Fields
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AM_PM_FIELD | Useful constant for AM_PM field alignment. |
| calendar | The calendar that DateFormat uses to produce the time field values needed to implement date/time formatting. |
| DATE_FIELD | Useful constant for DATE field alignment. |
| DAY_OF_WEEK_FIELD | Useful constant for DAY_OF_WEEK field alignment. |
| DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH_FIELD | Useful constant for DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH field alignment. |
| DAY_OF_YEAR_FIELD | Useful constant for DAY_OF_YEAR field alignment. |
| DEFAULT | Constant for default style pattern. |
| ERA_FIELD | Useful constant for ERA field alignment. |
| FULL | Constant for full style pattern. |
| HOUR0_FIELD | Useful constant for zero-based HOUR field alignment. |
| HOUR1_FIELD | Useful constant for one-based HOUR field alignment. |
| HOUR_OF_DAY0_FIELD | Useful constant for zero-based HOUR_OF_DAY field alignment. |
| HOUR_OF_DAY1_FIELD | Useful constant for one-based HOUR_OF_DAY field alignment. |
| LONG | Constant for long style pattern. |
| MEDIUM | Constant for medium style pattern. |
| MILLISECOND_FIELD | Useful constant for MILLISECOND field alignment. |
| MINUTE_FIELD | Useful constant for MINUTE field alignment. |
| MONTH_FIELD | Useful constant for MONTH field alignment. |
| numberFormat | The number formatter that DateFormat uses to format numbers in dates and times. |
| SECOND_FIELD | Useful constant for SECOND field alignment. |
| SHORT | Constant for short style pattern. |
| TIMEZONE_FIELD | Useful constant for TIMEZONE field alignment. |
| WEEK_OF_MONTH_FIELD | Useful constant for WEEK_OF_MONTH field alignment. |
| WEEK_OF_YEAR_FIELD | Useful constant for WEEK_OF_YEAR field alignment. |
| YEAR_FIELD | Useful constant for YEAR field alignment. |
Constructors
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| DateFormat() |
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| clone() | Overrides Cloneable |
| equals(Object) | Overrides equals |
| format(Date) | Formats a Date into a date/time string. |
| format(Date, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) | Formats a Date into a date/time string. |
| format(Object, StringBuffer, FieldPosition) | Overrides Format. |
| getAvailableLocales() | Gets the set of locales for which DateFormats are installed. |
| getCalendar() | Gets the calendar associated with this date/time formatter. |
| getDateInstance() | Gets the date formatter with the default formatting style for the default locale. |
| getDateInstance(int) | Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the default locale. |
| getDateInstance(int, Locale) | Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the given locale. |
| getDateTimeInstance() | Gets the date/time formatter with the default formatting style for the default locale. |
| getDateTimeInstance(int, int) | Gets the date/time formatter with the given date and time formatting styles for the default locale. |
| getDateTimeInstance(int, int, Locale) | Gets the date/time formatter with the given formatting styles for the given locale. |
| getInstance() | Get a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both the date and the time. |
| getNumberFormat() | Gets the number formatter which this date/time formatter uses to format and parse a time. |
| getTimeInstance() | Gets the time formatter with the default formatting style for the default locale. |
| getTimeInstance(int) | Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the default locale. |
| getTimeInstance(int, Locale) | Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the given locale. |
| getTimeZone() | Gets the time zone. |
| hashCode() | Overrides hashCode |
| isLenient() | Tell whether date/time parsing is to be lenient. |
| parse(String) | Parse a date/time string. |
| parse(String, ParsePosition) | Parse a date/time string according to the given parse position. |
| parseObject(String, ParsePosition) | Parse a date/time string into an Object. |
| setCalendar(Calendar) | Set the calendar to be used by this date format. |
| setLenient(boolean) | Specify whether or not date/time parsing is to be lenient. |
| setNumberFormat(NumberFormat) | Allows you to set the number formatter. |
| setTimeZone(TimeZone) | Sets the time zone for the calendar of this DateFormat object. |