Java DateFormat getDateInstance() Example

DateFormat class getDateInstance() method example. This example shows you how to use getDateInstance() method.


Syntax is : public static final DateFormat getDateInstance(int style)
Method returns the date formatter with the given formatting style for the default locale.

Here is the code.
/**
 * @(#) GetDateInstance1DateFormat.java
 * A class representing use of method getDateInstance() of DateFormat
class in java.text Package.
 * @Version  12-May-2008
 @author   Rose India Team
 */
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

class GetDateInstance1DateFormat {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Create new Date object that will be initialized to the current date.
        Date date = new Date();
        System.out.println("Date  by  Date  class    : " + date.toString());

        // Create new DateFormat object that will returns default date/time.
        DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getInstance();

        // getDateInstance method call.
        String d = dateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT).format(date);
        System.out.println("Date in SHORT style: " + d);
        d = dateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG).format(date);
        System.out.println("Date in LONG style: " + d);
        d = dateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM).format(date);
        System.out.println("Date in MEDIUM style: " + d);
        d = dateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL).format(date);
        System.out.println("Date in FULL style: " + d);
    }
}

Output of the program.
 Date  by  Date  class    : Thu Jun 12 18:06:56 GMT+05:30 2008
Date in SHORT style: 6/12/08
Date in LONG style: June 12, 2008
Date in MEDIUM style: Jun 12, 2008
Date in FULL style: Thursday, June 12, 2008

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