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The best way to format a date/time is to use

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

/**
 * The "best" way to format a date/time is to use the DateFormat.getInstance()
 * method, which will be localized automatically.
 * 
 * @version $Id: DateFormatBest.java,v 1.1 2004/03/03 17:22:14 ian Exp $
 */
public class DateFormatBest {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Date today = new Date();

    DateFormat df = DateFormat.getInstance();
    System.out.println(df.format(today));

    DateFormat df_fr = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL,
        Locale.FRENCH);
    System.out.println(df_fr.format(today));
  }
}








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