| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.text | 
 Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages
in a manner independent of natural languages. 
 | 
| java.text.spi | 
 Service provider classes for the classes in the java.text package. 
 | 
| javax.swing.text | 
 Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable
and noneditable text components. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
class  | 
SimpleDateFormat
SimpleDateFormat is a concrete class for formatting and
 parsing dates in a locale-sensitive manner. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getDateInstance()
Gets the date formatter with the default formatting style
 for the default  
FORMAT locale. | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getDateInstance(int style)
Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style
 for the default  
FORMAT locale. | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getDateInstance(int style,
               Locale aLocale)
Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style
 for the given locale. 
 | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance()
Gets the date/time formatter with the default formatting style
 for the default  
FORMAT locale. | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle,
                   int timeStyle)
Gets the date/time formatter with the given date and time
 formatting styles for the default  
FORMAT locale. | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle,
                   int timeStyle,
                   Locale aLocale)
Gets the date/time formatter with the given formatting styles
 for the given locale. 
 | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getInstance()
Get a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both the
 date and the time. 
 | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getTimeInstance()
Gets the time formatter with the default formatting style
 for the default  
FORMAT locale. | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getTimeInstance(int style)
Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style
 for the default  
FORMAT locale. | 
static DateFormat | 
DateFormat.getTimeInstance(int style,
               Locale aLocale)
Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style
 for the given locale. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
abstract DateFormat | 
DateFormatProvider.getDateInstance(int style,
               Locale locale)
Returns a new  
DateFormat instance which formats date
 with the given formatting style for the specified locale. | 
abstract DateFormat | 
DateFormatProvider.getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle,
                   int timeStyle,
                   Locale locale)
Returns a new  
DateFormat instance which formats date and time
 with the given formatting style for the specified locale. | 
abstract DateFormat | 
DateFormatProvider.getTimeInstance(int style,
               Locale locale)
Returns a new  
DateFormat instance which formats time
 with the given formatting style for the specified locale. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
void | 
DateFormatter.setFormat(DateFormat format)
Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited
 and displayed. 
 | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
DateFormatter(DateFormat format)
Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specified
  
Format instance. | 
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