date formatting
Problem:
You want to format a time amount like "5 days" for a locale.
Solution:
TimeUnitFormat from icu4j provides some excellent formatting options for time units. To use you specify a TimeUnitAmount which contains an amount and a unit. Then specify a locale on the TimeUnitFormat.
To format 1 day in French:
Problem:
You want to format a date and cast it to a timezone.
Solution:
The Java DateFormat class can cast a date to a new time zone at the same time as formatting it. This can be accomplished simply by specifying a TimeZone on the DateFormat object.
To format and cast a date to PST:
Problem:
You want to format a date correctly for a locale.
Solution:
Formatting dates and times correctly for a locale can prove challenging, especially considering the variety of possibilities. Thankfully, Java provides a number of date formatting methods and classes. icu4j adds even more tools to the programmers toolbox.
To format a date you need to get an instance of the DateFormat class passing the locale in:
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