Java tutorial
import static java.text.DateFormat.FULL; import static java.text.DateFormat.LONG; import static java.text.DateFormat.MEDIUM; import static java.text.DateFormat.SHORT; import static java.util.Locale.FRANCE; import static java.util.Locale.GERMANY; import static java.util.Locale.UK; import static java.util.Locale.US; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { Date today = new Date(); Locale[] locales = { US, UK, GERMANY, FRANCE }; int[] styles = { FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT }; String[] styleNames = { "FULL", "LONG", "MEDIUM", "SHORT" }; DateFormat fmt = null; for (Locale locale : locales) { System.out.println("\nThe Date for " + locale.getDisplayCountry() + ":"); for (int i = 0; i < styles.length; i++) { fmt = DateFormat.getDateInstance(styles[i], locale); System.out.println("\tIn " + styleNames[i] + " is " + fmt.format(today)); } } } }