## 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.
java.text.spi: Service provider classes for the classes in the java.text package.
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 `FORMAT` locale.
`static DateFormat` DateFormat.`getDateInstance(int style)` Gets the date formatter with the given formatting style for the default `FORMAT` 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 `FORMAT` 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 `FORMAT` 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 `FORMAT` locale.
`static DateFormat` DateFormat.`getTimeInstance(int style)` Gets the time formatter with the given formatting style for the default `FORMAT` 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 java.text.spi

Methods in java.text.spi that return DateFormat
`abstract DateFormat` DateFormatProvider.`getDateInstance(int style, Locale locale)` Returns a new `DateFormat` instance which formats date with the given formatting style for the specified locale.
`abstract DateFormat` DateFormatProvider.`getDateTimeInstance(int dateStyle, int timeStyle, Locale locale)` Returns a new `DateFormat` instance which formats date and time with the given formatting style for the specified locale.
`abstract DateFormat` DateFormatProvider.`getTimeInstance(int style, Locale locale)` Returns a new `DateFormat` instance which formats time with the given formatting style for the specified 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
Constructor and Description
`DateFormatter(DateFormat format)` Returns a DateFormatter configured with the specified `Format` instance.