javaandroidicu4j

get display name for month and day in week in icu4j for islamicCalendar

in icu4j we can get display month name by locale like this 

 SimpleDateFormat formatter
                = new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy MMM dd");
        String dateString = formatter.format(calendar.getTime());

which return current date with month name in geregorian calendar.
but Is it Possible to get month name of Islamic months using icu4j.

Solution 
  • ULocale locale = new ULocale("@calendar=islamic");
Calendar islamicCalendar = Calendar.getInstance(locale);

// full date
DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, locale);
System.out.println(df.format(islamicCalendar.getTime()));

// date in "yyyy MMM dd" format
SimpleDateFormat df1 = new SimpleDateFormat ("yyyy MMM dd", locale);
System.out.println(df1.format(islamicCalendar.getTime()));

// name of month 
SimpleDateFormat df2 = new SimpleDateFormat (SimpleDateFormat.MONTH, locale);
System.out.println(df2.format(islamicCalendar.getTime()));

// name of weekday
SimpleDateFormat df3 = new SimpleDateFormat (SimpleDateFormat.WEEKDAY, locale);
System.out.println(df3.format(islamicCalendar.getTime()));

    Outputs:

    AH 1438 Rabiʻ I 5, Sun

1438 Rab. I 05

Rabiʻ I

Sun

    If you want output to be in a specific locale, put that locale before @calendar=islamic:

    Example for arabic locale:

    ULocale locale = new ULocale("ar@calendar=islamic");
...

    Outputs:

    الأحد، ٥ ربيع الأول، ١٤٣٨ هـ

١٤٣٨ ربيع الأول ٠٥

ربيع الأول

الأحد