Prints out a date in each of the four formats. (The locale is the U.S.) : Formatter « Utility Classes « SCJP

1. SCJP
2. Utility Classes
3. Formatter

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

public class MainClass{
    public static void main(String[] argv){
        int[] styles = { DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM,
                         DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL };
        
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        Date date = cal.getTime();
        for (int style:styles) {
          DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(style);
          System.out.println(df.format(date));
        }

    }
}

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