Example usage for java.text DateFormatSymbols getLocalPatternChars

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public String getLocalPatternChars() 

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Gets localized date-time pattern characters.

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From source file:javadz.beanutils.locale.converters.DateLocaleConverter.java

/**
 * This method is called at class initialization time to define the
 * value for constant member DEFAULT_PATTERN_CHARS. All other methods needing
 * this data should just read that constant.
 *//*from   ww  w. j av a2 s .  c o m*/
private static String initDefaultChars() {
    DateFormatSymbols defaultSymbols = new DateFormatSymbols(Locale.US);
    return defaultSymbols.getLocalPatternChars();
}

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From source file:javadz.beanutils.locale.converters.DateLocaleConverter.java

/**
 * Convert a pattern from a localized format to the default format.
 *
 * @param locale   The locale//from   w w w.  j av a 2 s. c o m
 * @param localizedPattern The pattern in 'local' symbol format
 * @return pattern in 'default' symbol format
 */
private String convertLocalizedPattern(String localizedPattern, Locale locale) {

    if (localizedPattern == null) {
        return null;
    }

    // Note that this is a little obtuse.
    // However, it is the best way that anyone can come up with 
    // that works with some 1.4 series JVM.

    // Get the symbols for the localized pattern
    DateFormatSymbols localizedSymbols = new DateFormatSymbols(locale);
    String localChars = localizedSymbols.getLocalPatternChars();

    if (DEFAULT_PATTERN_CHARS.equals(localChars)) {
        return localizedPattern;
    }

    // Convert the localized pattern to default
    String convertedPattern = null;
    try {
        convertedPattern = convertPattern(localizedPattern, localChars, DEFAULT_PATTERN_CHARS);
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        log.debug("Converting pattern '" + localizedPattern + "' for " + locale, ex);
    }
    return convertedPattern;
}

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