format date for a Locale : Locales « I18N « Java Tutorial

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

public class FormatDateLocale {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Locale[] locales = new Locale[] { Locale.JAPAN, Locale.CHINA, Locale.KOREA, Locale.TAIWAN,
        Locale.ITALY, Locale.FRANCE, Locale.GERMAN };

    Date today = new Date();

    for (Locale locale : locales) {
      System.out.println("Date format in "
          + locale.getDisplayName()
          + " = "
          + SimpleDateFormat.getDateInstance(SimpleDateFormat.LONG, locale).format(today)
              .toUpperCase());
    }
  }
}