The following sections provide locale information for the
German (Germany) locale. This information includes default currency
and mathematical characters, presentation settings, and input and
output formats for dates.
Default
Symbols
Table 1. The basic default symbols used
for currency and mathematical expressions in this locale
Symbol Description |
Symbol |
decimalseparator |
, |
groupingseparator |
. |
Currency |
€ |
Percent |
% |
Zero Digit |
0 |
Minus Sign |
- |
Plus Sign |
+ |
Exponential |
E |
Infinity |
∞ |
Default Presentation Settings
Table 2. Default values for the presentation settings
Setting |
Default |
negativeindicator (prefix) |
- |
negativeindicator (suffix) |
|
Formats for Date Outputs
Table 3. Output format that is used for date related data types in each
presentation
Data Type |
Style |
Output Format |
Example |
date |
numeric |
yyyyMMdd |
20030613 |
|
short |
dd.MM.yy |
13.06.03 |
|
medium |
dd.MM.yyyy |
13.06.2003 |
|
long |
d. MMMM yyyy |
13. Juni 2003 |
|
full |
EEEE, d. MMMM yyyy |
Freitag, 13. Juni 2003 |
day_of_month |
numeric |
d |
13 |
|
short |
d |
13 |
|
medium |
d |
13 |
|
long |
d |
13 |
|
full |
d |
13 |
day_of_week |
numeric |
e |
5 |
|
short |
e |
5 |
|
medium |
EEE |
Fr. |
|
long |
EEEE |
Freitag |
|
full |
EEEE |
Freitag |
datetime |
numeric |
yyyyMMdd H.mm |
20030613 18.52 |
|
short |
dd.MM.yy HH:mm |
13.06.03 18:52 |
|
medium |
dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss |
13.06.2003 18:52:35 |
month |
numeric |
M |
6 |
|
short |
M |
6 |
|
medium |
MMM |
Jun |
|
long |
MMMM |
Juni |
|
full |
MMMM |
Juni |
time |
numeric |
H.mm |
18.52 |
|
short |
HH:mm |
18:52 |
|
medium |
HH:mm:ss |
18:52:35 |
year |
numeric |
yyyy |
2003 |
|
short |
yy |
03 |
|
medium |
yyyy |
2003 |
|
long |
yyyy |
2003 |
|
full |
yyyy G |
2003 n. Chr. |
Formats for Date Inputs
Table 4. Applicable date input formats for this locale
Data Type |
Input Format |
Example |
date |
dd.MM.yy |
13.06.03 |
|
dd.MM.yyyy |
13.06.2003 |
|
d. MMMM yyyy |
13. Juni 2003 |
|
EEEE, d. MMMM yyyy |
Freitag, 13. Juni 2003 |
|
yyyyMMdd |
20030613 |
day_of_month |
d |
13 |
|
dd |
13 |
day_of_week |
e |
5 |
|
ee |
05 |
|
EEE |
Fr. |
|
EEEE |
Freitag |
datetime |
dd.MM.yy HH:mm |
13.06.03 18:52 |
|
dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss |
13.06.2003 18:52:35 |
month |
M |
6 |
|
MM |
06 |
|
MMM |
Jun |
|
MMMM |
Juni |
time |
HH:mm |
18:52 |
|
HH:mm:ss |
18:52:35 |
year |
yy |
03 |
|
'yy |
yy |
|
yyyy |
2003 |
|
yyyy G |
2003 n. Chr. |