Java SimpleDateFormat | Set 2

Java SimpleDateFormat | Set 1
More methods of text.SimpleDateFormat class :

clone() : java.text.SimpleDateFormat.clone() creates a copy of the SimpleDateFormat.

Syntax :
public Object clone()
Parameters : 
-------
Return : 
copy of the SimpleDateFormat

// Java Program illustrating  
// use of SimpleDateFormat.clone() method 
  
import java.text.*; 
import java.util.Calendar; 
   
public class NewClass 
{ 
    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException 
    { 
        // Date Formatter 
        SimpleDateFormat geek = new SimpleDateFormat(); 
  
        // Initializing calendar Object 
        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance(); 
                  
        // Use of clone() :  
       System.out.println("Clone : " + geek.clone()); 
   
    } 
} 

Output :

Clone : java.text.SimpleDateFormat@a9427c06

hashCode() : java.text.SimpleDateFormat.hashCode() returns hash code value for the SimpleDateFormat object.

Syntax :
public int hashCode()
Parameters : 
--------
Return : 
hash code value for the SimpleDateFormat object.

// Java Program illustrating  
// use of SimpleDateFormat.hashCode() method 
  
import java.text.*; 
import java.util.Calendar; 
   
public class NewClass 
{ 
    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException 
    { 
        // Date Formatter 
        SimpleDateFormat geek = new SimpleDateFormat(); 
  
        // Initializing calendar Object 
        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance(); 
                  
        // Use of hashCode() :  
       System.out.println("Hash Code : " + geek.hashCode()); 
   
    } 
} 

Output :

Hash Code : -1455260666

equals(Object obj) : java.text.SimpleDateFormat.equals(Object obj) compares two SimpleDateFormat objects

Syntax :
public boolean equals(Object obj)
Parameters : 
obj : object to compare with
Return : 
true, if equal ; else false

// Java Program illustrating  
// use of SimpleDateFormat.equals() method 
  
import java.text.*; 
import java.util.Calendar; 
   
public class NewClass 
{ 
    public static void main(String[] args)  
                throws InterruptedException, ParseException 
    { 
          
    // Setting formatter   
    SimpleDateFormat geek = new SimpleDateFormat(); 
  
    geek.applyPattern("MMM"); 
      
    // Use of equals() :   
    System.out.println("Is equal ? : " +  
                      geek.equals(new SimpleDateFormat())); 
  
    } 
} 

Output :

Is equal ? : false

setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols) : java.text.SimpleDateFormat.setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols) sets date and time format symbols of the required date format.

Syntax :
public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newSymbols)
Parameters : 
newSymbols : new format symbols for data and time
Return : 
-------

// Java Program illustrating  
// use of DateFormatSymbols() method 
  
import java.text.*; 
import java.util.*; 
  
public class NewClass 
{ 
    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException, ParseException 
    { 
  
        DateFormatSymbols format_symb =  
                     new DateFormatSymbols(new Locale("en", "US")); 
        String[] days = format_symb.getShortWeekdays(); 
  
        int j = 1; 
        for (int i = 1; i < days.length; i++) 
        { 
  
            System.out.print("Day" + j++ + " : " + days[i] + "\n"); 
        }         
    } 
} 

Output :

Day1 : Sun
Day2 : Mon
Day3 : Tue
Day4 : Wed
Day5 : Thu
Day6 : Fri
Day7 : Sat

getDateFormatSymbols() : java.text.SimpleDateFormat.getDateFormatSymbols()returns the copy of the date and time format symbols.

Syntax :
public DateFormatSymbols getDateFormatSymbols()
Parameters : 
-------
Return : 
date and time format symbols.

// Java Program illustrating  
// use of getDateFormatSymbols() method 
  
import java.text.*; 
import java.util.*; 
  
public class NewClass 
{ 
    public static void main(String[] args)  
                   throws InterruptedException, ParseException 
    { 
        SimpleDateFormat geeks = new SimpleDateFormat(); 
  
        String g_date = geeks.format(new Date()); 
          
        // Use of getDateFormatSymbols () :  
        System.out.println("" + geeks.getDateFormatSymbols()); 
        System.out.println("Date : " + g_date); 
    } 
} 

Output :

java.text.DateFormatSymbols@f86e64e0
Date : 6/24/17 12:49 PM

applyLocalizedPattern(String str) : java.text.SimpleDateFormat.applyLocalizedPattern(String str) applies the given localized string pattern to date format.

Syntax :
public void applyLocalizedPattern(String str)
Parameters : 
str : string pattern set to new date and time format
Return : 
-------

// Java Program illustarting  
// use of applyLocalizedPattern() method 
   
import java.text.*; 
import java.util.Calendar; 
   
public class NewClass 
{ 
    public static void main(String[] args)  
                                throws InterruptedException 
    {         
        SimpleDateFormat geek = new SimpleDateFormat(); 
        // Initializing calender Object 
        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance(); 
   
        // Using 'arg' pattern 
        String arg = "MM / dd / yy  HH:mm Z"; 
   
        // Use of applyLocalizedPattern() 
        geek.applyLocalizedPattern(arg); 
  
     System.out.println("Use of applyLocalizedPattern()  
                             : "+geek.toLocalizedPattern());  
    } 
} 

Output :

Use of applyLocalizedPattern() : MM / dd / yy  HH:mm Z

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