Format date and time for variable Locale with DateFormat.DEFAULT, DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL

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import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

public class DateFormatDemo {

    static public void displayDate(Locale currentLocale) {

        Date today;/*from w ww  .  j  av a  2  s . c  o  m*/
        String dateOut;
        DateFormat dateFormatter;

        dateFormatter = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT,
                currentLocale);
        today = new Date();
        dateOut = dateFormatter.format(today);

        System.out.println(dateOut + "   " + currentLocale.toString());
    }

    static public void showBothStyles(Locale currentLocale) {

        Date today;
        String result;
        DateFormat formatter;

        int[] styles = { DateFormat.DEFAULT, DateFormat.SHORT,
                DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL };

        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("Locale: " + currentLocale.toString());
        System.out.println();

        today = new Date();

        for (int k = 0; k < styles.length; k++) {
            formatter = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(styles[k],
                    styles[k], currentLocale);
            result = formatter.format(today);
            System.out.println(result);
        }
    }

    static public void showDateStyles(Locale currentLocale) {

        Date today = new Date();
        String result;
        DateFormat formatter;

        int[] styles = { DateFormat.DEFAULT, DateFormat.SHORT,
                DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL };

        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("Locale: " + currentLocale.toString());
        System.out.println();

        for (int k = 0; k < styles.length; k++) {
            formatter = DateFormat
                    .getDateInstance(styles[k], currentLocale);
            result = formatter.format(today);
            System.out.println(result);
        }
    }

    static public void showTimeStyles(Locale currentLocale) {

        Date today = new Date();
        String result;
        DateFormat formatter;

        int[] styles = { DateFormat.DEFAULT, DateFormat.SHORT,
                DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL };

        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("Locale: " + currentLocale.toString());
        System.out.println();

        for (int k = 0; k < styles.length; k++) {
            formatter = DateFormat
                    .getTimeInstance(styles[k], currentLocale);
            result = formatter.format(today);
            System.out.println(result);
        }
    }

    static public void main(String[] args) {

        Locale[] locales = { new Locale("fr", "FR"),
                new Locale("de", "DE"), new Locale("en", "US") };

        for (int i = 0; i < locales.length; i++) {
            displayDate(locales[i]);
        }

        showDateStyles(new Locale("en", "US"));
        showDateStyles(new Locale("fr", "FR"));

        showTimeStyles(new Locale("en", "US"));
        showTimeStyles(new Locale("de", "DE"));

        showBothStyles(new Locale("en", "US"));
        showBothStyles(new Locale("fr", "FR"));

    }
}

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Format date and time for variable Locale with DateFormat.DEFAULT, DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL - Java Date Time

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