The Java Developers Almanac 1.4

e323. Formatting and Parsing a Date for a Locale

    Locale locale = Locale.FRENCH;
    
    // Format with a custom format
    DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("E, dd MMM yyyy", locale);
    String s = formatter.format(new Date());
    // mar., 29 janv. 2002
    
    // Format with a default format
    s = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale).format(new Date());
    // 29 janv. 2002
    
    
    try {
        // Parse with a custom format
        formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("E, dd MMM yyyy", locale);
        Date date = (Date)formatter.parse("mar., 29 janv. 2002");
    
        // Parse with a default format
        date = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale).parse("29 janv. 2002");
    } catch (ParseException e) {
    }

Related Examples

e320. Formatting a Date Using a Custom Format
e321. Parsing a Date Using a Custom Format
e322. Formatting and Parsing a Date Using Default Formats

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