Create new DateFormat instance

static DateFormat getDateInstance(): Gets the date formatter with the default formatting style for the default locale.
static DateFormat getDateInstance(int style): Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the default locale.
static DateFormat getDateInstance(int style, Locale aLocale): Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the given locale.
static DateFormat getDateTimeInstance(): Gets the date/time formatter with the default formatting style for the default locale.
static DateFormat getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle): Gets the date/time formatter with the given date and time formatting styles for the default locale.
static DateFormat getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale aLocale): Gets the date/time formatter with the given formatting styles for the given locale.
static DateFormat getInstance(): Get a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both the date and the time.
static DateFormat getTimeInstance(): Gets the time formatter with the default formatting style for the default locale.
static DateFormat getTimeInstance(int style): Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the default locale.
static DateFormat getTimeInstance(int style, Locale aLocale): Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the given locale.
TimeZone getTimeZone(): Gets the time zone.
NumberFormat getNumberFormat(): Gets the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses to format and parse a time.
Calendar getCalendar(): Gets the calendar associated with this date/time formatter.


import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

public class Main{

  public static void main(String args[]) {
    Date date = new Date();
    DateFormat df;

    df = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, Locale.JAPAN);
    System.out.println("Japan:" + df.format(date));

    df = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG, Locale.UK);
    System.out.println("United Kingdom:" + df.format(date));

    df = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.CANADA);
    System.out.println("Canada:" + df.format(date));
  }
}

The output:


Japan:10:02
United Kingdom:10:02:02 PDT
Canada:10:02:02 o'clock AM PDT

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