Class DateFormatSymbols

java.lang.Object
com.ibm.icu.text.DateFormatSymbols
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable
Direct Known Subclasses:
ChineseDateFormatSymbols
public class DateFormatSymbols extends Object implements Serializable, Cloneable
[icu enhancement] ICU's replacement for java.text.DateFormatSymbols. Methods, fields, and other functionality specific to ICU are labeled '[icu]'.

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.

Typically you shouldn't use DateFormatSymbols directly. Rather, you are encouraged to create a date-time formatter with the DateFormat class's factory methods: getTimeInstance, getDateInstance, or getDateTimeInstance . These methods automatically create a DateFormatSymbols for the formatter so that you don't have to. After the formatter is created, you may modify its format pattern using the setPattern method. For more information about creating formatters using DateFormat's factory methods, see DateFormat.

If you decide to create a date-time formatter with a specific format pattern for a specific locale, you can do so with: 

new SimpleDateFormat(aPattern, new DateFormatSymbols(aLocale)).

DateFormatSymbols objects are clonable. When you obtain a DateFormatSymbols object, feel free to modify the date-time formatting data. For instance, you can replace the localized date-time format pattern characters with the ones that you feel easy to remember. Or you can change the representative cities to your favorite ones.

New DateFormatSymbols subclasses may be added to support SimpleDateFormat for date-time formatting for additional locales.

Author:
Chen-Lieh Huang
See Also:
Status:
Stable ICU 2.0.

  • Field Details

    • FORMAT

      public static final int FORMAT
      [icu] Constant for context.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.6.

    • STANDALONE

      public static final int STANDALONE
      [icu] Constant for context.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.6.

    • NUMERIC

      @Deprecated public static final int NUMERIC
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      [icu] Constant for context. NUMERIC context is only supported for leapMonthPatterns.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

    • DT_CONTEXT_COUNT

      @Deprecated public static final int DT_CONTEXT_COUNT
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      [icu] Constant for context.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

    • ABBREVIATED

      public static final int ABBREVIATED
      [icu] Constant for width.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.6.

    • WIDE

      public static final int WIDE
      [icu] Constant for width.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.6.

    • NARROW

      public static final int NARROW
      [icu] Constant for width.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.6.

    • SHORT

      public static final int SHORT
      [icu] Constant for width; only supported for weekdays.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 51.

    • DT_WIDTH_COUNT

      @Deprecated public static final int DT_WIDTH_COUNT
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      [icu] Constant for width.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

  • Constructor Details

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols()
      Constructs a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from resources for the default FORMAT locale.
      Throws:
      MissingResourceException - if the resources for the default locale cannot be found or cannot be loaded.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols(Locale locale)
      Constructs a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from resources for the given locale.
      Throws:
      MissingResourceException - if the resources for the specified locale cannot be found or cannot be loaded.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols(ULocale locale)
      [icu] Constructs a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from resources for the given ulocale.
      Throws:
      MissingResourceException - if the resources for the specified locale cannot be found or cannot be loaded.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.2.

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols(Calendar cal, Locale locale)
      Returns the DateFormatSymbols object that should be used to format a calendar system's dates in the given locale.
      Parameters:
      cal - The calendar system whose date format symbols are desired.
      locale - The locale whose symbols are desired.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols(Calendar cal, ULocale locale)
      Returns the DateFormatSymbols object that should be used to format a calendar system's dates in the given locale.
      Parameters:
      cal - The calendar system whose date format symbols are desired.
      locale - The ulocale whose symbols are desired.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.2.

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols(Class<? extends Calendar> calendarClass, Locale locale)
      Variant of DateFormatSymbols(Calendar, Locale) that takes the Calendar class instead of a Calendar instance.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.2.

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols(Class<? extends Calendar> calendarClass, ULocale locale)
      Variant of DateFormatSymbols(Calendar, ULocale) that takes the Calendar class instead of a Calendar instance.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.2.

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols(ResourceBundle bundle, Locale locale)
      Fetches a custom calendar's DateFormatSymbols out of the given resource bundle. Symbols that are not overridden are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the locale.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • DateFormatSymbols

      public DateFormatSymbols(ResourceBundle bundle, ULocale locale)
      Fetches a custom calendar's DateFormatSymbols out of the given resource bundle. Symbols that are not overridden are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the locale.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.2.

  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static DateFormatSymbols getInstance()
      Returns a DateFormatSymbols instance for the default locale.

