The setDateFormatSymbols() Method of SimpleDateFormat class is used to set the date and time format symbols of this date format.
Syntax:
public void setDateFormatSymbols(DateFormatSymbols newFormatSymbols)
Parameters: The method takes one parameter newFormatSymbols which refers to the new format symbols into which this Date format is to be set.
Return Value: The method returns void type.
Below programs illustrate the working of setDateFormatSymbols() Method of SimpleDateFormat:
Example 1:
// Java code to illustrate // DateFormatSymbols() method import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
public class SimpleDateFormat_Demo {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws InterruptedException, ParseException
{
// Initializing SimpleDateFormat
SimpleDateFormat SDFormat
= new SimpleDateFormat();
// Setting the DateFormatSymbols
DateFormatSymbols DFSymbols
= new DateFormatSymbols(
new Locale( "en" ,
"US" ));
// Illustrating the set method
SDFormat.setDateFormatSymbols(DFSymbols);
// Displaying the formats
Date date = new Date();
String str_Date1 = SDFormat.format(date);
System.out.println( "The SimpleDateFormat: "
+ (str_Date1));
// Working of DFS
String[] the_days
= DFSymbols.getShortWeekdays();
int i, j = 1 ;
for (i = 1 ; i < the_days.length; i++) {
System.out.print( "Day" + j++ + " : "
+ the_days[i] + "\n" );
}
}
} |
Output:
The SimpleDateFormat: 1/30/19 10:27 AM Day1 : Sun Day2 : Mon Day3 : Tue Day4 : Wed Day5 : Thu Day6 : Fri Day7 : Sat
Example 2:
// Java code to illustrate // DateFormatSymbols() method import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
public class SimpleDateFormat_Demo {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws InterruptedException, ParseException
{
// Initializing SimpleDateFormat
SimpleDateFormat SDFormat
= new SimpleDateFormat();
// Setting the DateFormatSymbols
DateFormatSymbols DFSymbols
= new DateFormatSymbols(
new Locale( "es" ,
"XL" ));
// Illustrating the set method
SDFormat.setDateFormatSymbols(DFSymbols);
// Displaying the formats
Date date = new Date();
String str_Date1 = SDFormat.format(date);
System.out.println( "The SimpleDateFormat: "
+ (str_Date1));
// Working of DFS
String[] the_days
= DFSymbols.getShortWeekdays();
int i, j = 1 ;
for (i = 1 ; i < the_days.length; i++) {
System.out.print( "Day" + j++ + " : "
+ the_days[i] + "\n" );
}
}
} |
Output:
The SimpleDateFormat: 1/30/19 10:28 AM Day1 : dom Day2 : lun Day3 : mar Day4 : mi? Day5 : jue Day6 : vie Day7 : s?b