Name: krC82822 Date: 06/14/2001


14 June 2001, eval1127@eng -- see also # 4071770.
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java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b65)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta-b65, mixed mode)

Buddhist Era is supported in Java 1.2.2 Thai Localization,
but Java 1.4 beta has missed this functionality.

Thailand, th_TH locale, do not use the Gregorian calendar system.

they use Buddhist Calendar system, also their own "Era mark".


running below program
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import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

public class testDateFormat {


  static public void main(String args[]) {
    Locale locale = new Locale("th","TH");
    TimeZone tz = TimeZone.getTimeZone("Asia/Bangkok");
    Calendar caln = Calendar.getInstance(tz,locale);

    Date date = caln.getTime();
   
System.out.println(DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL,locale).format(date));
 }
}
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with Java 1.4 beta
the era mark will shown as "\u0e04.\u0e28."
(means "AC", which is era mark of Gregorian Calendar --> WRONG)

with Java 1.2.2 Thai
the era mark will shown as "\u0e1e.\u0e28."
(means "BE", abbreviated form of "Buddhist Era" --> CORRECT)

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Note that both give same "era number" (2544), but different in "era mark".

this maybe means Java 1.4 beta knows the Buddhist Calendar,
but it has a wrong "era mark".

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see the captured screen of running result,

http://bacteria.thethai.net/bugs/j2se14b/dateformat1/DateFormat_wrong_era.html

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download Java 2 v.1.2.2 Thai Localization for testing at

http://www.sun.co.th/developers/thailand

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(Review ID: 126576)
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