      [icu] Note: Unlike java.text.DateFormatSymbols#getInstance, this method simply returns new com.ibm.icu.text.DateFormatSymbols(). ICU does not support DateFormatSymbolsProvider introduced in Java 6 or its equivalent implementation for now.

      Returns:
      A DateFormatSymbols instance.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.8.

    • getInstance

      public static DateFormatSymbols getInstance(Locale locale)
      Returns a DateFormatSymbols instance for the given locale.

      [icu] Note: Unlike java.text.DateFormatSymbols#getInstance, this method simply returns new com.ibm.icu.text.DateFormatSymbols(locale). ICU does not support DateFormatSymbolsProvider introduced in Java 6 or its equivalent implementation for now.

      Parameters:
      locale - the locale.
      Returns:
      A DateFormatSymbols instance.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.8.

    • getInstance

      public static DateFormatSymbols getInstance(ULocale locale)
      [icu] Returns a DateFormatSymbols instance for the given locale.

      [icu] Note: Unlike java.text.DateFormatSymbols#getInstance, this method simply returns new com.ibm.icu.text.DateFormatSymbols(locale). ICU does not support DateFormatSymbolsProvider introduced in Java 6 or its equivalent implementation for now.

      Parameters:
      locale - the locale.
      Returns:
      A DateFormatSymbols instance.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.8.

    • getAvailableLocales

      public static Locale[] getAvailableLocales()
      Returns an array of all locales for which the getInstance methods of this class can return localized instances.

      [icu] Note: Unlike java.text.DateFormatSymbols#getAvailableLocales, this method simply returns the array of Locales available in this class. ICU does not support DateFormatSymbolsProvider introduced in Java 6 or its equivalent implementation for now.

      Returns:
      An array of Locales for which localized DateFormatSymbols instances are available.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.8.

    • getAvailableULocales

      public static ULocale[] getAvailableULocales()
      [icu] Returns an array of all locales for which the getInstance methods of this class can return localized instances.

      [icu] Note: Unlike java.text.DateFormatSymbols#getAvailableLocales, this method simply returns the array of ULocales available in this class. ICU does not support DateFormatSymbolsProvider introduced in Java 6 or its equivalent implementation for now.

      Returns:
      An array of ULocales for which localized DateFormatSymbols instances are available.
      Status:
      Draft ICU 3.8 (retain).

    • getEras

      public String[] getEras()
      Returns abbreviated era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".
      Returns:
      the era strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • setEras

      public void setEras(String[] newEras)
      Sets abbreviated era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".
      Parameters:
      newEras - the new era strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • getEraNames

      public String[] getEraNames()
      [icu] Returns full era name strings. For example: "Anno Domini" and "Before Christ".
      Returns:
      the era strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.4.

    • setEraNames

      public void setEraNames(String[] newEraNames)
      [icu] Sets full era name strings. For example: "Anno Domini" and "Before Christ".
      Parameters:
      newEraNames - the new era strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.8.

    • getNarrowEras

      public String[] getNarrowEras()
      [icu] Returns narrow era name strings. For example: "A" and "B".
      Returns:
      the narrow era strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 64.

    • setNarrowEras

      public void setNarrowEras(String[] newNarrowEras)
      [icu] Sets narrow era name strings. For example: "A" and "B".
      Parameters:
      newNarrowEras - the new narrow era strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 64.

    • getMonths

      public String[] getMonths()
      Returns month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.
      Returns:
      the month strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • getMonths

      public String[] getMonths(int context, int width)
      Returns month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.
      Parameters:
      context - The month context, FORMAT or STANDALONE.
      width - The width or the returned month string, either WIDE, ABBREVIATED, or NARROW.
      Returns:
      the month strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.4.

    • setMonths

      public void setMonths(String[] newMonths)
      Sets month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.
      Parameters:
      newMonths - the new month strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • setMonths

      public void setMonths(String[] newMonths, int context, int width)
      Sets month strings. For example: "January", "February", etc.
      Parameters:
      newMonths - the new month strings.
      context - The formatting context, FORMAT or STANDALONE.
      width - The width of the month string, either WIDE, ABBREVIATED, or NARROW.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.8.

