Java by API/java.text/DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols: getMonths()

   <source lang="java">

 

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols; public class Main {

 public static void main(String[] args) {
   String[] months = new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths();
   for (int i = 0; i < months.length; i++) {
     String month = months[i];
     System.out.println("month = " + month);
   }
 }

}

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DateFormatSymbols: getShortWeekdays()

   <source lang="java">

/* From http://java.sun.ru/docs/books/tutorial/index.html */ /*

* Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* 
* Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
* documentation for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes and without fee is hereby granted
* provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies. Please refer to
* the file "copyright.html" for further important copyright and licensing
* information.
* 
* SUN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE
* SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
* NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY
* LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS
* DERIVATIVES.
*/

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main {

 static public void changeWeekDays() {
   Date today;
   String result;
   SimpleDateFormat formatter;
   DateFormatSymbols symbols;
   String[] defaultDays;
   String[] modifiedDays;
   symbols = new DateFormatSymbols(new Locale("en", "US"));
   defaultDays = symbols.getShortWeekdays();
   for (int i = 0; i < defaultDays.length; i++) {
     System.out.print(defaultDays[i] + "  ");
   }
   System.out.println();
   String[] capitalDays = { "", "SUN", "MON", "TUE", "WED", "THU", "FRI",
       "SAT" };
   symbols.setShortWeekdays(capitalDays);
   modifiedDays = symbols.getShortWeekdays();
   for (int i = 0; i < modifiedDays.length; i++) {
     System.out.print(modifiedDays[i] + "  ");
   }
   System.out.println();
   System.out.println();
   formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("E", symbols);
   today = new Date();
   result = formatter.format(today);
   System.out.println(result);
 }
 static public void main(String[] args) {
   changeWeekDays();
 }

}

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DateFormatSymbols: getWeekdays()

   <source lang="java">

/*

* Output: 

dimanche lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi

* */

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols; import java.util.Locale; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String args[]) {
   DateFormatSymbols symbols = new DateFormatSymbols(Locale.FRENCH);
   String days[] = symbols.getWeekdays();
   for (int i = 0; i < days.length; i++) {
     System.out.println(days[i]);
   }
 }

}

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DateFormatSymbols: setEras(String[] newEras)

   <source lang="java">

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
   SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
   DateFormatSymbols dfs = sdf.getDateFormatSymbols();
   String era[] = { "BCE", "CE" };
   dfs.setEras(era);
   sdf.setDateFormatSymbols(dfs);
   sdf.applyPattern("MMMM d yyyy G");
   System.out.println(sdf.format(new Date()));
 }

}

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DateFormatSymbols: setShortWeekdays(String[] newShortWeekdays)

   <source lang="java">

/* From http://java.sun.ru/docs/books/tutorial/index.html */ /*

* Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
* 
* Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
* documentation for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes and without fee is hereby granted
* provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies. Please refer to
* the file "copyright.html" for further important copyright and licensing
* information.
* 
* SUN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE
* SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
* WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
* NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY
* LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS
* DERIVATIVES.
*/

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class Main {

 static public void changeWeekDays() {
   Date today;
   String result;
   SimpleDateFormat formatter;
   DateFormatSymbols symbols;
   String[] defaultDays;
   String[] modifiedDays;
   symbols = new DateFormatSymbols(new Locale("en", "US"));
   defaultDays = symbols.getShortWeekdays();
   for (int i = 0; i < defaultDays.length; i++) {
     System.out.print(defaultDays[i] + "  ");
   }
   System.out.println();
   String[] capitalDays = { "", "SUN", "MON", "TUE", "WED", "THU", "FRI",
       "SAT" };
   symbols.setShortWeekdays(capitalDays);
   modifiedDays = symbols.getShortWeekdays();
   for (int i = 0; i < modifiedDays.length; i++) {
     System.out.print(modifiedDays[i] + "  ");
   }
   System.out.println();
   System.out.println();
   formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("E", symbols);
   today = new Date();
   result = formatter.format(today);
   System.out.println(result);
 }
 static public void main(String[] args) {
   changeWeekDays();
 }

}

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new DateFormatSymbols(Locale loc)

   <source lang="java">

import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.text.DateFormatSymbols; import java.util.Locale; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JSpinner; import javax.swing.SpinnerDateModel; import javax.swing.SpinnerListModel; import javax.swing.SpinnerModel; public class MainClass {

 public static void main(String args[]) {
   JFrame f = new JFrame("JSpinner Sample");
   f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
   DateFormatSymbols symbols = new DateFormatSymbols(Locale.FRENCH);
   String days[] = symbols.getWeekdays();
   SpinnerModel model1 = new SpinnerListModel(days);
   SpinnerModel model2 = new SpinnerDateModel();
   JSpinner spinner1 = new JSpinner(model1);
   JSpinner spinner2 = new JSpinner(model2);
   f.add(spinner1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
   f.add(spinner2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
   f.setSize(300, 100);
   f.setVisible(true);
 }

}

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