DateFormatSymbols (ICU4J 57.2)

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:
DateFormat, SimpleDateFormat, SimpleTimeZone, Serialized Form
Status:
Stable ICU 2.0.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ABBREVIATED` [icu] Constant for width.
`static int`	`DT_CONTEXT_COUNT` Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
`static int`	`DT_WIDTH_COUNT` Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
`static int`	`FORMAT` [icu] Constant for context.
`static int`	`NARROW` [icu] Constant for width.
`static int`	`NUMERIC` Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
`static int`	`SHORT` [icu] Constant for width; only supported for weekdays.
`static int`	`STANDALONE` [icu] Constant for context.
`static int`	`WIDE` [icu] Constant for width.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`DateFormatSymbols()` Constructs a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from resources for the default `FORMAT` locale.
`DateFormatSymbols(Calendar cal, Locale locale)` Returns the `DateFormatSymbols` object that should be used to format a calendar system's dates in the given locale.
`DateFormatSymbols(Calendar cal, ULocale locale)` Returns the `DateFormatSymbols` object that should be used to format a calendar system's dates in the given locale.
`DateFormatSymbols(Class<? extends Calendar> calendarClass, Locale locale)` Variant of DateFormatSymbols(Calendar, Locale) that takes the Calendar class instead of a Calendar instance.
`DateFormatSymbols(Class<? extends Calendar> calendarClass, ULocale locale)` Variant of DateFormatSymbols(Calendar, ULocale) that takes the Calendar class instead of a Calendar instance.
`DateFormatSymbols(Locale locale)` Constructs a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from resources for the given locale.
`DateFormatSymbols(ResourceBundle bundle, Locale locale)` Fetches a custom calendar's DateFormatSymbols out of the given resource bundle.
`DateFormatSymbols(ResourceBundle bundle, ULocale locale)` Fetches a custom calendar's DateFormatSymbols out of the given resource bundle.
`DateFormatSymbols(ULocale locale)` [icu] Constructs a DateFormatSymbols object by loading format data from resources for the given ulocale.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Object`	`clone()` Overrides clone.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Overrides equals.
`String[]`	`getAmPmStrings()` Returns am/pm strings.
`static Locale[]`	`getAvailableLocales()` Returns an array of all locales for which the `getInstance` methods of this class can return localized instances.
`static ULocale[]`	`getAvailableULocales()` [icu] Returns an array of all locales for which the `getInstance` methods of this class can return localized instances.
`static ResourceBundle`	`getDateFormatBundle(Calendar cal, Locale locale)` Deprecated. ICU 4.0
`static ResourceBundle`	`getDateFormatBundle(Calendar cal, ULocale locale)` Deprecated. ICU 4.0
`static ResourceBundle`	`getDateFormatBundle(Class<? extends Calendar> calendarClass, Locale locale)` Deprecated. ICU 4.0
`static ResourceBundle`	`getDateFormatBundle(Class<? extends Calendar> calendarClass, ULocale locale)` Deprecated. ICU 4.0
`String[]`	`getEraNames()` [icu] Returns era name strings.
`String[]`	`getEras()` Returns era strings.
`static DateFormatSymbols`	`getInstance()` Returns a DateFormatSymbols instance for the default locale.
`static DateFormatSymbols`	`getInstance(Locale locale)` Returns a DateFormatSymbols instance for the given locale.
`static DateFormatSymbols`	`getInstance(ULocale locale)` [icu] Returns a DateFormatSymbols instance for the given locale.
`String`	`getLeapMonthPattern(int context, int width)` Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
`ULocale`	`getLocale(ULocale.Type type)` Returns the locale that was used to create this object, or null.
`String`	`getLocalPatternChars()` Returns localized date-time pattern characters.
`String[]`	`getMonths()` Returns month strings.
`String[]`	`getMonths(int context, int width)` Returns month strings.
`String[]`	`getQuarters(int context, int width)` [icu] Returns quarter strings.
`String[]`	`getShortMonths()` Returns short month strings.
`String[]`	`getShortWeekdays()` Returns abbreviated weekday strings; for example: "Sun", "Mon", etc.
`String`	`getTimeSeparatorString()` Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
`String[]`	`getWeekdays()` Returns wide weekday strings.
`String[]`	`getWeekdays(int context, int width)` Returns weekday strings.
`String[]`	`getYearNames(int context, int width)` Returns cyclic year name strings if the calendar has them, for example: "jia-zi", "yi-chou", etc.
`String[]`	`getZodiacNames(int context, int width)` Returns calendar zodiac name strings if the calendar has them, for example: "Rat", "Ox", "Tiger", etc.
`String[][]`	`getZoneStrings()` Returns time zone strings.
`int`	`hashCode()` Override hashCode.
`protected void`	`initializeData(ULocale desiredLocale, com.ibm.icu.impl.CalendarData calData)` Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
`protected void`	`initializeData(ULocale desiredLocale, String type)` Initializes format symbols for the locale and calendar type
`void`	`setAmPmStrings(String[] newAmpms)` Sets am/pm strings.
`void`	`setEraNames(String[] newEraNames)` [icu] Sets era name strings.
`void`	`setEras(String[] newEras)` Sets era strings.
`void`	`setLeapMonthPattern(String leapMonthPattern, int context, int width)` Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
`void`	`setLocalPatternChars(String newLocalPatternChars)` Sets localized date-time pattern characters.
`void`	`setMonths(String[] newMonths)` Sets month strings.
`void`	`setMonths(String[] newMonths, int context, int width)` Sets month strings.
`void`	`setQuarters(String[] newQuarters, int context, int width)` [icu] Sets quarter strings.
`void`	`setShortMonths(String[] newShortMonths)` Sets short month strings.
`void`	`setShortWeekdays(String[] newAbbrevWeekdays)` Sets abbreviated weekday strings; for example: "Sun", "Mon", etc.
`void`	`setTimeSeparatorString(String newTimeSeparator)` Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
`void`	`setWeekdays(String[] newWeekdays)` Sets wide weekday strings.
`void`	`setWeekdays(String[] newWeekdays, int context, int width)` Sets weekday strings.
`void`	`setYearNames(String[] yearNames, int context, int width)` Sets cyclic year name strings, for example: "jia-zi", "yi-chou", etc.
`void`	`setZodiacNames(String[] zodiacNames, int context, int width)` Sets calendar zodiac name strings, for example: "Rat", "Ox", "Tiger", etc.
`void`	`setZoneStrings(String[][] newZoneStrings)` Sets time zone strings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - FORMAT
```
public static final int FORMAT
```
    [icu] Constant for context.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
    Status:
    Stable ICU 3.6.
  - STANDALONE
```
public static final int STANDALONE
```
    [icu] Constant for context.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
    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:
    Constant Field Values
    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:
    Constant Field Values
    Status:
    Internal. This API is ICU internal only.
  - ABBREVIATED
```
public static final int ABBREVIATED
```
    [icu] Constant for width.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
    Status:
    Stable ICU 3.6.
  - WIDE
```
public static final int WIDE
```
    [icu] Constant for width.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
    Status:
    Stable ICU 3.6.
  - NARROW
```
public static final int NARROW
```
    [icu] Constant for width.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
    Status:
    Stable ICU 3.6.
  - SHORT
```
public static final int SHORT
```
    [icu] Constant for width; only supported for weekdays.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
    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:
    Constant Field Values
    Status:
    Internal. This API is ICU internal only.
- Constructor Detail
  - 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:
    ULocale.Category.FORMAT
    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.
    Subclassing:
    When creating a new Calendar subclass, you must create the ResourceBundle containing its DateFormatSymbols in a specific place. 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".
    Within the ResourceBundle, this method searches for five keys:
    - DayNames - An array of strings corresponding to each possible value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field. Even though DAY_OF_WEEK starts with SUNDAY = 1, This array is 0-based; the name for Sunday goes in the first position, at index 0. If this key is not found in the bundle, the day names are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the requested locale.
    - DayAbbreviations - An array of abbreviated day names corresponding to the values in the "DayNames" array. If this key is not found in the resource bundle, the "DayNames" values are used instead. If neither key is found, the day abbreviations are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the locale.
    - MonthNames - An array of strings corresponding to each possible value of the MONTH field. If this key is not found in the bundle, the month names are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the requested locale.
    - MonthAbbreviations - An array of abbreviated day names corresponding to the values in the "MonthNames" array. If this key is not found in the resource bundle, the "MonthNames" values are used instead. If neither key is found, the day abbreviations are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the locale.
    - Eras - An array of strings corresponding to each possible value of the ERA field. If this key is not found in the bundle, the era names are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the requested locale.
    Parameters:
    cal - The calendar system whose date format symbols are desired.
    locale - The locale whose symbols are desired.
    See Also:
    DateFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale)
    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.
    Subclassing:
    When creating a new Calendar subclass, you must create the ResourceBundle containing its DateFormatSymbols in a specific place. 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".
    Within the ResourceBundle, this method searches for five keys:
    - DayNames - An array of strings corresponding to each possible value of the DAY_OF_WEEK field. Even though DAY_OF_WEEK starts with SUNDAY = 1, This array is 0-based; the name for Sunday goes in the first position, at index 0. If this key is not found in the bundle, the day names are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the requested locale.
    - DayAbbreviations - An array of abbreviated day names corresponding to the values in the "DayNames" array. If this key is not found in the resource bundle, the "DayNames" values are used instead. If neither key is found, the day abbreviations are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the locale.
    - MonthNames - An array of strings corresponding to each possible value of the MONTH field. If this key is not found in the bundle, the month names are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the requested locale.
    - MonthAbbreviations - An array of abbreviated day names corresponding to the values in the "MonthNames" array. If this key is not found in the resource bundle, the "MonthNames" values are used instead. If neither key is found, the day abbreviations are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the locale.
    - Eras - An array of strings corresponding to each possible value of the ERA field. If this key is not found in the bundle, the era names are inherited from the default DateFormatSymbols for the requested locale.
    Parameters:
    cal - The calendar system whose date format symbols are desired.
    locale - The ulocale whose symbols are desired.
    See Also:
    DateFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale)
    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:
    DateFormatSymbols(Calendar, Locale)
    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:
    DateFormatSymbols(Calendar, Locale)
    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:
    DateFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale)
    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:
    DateFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale)
    Status:
    Stable ICU 3.2.
- Method Detail
  - 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 era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".
    