    • getShortMonths

      public String[] getShortMonths()
      Returns short month strings. For example: "Jan", "Feb", etc.
      Returns:
      the short month strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • setShortMonths

      public void setShortMonths(String[] newShortMonths)
      Sets short month strings. For example: "Jan", "Feb", etc.
      Parameters:
      newShortMonths - the new short month strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • getWeekdays

      public String[] getWeekdays()
      Returns wide weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.
      Returns:
      the weekday strings. Use Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc. to index the result array.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • getWeekdays

      public String[] getWeekdays(int context, int width)
      Returns weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.
      Parameters:
      context - Formatting context, either FORMAT or STANDALONE.
      width - Width of strings to be returned, either WIDE, ABBREVIATED, SHORT, or NARROW
      Returns:
      the weekday strings. Use Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc. to index the result array.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.4.

    • setWeekdays

      public void setWeekdays(String[] newWeekdays, int context, int width)
      Sets weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.
      Parameters:
      newWeekdays - The new weekday strings.
      context - The formatting context, FORMAT or STANDALONE.
      width - The width of the strings, either WIDE, ABBREVIATED, SHORT, or NARROW.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.8.

    • setWeekdays

      public void setWeekdays(String[] newWeekdays)
      Sets wide weekday strings. For example: "Sunday", "Monday", etc.
      Parameters:
      newWeekdays - the new weekday strings. The array should be indexed by Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • getShortWeekdays

      public String[] getShortWeekdays()
      Returns abbreviated weekday strings; for example: "Sun", "Mon", etc. (Note: the method name is misleading; it does not get the CLDR-style "short" weekday strings, e.g. "Su", "Mo", etc.)
      Returns:
      the abbreviated weekday strings. Use Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc. to index the result array.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • setShortWeekdays

      public void setShortWeekdays(String[] newAbbrevWeekdays)
      Sets abbreviated weekday strings; for example: "Sun", "Mon", etc. (Note: the method name is misleading; it does not set the CLDR-style "short" weekday strings, e.g. "Su", "Mo", etc.)
      Parameters:
      newAbbrevWeekdays - the new abbreviated weekday strings. The array should be indexed by Calendar.SUNDAY, Calendar.MONDAY, etc.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • getQuarters

      public String[] getQuarters(int context, int width)
      [icu] Returns quarter strings. For example: "1st Quarter", "2nd Quarter", etc.
      Parameters:
      context - The quarter context, FORMAT or STANDALONE.
      width - The width or the returned quarter string, WIDE, NARROW, or ABBREVIATED.
      Returns:
      the quarter strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.6.

    • setQuarters

      public void setQuarters(String[] newQuarters, int context, int width)
      [icu] Sets quarter strings. For example: "1st Quarter", "2nd Quarter", etc.
      Parameters:
      newQuarters - the new quarter strings.
      context - The formatting context, FORMAT or STANDALONE.
      width - The width of the quarter string, WIDE, NARROW, or ABBREVIATED.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.8.

    • getYearNames

      public String[] getYearNames(int context, int width)
      Returns cyclic year name strings if the calendar has them, for example: "jia-zi", "yi-chou", etc.
      Parameters:
      context - The usage context: FORMAT, STANDALONE.
      width - The requested name width: WIDE, ABBREVIATED, SHORT, NARROW.
      Returns:
      The year name strings, or null if they are not available for this calendar.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 54.

    • setYearNames

      public void setYearNames(String[] yearNames, int context, int width)
      Sets cyclic year name strings, for example: "jia-zi", "yi-chou", etc.
      Parameters:
      yearNames - The new cyclic year name strings.
      context - The usage context: FORMAT, STANDALONE (currently only FORMAT is supported).
      width - The name width: WIDE, ABBREVIATED, NARROW (currently only ABBREVIATED is supported).
      Status:
      Stable ICU 54.

    • getZodiacNames

      public String[] getZodiacNames(int context, int width)
      Returns calendar zodiac name strings if the calendar has them, for example: "Rat", "Ox", "Tiger", etc.
      Parameters:
      context - The usage context: FORMAT, STANDALONE.
      width - The requested name width: WIDE, ABBREVIATED, SHORT, NARROW.
      Returns:
      The zodiac name strings, or null if they are not available for this calendar.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 54.

    • setZodiacNames

      public void setZodiacNames(String[] zodiacNames, int context, int width)
      Sets calendar zodiac name strings, for example: "Rat", "Ox", "Tiger", etc.
      Parameters:
      zodiacNames - The new zodiac name strings.
      context - The usage context: FORMAT, STANDALONE (currently only FORMAT is supported).
      width - The name width: WIDE, ABBREVIATED, NARROW (currently only ABBREVIATED is supported).
      Status:
      Stable ICU 54.

