| 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  | SimpleDateFormatSimpleDateFormatis 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 locale. | 
| static DateFormat | DateFormat. getDateInstance(int style)Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style
 for the default 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 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 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 locale. | 
| static DateFormat | DateFormat. getTimeInstance(int style)Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style
 for the default 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  DateFormatinstance 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  DateFormatinstance 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  DateFormatinstance 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
  Formatinstance. | 
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