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The DateFormat localized patten for locale es_NI is wrong.

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      ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
      Java version: 1.8.0_161-b12
      Windows 7


      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      The date format for dates in Nicaragua are "dd/MM/yyyy", not "MM-dd-yyyy" as reported from Java.

      STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
      Locale locale = new Locale("es", "NI", "");
      String pattern = ((SimpleDateFormat)DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale)).toLocalizedPattern();
      System.out.println(pattern);


      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      dd/MM/yyyy
      ACTUAL -
      MM-dd-yyyy

      ---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
      Locale locale = new Locale("es", "NI", "");
      String pattern = ((SimpleDateFormat)DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale)).toLocalizedPattern();
      System.out.println(pattern);

      ---------- END SOURCE ----------

      FREQUENCY : always


            jlu Justin Lu
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