Java by API/java.text/DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols: getMonths()

 
  
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);
    }
  }
}

DateFormatSymbols: getShortWeekdays()

 
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/*
 * 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();
  }
}

DateFormatSymbols: getWeekdays()

 
/*
 * 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]);
    }
  }
}

DateFormatSymbols: setEras(String[] newEras)

 
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()));
  }
}

DateFormatSymbols: setShortWeekdays(String[] newShortWeekdays)

 
/* 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();
  }
}

new DateFormatSymbols(Locale loc)

 
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);
  }
}