FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_10"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_10-b33)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 11.0-b15, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux ha28c1n6 2.4.21-47.0.1.ELhugemem #1 SMP Fri Oct 13 17:48:02 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
On Hungarian machines with a Locale of “hu_HU” we find that the symbol in date formatters for am/pm which is normally “a” becomes “x” and parsing the date causes a ParseException

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
see attached test case

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Should format properly.
ACTUAL -
causes a parsing exception on all AM parsing

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Locale;

import junit.framework.Assert;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

@RunWith(JUnit4ClassRunner.class)
public class TestDate {

    private final static String TIME = "1:00:00 am";
    private final static String TIME_FORMAT = "h:m:s a";
    
    @Test
    public void testUkDateParsing() throws ParseException
    {
        Locale.setDefault(Locale.UK);
        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(TIME_FORMAT);
        formatter.parse(TIME);
        Assert.assertEquals(TIME_FORMAT, formatter.toLocalizedPattern());
    }
    
    @Test
    public void testHungarianDateParsing() throws ParseException
    {
        Locale.setDefault(new Locale("hu", "HU"));
        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(TIME_FORMAT);
        formatter.parse(TIME);
        Assert.assertEquals(TIME_FORMAT, formatter.toLocalizedPattern());
    }
    
}

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