Name: mt103760 Date: 04/03/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0_01-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0_01-b03, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION : Windows XP Professional


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The Locale for Denmark is wrong.

The locale for Denmark outputs 17-02-2001 or 17-02-01, resp.
for DateFormat.MEDIUM and DateFormat.SMALL.

This is wrong. It is also in conflict with the international
standard for dates (see http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html).

The Danish Stardard is, basically, the same as the international
standard (yyyy-mm-dd), but the traditional national format is
different:

The short and classic Danish short date format is 17/2-2001 or
17/2-01. The format 17.02.2001 can also be used, however.

This is according to the Danish official language dictionary
(Retsskrivningsordbogen) 2. ed. 1996, page 654f.

I can send you a copy by fax if you want.



STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the code included below

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
MEDIUM dd/mm-yyyy
SMALL dd/mm-yy
(see above)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Locale;

class DateBug
{
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Locale dk = new Locale("da", "DK");
    DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, dk);
    System.out.println(df.format(new Date()));
    // format is dd-mm-yyyy
    // it should be dd/mm-yyyy
    // the first format conflicts with international date standard
    // same problem with DateFormat.SMALL
  }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------
(Review ID: 179388)
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Verified with Tiger b41, it now returns the date value in the following format:
"yyyy-MM-dd", // medium date pattern
"yy-MM-dd", // short date pattern

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