FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
1.5.0.8
ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Not OS specific
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The local for en_ZA has an unusable medium time format, a 12 hour clock without am or pm. The timezone should be included or the clock should be changed to a 24 hour clock
STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Below is some simple code to display the date formats for a specific locale. Simply call it with 2 parameters( java TestLocal en ZA) you will see (if you do this in the afternoon :-) That the local uses a 12hour clock with no AM/PM
REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
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import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.DateFormat;
class TestLocale
{
public static final void main(String[] args)
{
Locale locale = new Locale(args[0],args[1]);
System.out.println("got locale for "+ locale.getDisplayLanguage()+" " +
locale.getDisplayCountry());
DateFormat dl = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, locale);
System.out.println("Long date is "+ dl.format(new Date()));
DateFormat tl = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG, locale);
System.out.println("Long time is "+ tl.format(new Date()));
DateFormat dm = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale);
System.out.println("MEDIUM date is " + dm.format(new Date()));
DateFormat tm = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale);
System.out.println("Medium time is "+ tm.format(new Date()));
DateFormat ds = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, locale);
System.out.println("SHORT date is "+ ds.format(new Date()));
DateFormat ts = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, locale);
System.out.println("Short time is "+ ts.format(new Date()));
}
}
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