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## Uses of Class
java.text.DateFormat

Packages that use DateFormat
java.text | Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
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
`class` | `SimpleDateFormat` `SimpleDateFormat` is a concrete class for formatting and parsing dates in a locale-sensitive manner.

Methods in java.text that return DateFormat
`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.

Uses of DateFormat in javax.swing.text

Methods in javax.swing.text with parameters of type DateFormat
`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
`DateFormatter(DateFormat format)` Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specified `Format` instance.

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