    Returns:
    the era strings.
    Status:
    Stable ICU 2.0.
  - setEras
```
public void setEras(String[] newEras)
```
    Sets era strings. For example: "AD" and "BC".
    
    Parameters:
    newEras - the new era strings.
    Status:
    Stable ICU 2.0.
  - getEraNames
```
public String[] getEraNames()
```
    [icu] Returns 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 era name strings. For example: "Anno Domini" and "Before Christ".
    
    Parameters:
    newEraNames - the new era strings.
    Status:
    Stable ICU 3.8.
  - 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, either WIDE or ABBREVIATED. There are no NARROW quarters.
    
    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, either WIDE or ABBREVIATED. There are no NARROW quarters.
    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.
  - 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 Object 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.
  - initializeData
```
@Deprecated
protected void initializeData(ULocale desiredLocale,
                             com.ibm.icu.impl.CalendarData calData)
```
    Deprecated. This API is ICU internal only.
    
    Initializes format symbols for the locale and calendar type
    
    Parameters:
    desiredLocale - The locale whose symbols are desired.
    calData - The calendar resource data
    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(java.lang.Class, java.util.Locale)
  - 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:
    getDateFormatBundle(java.lang.Class, java.util.Locale)
  - 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:
    ULocale, ULocale.VALID_LOCALE, ULocale.ACTUAL_LOCALE
    Status:
    Draft ICU 2.8 (retain).

Class DateFormatSymbols

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

FORMAT

STANDALONE

NUMERIC

DT_CONTEXT_COUNT

ABBREVIATED

WIDE

NARROW

SHORT

DT_WIDTH_COUNT

Constructor Detail

DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols

DateFormatSymbols

Method Detail

getInstance

getInstance

getInstance

getAvailableLocales

getAvailableULocales

getEras

setEras

getEraNames

setEraNames

getMonths

getMonths

setMonths

setMonths

getShortMonths

setShortMonths

getWeekdays

getWeekdays

setWeekdays

setWeekdays

getShortWeekdays

setShortWeekdays

getQuarters

setQuarters

getYearNames

setYearNames

getZodiacNames

setZodiacNames

getLeapMonthPattern

setLeapMonthPattern

getAmPmStrings

setAmPmStrings

getTimeSeparatorString

setTimeSeparatorString

getZoneStrings

setZoneStrings

getLocalPatternChars

setLocalPatternChars

clone

hashCode

equals

initializeData

initializeData

getDateFormatBundle

getDateFormatBundle

getDateFormatBundle

getDateFormatBundle

getLocale