DateFormat class

Question 1

Formats the given date for the default locale and returns a string representation. Its overloaded version takes a StringBuffer and position as arguments and returns a StringBuffer object.

Answer 1

String format(Date date)

Question 2

Reads the given String according to the default locale conventions to return a Date object; throws ParseException if it fails. Has an overloaded version that takes a ParsePosition( the position from which to parse the string) as an additional argument.

Answer 2

Date parse(String source)

Question 3

Formats the given date for the default locale and returns a textual representation.

Answer 3

String format(Date date)

Question 4

Returns the default DateFormat instance that supports both date and time; it uses the DateFormat.Short style for both date and time.

Answer 4

DateFormat.getInstance()

Question 5

Returns the DateFormat instance suitable for processing dates for default locale; has two overloaded versions that take style and Locale as additional arguments.

Answer 5

DateFormat.getDateInstance()

Question 6

Returns the DateFormat instance suitable for processing time for default locale; its two overloaded versions take style and Locale as additional arguments.

Answer 6

DateFormat.getTimeInstance()

Question 7

Returns the DateFormat instance suitable for processing both date and time for a default locale; its two overloaded versions take style and Locale as additional arguments.

Answer 7

DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance()