java.lang.Object java.text.DateFormatSymbols
public class DateFormatSymbols
DateFormatSymbols is a public class for encapsulating localizable date-time formatting data, such as the names of the months, the names of the days of the week, and the time zone data. DateFormat and SimpleDateFormat both use DateFormatSymbols to encapsulate this information.
Typically you shouldn't use DateFormatSymbols directly. Rather, you are encouraged to create a date-time formatter with the DateFormat class's factory methods: getTimeInstance, getDateInstance, or getDateTimeInstance. These methods automatically create a DateFormatSymbols for the formatter so that you don't have to. After the formatter is created, you may modify its format pattern using the setPattern method. For more information about creating formatters using DateFormat's factory methods, see DateFormat .
If you decide to create a date-time formatter with a specific format pattern for a specific locale, you can do so with:
new SimpleDateFormat(aPattern, DateFormatSymbols.getInstance(aLocale)).new DateFormatSymbols(aLocale)).
DateFormatSymbols objects are cloneable. When you obtain a DateFormatSymbols object, feel free to modify the date-time formatting data. For instance, you can replace the localized date-time format pattern characters with the ones that you feel easy to remember. Or you can change the representative cities to your favorite ones.
New DateFormatSymbols subclasses may be added to support SimpleDateFormat for date-time formatting for additional locales.
Constructor Summary | |
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DateFormatSymbols
() Construct a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from resources for the default locale. |
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DateFormatSymbols
(
Locale
locale) Construct a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from resources for the given locale. |
Method Summary | |
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Object |
clone
() Overrides Cloneable |
boolean |
equals
(
Object
obj) Override equals |
String [] |
getAmPmStrings
() Gets ampm strings. |
static Locale |
getAvailableLocales
()
Returns an array of all locales for which the getInstance methods of this class can return localized instances. |
String [] |
getEras
() Gets era strings. |
static DateFormatSymbols |
getInstance
()
Gets the DateFormatSymbols instance for the default locale. |
static DateFormatSymbols |
getInstance
(
Locale
Gets the DateFormatSymbols instance for the specified locale. |
String |
getLocalPatternChars
() Gets localized date-time pattern characters. |
String [] |
getMonths
() Gets month strings. |
String [] |
getShortMonths
() Gets short month strings. |
String [] |
getShortWeekdays
() Gets short weekday strings. |
String [] |
getWeekdays
() Gets weekday strings. |
String |
getZoneStrings
() Gets time zone |
int |
hashCode
() Override hashCode. |
void |
setAmPmStrings
(
String
[] newAmpms) Sets ampm strings. |
void |
setEras
(
String
[] newEras) Sets era strings. |
void |
setLocalPatternChars
(
String
newLocalPatternChars) Sets localized date-time pattern characters. |
void |
setMonths
(
String
[] newMonths) Sets month strings. |
void |
setShortMonths
(
String
[] newShortMonths) Sets short month strings. |
void |
setShortWeekdays
(
String
[] newShortWeekdays) Sets short weekday strings. |
void |
setWeekdays
(
String
[] newWeekdays) Sets weekday strings. |
void |
setZoneStrings
(
String
Sets time zone |
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object |
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finalize , getClass , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait |
Constructor Detail |
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public DateFormatSymbols()
public DateFormatSymbols(Locale locale)
Method Detail |
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public static Locale[] getAvailableLocales ()
public static final DateFormatSymbolsgetInstance ()
public static final DateFormatSymbolsgetInstance ( Locale locale)
public String[] getEras()
public void setEras(String[] newEras)
public String[] getMonths()
public void setMonths(String[] newMonths)
public String[] getShortMonths()
public void setShortMonths(String[] newShortMonths)
public String[] getWeekdays()
public void setWeekdays(String[] newWeekdays)
public String[] getShortWeekdays()
public void setShortWeekdays(String[] newShortWeekdays)
public String[] getAmPmStrings()
public void setAmPmStrings(String[] newAmpms)
public String[][] getZoneStrings()
The value returned is a two-dimensional array of strings of size n by m, where m is at least 5. Each of the n rows is an entry containing the localized names for a single TimeZone. Each such row contains (with i ranging from 0..n-1):
If setZoneStrings has been called on this DateFormatSymbols instance, then the strings provided by that call are returned. Otherwise, the returned array contains names provided by the Java runtime and by installed TimeZoneNameProvider implementations.
public void setZoneStrings(String[][] newZoneStrings)
public String getLocalPatternChars()
public void setLocalPatternChars(String newLocalPatternChars)
public Object clone()
public int hashCode()
public boolean equals(Object obj)