Data type styles affect how various data types are displayed in the form. Different locales may have different styles for displaying information related to dates and time, such as dates, days of month, days of week, and years.
The following table shows how the style affects the presentation of various data types in the en_US locale. For other locales, refer to the locale in the Locale Quick Reference. The symbols used to define each format are explained in Date patterns.
| Data Type | Style | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | numeric | yyyyMMdd | 20041123 |
| short | yyyy-MM-dd | 2004-11-23 | |
| medium | d MMM yyyy | 23 Nov 2004 | |
| long | MMMM d, yyyy | November 23, 2004 | |
| full | EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy | Tuesday, November 23, 2004 | |
| day_of_month | numeric | d | 3 |
| short | d | 3 | |
| medium | d | 3 | |
| long | d | 3 | |
| full | d | 3 | |
| day_of_week | numeric | e | 3 |
| short | e | 3 | |
| medium | EEE | Wed | |
| long | EEEE | Wednesday | |
| full | EEEE | Wednesday | |
| date_time | numeric | yyyyMMdd H:mm | 20041123 08:15 |
| short | yyyy-MM-dd H:mm | 2004-11-23 08:15 | |
| medium | d MMM yyyy h:mm a | 23 Nov 2004 8:15 AM | |
| long | MMMM d, yyyy h:mm a | November 23, 2004 8:15 AM | |
| full | EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss a z | Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:15:23 AM PST | |
| month | numeric | M | 9 |
| short | M | 9 | |
| medium | MMM | Sep | |
| long | MMMM | September | |
| full | MMMM | September | |
| time | numeric | H.mm | 17.30 |
| short | H:mm | 17:30 | |
| medium | h:mm a | 5:30 PM | |
| long | h:mm a | 5:30 PM | |
| full | h:mm:ss a z | 5:30:14 PM PST | |
| year | numeric | yyyy | 2004 |
| short | yy | 04 | |
| medium | yyyy | 2004 | |
| long | yyyy | 2004 | |
| full | yyyy G | 2004 AD |