    • getLeapMonthPattern

      @Deprecated public String getLeapMonthPattern(int context, int width)
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      Returns the appropriate leapMonthPattern if the calendar has them, for example: "{0}bis"
      Parameters:
      context - The usage context: FORMAT, STANDALONE, NUMERIC.
      width - The requested pattern width: WIDE, ABBREVIATED, SHORT, NARROW.
      Returns:
      The leapMonthPattern, or null if not available for this calendar.
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

    • setLeapMonthPattern

      @Deprecated public void setLeapMonthPattern(String leapMonthPattern, int context, int width)
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      Sets a leapMonthPattern, for example: "{0}bis"
      Parameters:
      leapMonthPattern - The new leapMonthPattern.
      context - The usage context: FORMAT, STANDALONE, NUMERIC.
      width - The name width: WIDE, ABBREVIATED, NARROW.
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

    • getAmPmStrings

      public String[] getAmPmStrings()
      Returns am/pm strings. For example: "AM" and "PM".
      Returns:
      the weekday strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • setAmPmStrings

      public void setAmPmStrings(String[] newAmpms)
      Sets am/pm strings. For example: "AM" and "PM".
      Parameters:
      newAmpms - the new ampm strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • getAmPmStrings

      public String[] getAmPmStrings(int context, int width)
      Returns am/pm strings with the specified width. For example: "AM" and "PM".
      Parameters:
      context - The usage context. Currently ignored; FORMAT names always returned.
      width - The width or the AM/PM strings, either WIDE, ABBREVIATED, or NARROW.
      Returns:
      the weekday strings.
      Status:
      Draft ICU 78.

    • setAmPmStrings

      public void setAmPmStrings(String[] newAmpms, int context, int width)
      Sets am/pm strings with the specified width. For example: "AM" and "PM".
      Parameters:
      newAmpms - the new ampm strings.
      context - The usage context. Currently ignored; always sets FORMAT names.
      width - The width or the AM/PM strings, either WIDE, ABBREVIATED, or NARROW.
      Status:
      Draft ICU 78.

    • getTimeSeparatorString

      @Deprecated public String getTimeSeparatorString()
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      Returns the time separator string. For example: ":".
      Returns:
      the time separator string.
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

    • setTimeSeparatorString

      @Deprecated public void setTimeSeparatorString(String newTimeSeparator)
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      Sets the time separator string. For example: ":".
      Parameters:
      newTimeSeparator - the new time separator string.
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

    • getZoneStrings

      public String[][] getZoneStrings()
      Returns time zone strings.

      The array returned by this API is a two dimensional String array and each row contains at least following strings:

      • ZoneStrings[n][0] - System time zone ID
      • ZoneStrings[n][1] - Long standard time display name
      • ZoneStrings[n][2] - Short standard time display name
      • ZoneStrings[n][3] - Long daylight saving time display name
      • ZoneStrings[n][4] - Short daylight saving time display name
      When a localized display name is not available, the corresponding array element will be null.

      Note: ICU implements the time zone display name formatting algorithm specified by UTS#35 Unicode Locale Data Markup Language(LDML). The algorithm supports historic display name changes and various different types of names not available in DateFormatSymbols.getZoneStrings(). For accessing the full set of time zone string data used by ICU implementation, you should use TimeZoneNames APIs instead.

      Returns:
      the time zone strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • setZoneStrings

      public void setZoneStrings(String[][] newZoneStrings)
      Sets time zone strings.

      Note: SimpleDateFormat no longer uses the zone strings stored in a DateFormatSymbols. Therefore, the time zone strings set by this method have no effects in an instance of SimpleDateFormat for formatting time zones. If you want to customize time zone display names formatted by SimpleDateFormat, you should customize TimeZoneFormat and set the instance by SimpleDateFormat.setTimeZoneFormat(TimeZoneFormat) instead.

      Parameters:
      newZoneStrings - the new time zone strings.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • getLocalPatternChars

      public String getLocalPatternChars()
      Returns localized date-time pattern characters. For example: 'u', 't', etc.

      Note: ICU no longer provides localized date-time pattern characters for a locale starting ICU 3.8. This method returns the non-localized date-time pattern characters unless user defined localized data is set by setLocalPatternChars.

      Returns:
      the localized date-time pattern characters.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • setLocalPatternChars

      public void setLocalPatternChars(String newLocalPatternChars)
      Sets localized date-time pattern characters. For example: 'u', 't', etc.
      Parameters:
      newLocalPatternChars - the new localized date-time pattern characters.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • clone

      public DateFormatSymbols clone()
      Overrides clone.
      Overrides:
      clone in class Object
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Override hashCode. Generates a hash code for the DateFormatSymbols object.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object obj)
      Overrides equals.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Status:
      Stable ICU 2.0.

