## Uses of Class
java.text.DateFormat

- Packages that use DateFormat
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.text |

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

    Subclasses of DateFormat in java.text
    Modifier and Type | Class and 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 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.

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