How can I format date by locale in Java?

java date formatting locale
newbie picture newbie · Dec 23, 2009 · Viewed 107.6k times · Source

I need to format date to app that has many languages, what is best way to format date, because every country has different kind of date formatting, so is it possible to format date by locale?

Answer

Bozho picture Bozho · Dec 23, 2009

Yes, using DateFormat.getDateInstance(int style, Locale aLocale) This displays the current date in a locale-specific way.

So, for example:

DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, yourLocale);
String formattedDate = df.format(yourDate);

See the docs for the exact meaning of the style parameter (SHORT, MEDIUM, etc)

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