    • initializeData

      protected void initializeData(ULocale desiredLocale, String type)
      Initializes format symbols for the locale and calendar type
      Parameters:
      desiredLocale - The locale whose symbols are desired.
      type - The calendar type whose date format symbols are desired.
      Status:
      Stable ICU 3.0.

    • initEras

      @Deprecated protected String[] initEras(String erasKey, Map<String, Map<String,String>> maps, com.ibm.icu.impl.ICUResourceBundle calBaseBundle, com.ibm.icu.impl.EraRules eraRules)
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      Convert era names map from CalendarSink to array, filling in missing values from fallback.
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

    • initializeData

      @Deprecated protected void initializeData(ULocale desiredLocale, com.ibm.icu.impl.ICUResourceBundle b, String calendarType)
      Deprecated.
      This API is ICU internal only.
      Initializes format symbols for the locale and calendar type
      Parameters:
      desiredLocale - The locale whose symbols are desired.
      b - Resource bundle provided externally
      calendarType - The calendar type being used
      Status:
      Internal. This API is ICU internal only.

    • getDateFormatBundle

      @Deprecated public static ResourceBundle getDateFormatBundle(Class<? extends Calendar> calendarClass, Locale locale) throws MissingResourceException
      Deprecated.
      ICU 4.0
      Finds the ResourceBundle containing the date format information for a specified calendar subclass in a given locale.

      The resource bundle name is based on the calendar's fully-specified class name, with ".resources" inserted at the end of the package name (just before the class name) and "Symbols" appended to the end. For example, the bundle corresponding to "com.ibm.icu.util.HebrewCalendar" is "com.ibm.icu.impl.data.HebrewCalendarSymbols".

      Note:Because of the structural changes in the ICU locale bundle, this API no longer works as described. This method always returns null.

      Throws:
      MissingResourceException

    • getDateFormatBundle

      @Deprecated public static ResourceBundle getDateFormatBundle(Class<? extends Calendar> calendarClass, ULocale locale) throws MissingResourceException
      Deprecated.
      ICU 4.0
      Finds the ResourceBundle containing the date format information for a specified calendar subclass in a given locale.

      The resource bundle name is based on the calendar's fully-specified class name, with ".resources" inserted at the end of the package name (just before the class name) and "Symbols" appended to the end. For example, the bundle corresponding to "com.ibm.icu.util.HebrewCalendar" is "com.ibm.icu.impl.data.HebrewCalendarSymbols".

      Note:Because of the structural changes in the ICU locale bundle, this API no longer works as described. This method always returns null.

      Throws:
      MissingResourceException

    • getDateFormatBundle

      @Deprecated public static ResourceBundle getDateFormatBundle(Calendar cal, Locale locale) throws MissingResourceException
      Deprecated.
      ICU 4.0
      Variant of getDateFormatBundle(java.lang.Class, java.util.Locale) that takes a Calendar instance instead of a Calendar class.

      Note:Because of the structural changes in the ICU locale bundle, this API no longer works as described. This method always returns null.

      Throws:
      MissingResourceException
      See Also:

    • getDateFormatBundle

      @Deprecated public static ResourceBundle getDateFormatBundle(Calendar cal, ULocale locale) throws MissingResourceException
      Deprecated.
      ICU 4.0
      Variant of getDateFormatBundle(java.lang.Class, java.util.Locale) that takes a Calendar instance instead of a Calendar class.

      Note:Because of the structural changes in the ICU locale bundle, this API no longer works as described. This method always returns null.

      Throws:
      MissingResourceException
      See Also:

    • getLocale

      public final ULocale getLocale(ULocale.Type type)
      Returns the locale that was used to create this object, or null. This may may differ from the locale requested at the time of this object's creation. For example, if an object is created for locale en_US_CALIFORNIA, the actual data may be drawn from en (the actual locale), and en_US may be the most specific locale that exists (the valid locale).

      Note: This method will be implemented in ICU 3.0; ICU 2.8 contains a partial preview implementation. The actual locale is returned correctly, but the valid locale is not, in most cases.

      Parameters:
      type - type of information requested, either ULocale.VALID_LOCALE or ULocale.ACTUAL_LOCALE.
      Returns:
      the information specified by type, or null if this object was not constructed from locale data.
      See Also:
      Status:
      Draft ICU 2.8 (retain).