Package java.text

Class DateFormatSymbols

java.lang.Object

java.text.DateFormatSymbols

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComputeShortFormatSymbols

public class DateFormatSymbols
extends Object
implements Serializable, Cloneable

DateFormatSymbols is a public class for encapsulating localizable date-time formatting data, such as the names of the months, the names of the days of the week, and the time zone data. DateFormat and SimpleDateFormat both use DateFormatSymbols to encapsulate this information.

See Also:

DateFormat, SimpleDateFormat, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DateFormatSymbols()	Construct a DateFormatSymbols.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getAmPmString(int i)	Gets ampm strings.
String[]	getAmPmStrings()	Gets ampm strings.
String	getEra(int i)	Gets era strings.
String[]	getEras()	Gets era strings.
static DateFormatSymbols	getInstance()	Gets the DateFormatSymbols instance in English.
String	getMonth(int i)	Gets month strings.
String[]	getMonths()	Gets month strings.
String	getShortMonth(int i)	Gets short month strings.
String[]	getShortMonths()	Gets short month strings.
String	getShortWeekday(int i)	Gets short weekday strings.
String[]	getShortWeekdays()	Gets short weekday strings.
String	getWeekday(int i)	Gets weekday strings.
String[]	getWeekdays()	Gets weekday strings.
void	setAmPmStrings(String[] newAmpms)	Sets ampm strings.
void	setEras(String[] newEras)	Sets era strings.
void	setMonths(String[] newMonths)	Sets month strings.
void	setShortMonths(String[] newShortMonths)	Sets short month strings.
void	setShortWeekdays(String[] newShortWeekdays)	Sets short weekday strings.
void	setWeekdays(String[] newWeekdays)	Sets weekday strings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DateFormatSymbols

public DateFormatSymbols()

Construct a DateFormatSymbols.

See Also:

getInstance()

Method Detail

getInstance

public static final DateFormatSymbols getInstance()

Gets the DateFormatSymbols instance in English. .

Returns:

a DateFormatSymbols instance.

Since:

1.6

getEras

public String[] getEras()

Gets era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".

Returns:

the era strings.

getEra

public String getEra(int i)

Gets era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".

Parameters:

i - the number of the era.

Returns:

the era strings.

setEras

public void setEras(String[] newEras)

Sets era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".

Parameters:

newEras - the new era strings.

getMonths

public String[] getMonths()

Gets month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.

Returns:

the month strings.

getMonth

public String getMonth(int i)

Gets month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.

Parameters:

i - the number of the month.

Returns:

the month strings.

setMonths

public void setMonths(String[] newMonths)

Sets month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.

Parameters:

newMonths - the new month strings.

getShortMonths

public String[] getShortMonths()

Gets short month strings. For example: "Jan", "Feb", etc.

Returns:

the short month strings.

getShortMonth

public String getShortMonth(int i)

Gets short month strings. For example: "Jan", "Feb", etc.

Parameters:

i - the number of the month.

Returns:

the short month strings.

setShortMonths

public void setShortMonths(String[] newShortMonths)

Sets short month strings. For example: "Jan", "Feb", etc.

Parameters:

newShortMonths - the new short month strings.

getWeekdays

public String[] getWeekdays()

Gets weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.

Returns:

the weekday strings. Use Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc. to index the result array.

getWeekday

public String getWeekday(int i)

Gets weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.

Parameters:

i - the number of the weekday.

Returns:

the weekday strings. Use Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc. to index the result array.

setWeekdays

public void setWeekdays(String[] newWeekdays)

Sets weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.

Parameters:

newWeekdays - the new weekday strings. The array should be indexed by Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc.

getShortWeekdays

public String[] getShortWeekdays()

Gets short weekday strings. For example: "Sun", "Mon", etc.

Returns:

the short weekday strings. Use Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc. to index the result array.

getShortWeekday

public String getShortWeekday(int i)

Gets short weekday strings. For example: "Sun", "Mon", etc.

Parameters:

i - the number of the weekday.

Returns:

the short weekday strings. Use Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc. to index the result array.

setShortWeekdays

public void setShortWeekdays(String[] newShortWeekdays)

Sets short weekday strings. For example: "Sun", "Mon", etc.

Parameters:

newShortWeekdays - the new short weekday strings. The array should be indexed by Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc.

getAmPmStrings

public String[] getAmPmStrings()

Gets ampm strings. For example: "AM" and "PM".

Returns:

the ampm strings.

getAmPmString

public String getAmPmString(int i)

Gets ampm strings. For example: "AM" and "PM".

Parameters:

i - the number of the am/pm

Returns:

the ampm strings.

setAmPmStrings

public void setAmPmStrings(String[] newAmpms)

Sets ampm strings. For example: "AM" and "PM".

Parameters:

newAmpms - the new ampm strings.