Name: rmT116609 Date: 09/02/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0-rc"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-rc-b63)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-rc-b63, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When using a danish Locale a SimpledateFormat.format should return the date in dd-mm-yy but returns the date in yy-mm-dd

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Locale.setDefault(new Locale("da"));
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
System.out.println(sdf.format(new Date()));


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
in 1.4.2 it returns
02-09-04 15:45

in 5.0 it returns
04-09-02 15:45
ACTUAL -
04-09-02 15:45

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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

/
public class DateTest {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Locale.setDefault(new Locale("da"));
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
System.out.println(sdf.format(new Date()));

}
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

Release Regression From : 1.4.2_04
The above release value was the last known release where this
bug was known to work. Since then there has been a regression.

(Incident Review ID: 301698)
======================================================================
###@###.### 10/12/04 08:48 GMT