject(String source) Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce an object.
void	setCalendar(Calendar newCalendar) Set the calendar to be used by this date format.
void	setLenient(boolean lenient) Specify whether or not date/time parsing is to be lenient.
void	setTimeZone(TimeZone zone) Sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.