# Uses of Class
java.text.DateFormat

Packages that use DateFormat
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.

- ## Uses of DateFormat in java.text

  Subclasses of DateFormat in java.text
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `SimpleDateFormat`
  `SimpleDateFormat` is a concrete class for formatting and parsing dates in a locale-sensitive manner.
  Methods in java.text that return DateFormat
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getDateInstance()`
  Gets the date formatter with the default formatting style for the default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getDateInstance(int style)`
  Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getDateInstance(int style, Locale aLocale)`
  Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the given locale.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getDateTimeInstance()`
  Gets the date/time formatter with the default formatting style for the default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle)`
  Gets the date/time formatter with the given date and time formatting styles for the default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale aLocale)`
  Gets the date/time formatter with the given formatting styles for the given locale.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getInstance()`
  Get a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both the date and the time.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getTimeInstance()`
  Gets the time formatter with the default formatting style for the default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getTimeInstance(int style)`
  Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the default `FORMAT` locale.
  `static final DateFormat`
  DateFormat.`getTimeInstance(int style, Locale aLocale)`
  Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the given locale.

- ## Uses of DateFormat in java.text.spi

  Methods in java.text.spi that return DateFormat
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract DateFormat`
  DateFormatProvider.`getDateInstance(int style, Locale locale)`
  Returns a new `DateFormat` instance 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 `DateFormat` instance 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 `DateFormat` instance which formats time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.

- ## Uses of DateFormat in javax.swing.text

  Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type DateFormat
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  DateFormatter.`setFormat(DateFormat format)`
  Sets the format that dictates the legal values that can be edited and displayed.
  Constructors in javax.swing.text with parameters of type DateFormat
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `DateFormatter(DateFormat format)`
  Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specified `Format` instance.