Here you can find the source of getLongPattern(final Locale locale)
public static String getLongPattern(final Locale locale)
//package com.java2s; /*// w w w .jav a2 s.c o m * Copyright 2004-2012 the Seasar Foundation and the Others. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, * either express or implied. See the License for the specific language * governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.*; import static java.text.DateFormat.*; public class Main { public static String getLongPattern() { return getLongPattern(Locale.getDefault()); } public static String getLongPattern(final Locale locale) { return ((SimpleDateFormat) getDateTimeInstance(LONG, LONG, locale)).toPattern(); } }