Dates and Times - Beginning Java 8 Fundamentals - page 459

Table 12-6. Datetime Formatting Symbols, Their Descriptions with Examples

Symbol Description Examples

Pattern Output

G G AD Era

GGGG Anno Domini

GGGGG A

u u/uuu/uuuu 2012

Year
It can be a positive or negative number. After an era start
date, it is a positive number. Before an era start date, it is a
negative number. For example, the year value for 2014 AD
is 2014 and the year value for 2014 BC is -2014.

uu 12

uuuuu 02012

y y/yyy/yyyy 2012

Year of era
It counts the year forward or backward from the era start
date. It is always a positive number. For example, the year
value for 2014 AD is 2014 and the year value for 2014 BC is
2015. In Common Era, year 0 is 1 BC.

yy 12

yyyyy 02012

D D 150

Day of year (1 -366)

M/L

Month of year

M 5

MM 05

MMM Jul

MMMM July

d d 29 Day of month

The pattern d will output values like 1, 2, 10, 29, etc. The
pattern dd will zero-pad the values as 01, 02, 10, 29, etc. to
make them always two digits. The pattern ddd will output
values like 001, 010, 029, etc.

Q/q

Quarter of year

Q 3

QQ 03

QQQ Q3

QQQQ 3rd quarter

Y Y 2012 Week-based year

YY 12

YYY/YYYY 2012

w w 31 Week of week-based year

W W 5

Week of month

E E 7 Day of week

EE 07

EEE Sun

EEEEE Sunday

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