Locale date format

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

  static public void displayDate(Locale currentLocale) {

    Date today;
    String result;
    SimpleDateFormat formatter;

    formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE d MMM yy", currentLocale);
    today = new Date();
    result = formatter.format(today);

    System.out.println("Locale: " + currentLocale.toString());
    System.out.println("Result: " + result);
  }

  static public void main(String[] args) {

    Locale[] locales = { new Locale("fr", "FR"), new Locale("de", "DE"),
        new Locale("en", "US") };

    for (int i = 0; i < locales.length; i++) {
      displayDate(locales[i]);
    }

   }
}
  

Locale: fr_FR
Result: jeu. 6 sept. 12
Locale: de_DE
Result: Do 6 Sep 12
Locale: en_US
Result: Thu 6 Sep 12