This example shows how to format Date using SimpleDateFormat class. In this program we are format date for different locales.
Formatting Date for a Locale Example
Description of the code :
SimpleDateFormat() : SimpleDateFormat class use for formatting and parsing dates. It allows for formatting date into text , parsing text into date and normalization.
format() : This method is used for format Date class object into date / time and appends the it into the StringBuffer.
LocaleFormat.java
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
public class LocaleFormat {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Locale[] locales = {Locale.UK, Locale.FRANCE, Locale.ITALIAN};
Date date = new Date();
String s;
for (int i = 0; i < locales.length; i++) {
s = SimpleDateFormat.getDateInstance(SimpleDateFormat.FULL,
locales[i]).format(date);
System.out.println(locales[i].getDisplayLanguage() + "\t : " + s);
}
}
}
When you run this application it will display message as shown below:
|
English : Saturday, 11 October 2008
French : samedi 11 octobre 2008
Italian : sabato 11 ottobre 2008 |