English (Ireland) (en-IE)

The following sections provide locale information for the English (Ireland) 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/yyyy 13/06/2003
  medium d MMM yyyy 13 Jun 2003
  long d MMMM yyyy 13 June 2003
  full EEEE d MMMM yyyy Friday 13 June 2003
day_of_month numeric d 13
  short d 13
  medium d 13
  long d 13
  full d 13
day_of_week numeric e 6
  short e 6
  medium EEE Fri
  long EEEE Friday
  full EEEE Friday
datetime numeric yyyyMMdd H.mm 20030613 18.52
  short dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm 13/06/2003 18:52
  medium d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss 13 Jun 2003 18:52:35
month numeric M 6
  short M 6
  medium MMM Jun
  long MMMM June
  full MMMM June
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 AD

Formats for Date Inputs

Table 4. Applicable date input formats for this locale
Data Type Input Format Example
date dd/MM/yyyy 13/06/2003
  d MMM yyyy 13 Jun 2003
  d MMMM yyyy 13 June 2003
  EEEE d MMMM yyyy Friday 13 June 2003
  yyyyMMdd 20030613
  yyMMdd 030613
  ddMMyy 130603
  MMddyy 061303
  yy-MM-dd 03-06-13
  yy/MM/dd 03/06/13
  MM/dd/yy 06/13/03
  MM-dd-yy 06-13-03
  dd/MM/yy 13/06/03
  dd-MM-yy 13-06-03
  yy MMM dd 03 Jun 13
  yy MMMM dd 03 June 13
  dd MMM yy 13 Jun 03
  dd MMMM yy 13 June 03
  MMM dd, yy Jun 13, 03
  MMMM dd, yy June 13, 03
  MMM dd yy Jun 13 03
  MMMM dd yy June 13 03
  EEEE, MMMM dd, yy Friday, June 13, 03
day_of_month d 13
  dd 13
day_of_week e 6
  ee 06
  EEE Fri
  EEEE Friday
datetime dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm 13/06/2003 18:52
  d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss 13 Jun 2003 18:52:35
  yyyyMMdd hmm a 20030613 652 p.m.
  yyyyMMdd hmmss a 20030613 65235 p.m.
  yyyyMMdd h:m a 20030613 6:52 p.m.
  yyyyMMdd h:m:s a 20030613 6:52:35 p.m.
  yyyyMMdd h.m a 20030613 6.52 p.m.
  yyyyMMdd Hmm 20030613 1852
  yyyyMMdd Hmmss 20030613 185235
  yyyyMMdd H:m 20030613 18:52
  yyyyMMdd H:m:s 20030613 18:52:35
  yyyyMMdd H.m 20030613 18.52
  dd MMM yyyy hmm a 13 Jun 2003 652 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy hmmss a 13 Jun 2003 65235 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy h:m a 13 Jun 2003 6:52 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy h:m:s a 13 Jun 2003 6:52:35 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy h.m a 13 Jun 2003 6.52 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy Hmm 13 Jun 2003 1852
  dd MMM yyyy Hmmss 13 Jun 2003 185235
  dd MMM yyyy H:m 13 Jun 2003 18:52
  dd MMM yyyy H:m:s 13 Jun 2003 18:52:35
  dd MMM yyyy H.m 13 Jun 2003 18.52
  dd MMMM yyyy hmm a 13 June 2003 652 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy hmmss a 13 June 2003 65235 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy h:m a 13 June 2003 6:52 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy h:m:s a 13 June 2003 6:52:35 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy h.m a 13 June 2003 6.52 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy Hmm 13 June 2003 1852
  dd MMMM yyyy Hmmss 13 June 2003 185235
  dd MMMM yyyy H:m 13 June 2003 18:52
  dd MMMM yyyy H:m:s 13 June 2003 18:52:35
  dd MMMM yyyy H.m 13 June 2003 18.52
  dd MMM yyyy G hmm a 13 Jun 2003 AD 652 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy G hmmss a 13 Jun 2003 AD 65235 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy G h:m a 13 Jun 2003 AD 6:52 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy G h:m:s a 13 Jun 2003 AD 6:52:35 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy G h.m a 13 Jun 2003 AD 6.52 p.m.
  dd MMM yyyy G Hmm 13 Jun 2003 AD 1852
  dd MMM yyyy G Hmmss 13 Jun 2003 AD 185235
  dd MMM yyyy G H:m 13 Jun 2003 AD 18:52
  dd MMM yyyy G H:m:s 13 Jun 2003 AD 18:52:35
  dd MMM yyyy G H.m 13 Jun 2003 AD 18.52
  dd MMMM yyyy G hmm a 13 June 2003 AD 652 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy G hmmss a 13 June 2003 AD 65235 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy G h:m a 13 June 2003 AD 6:52 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy G h:m:s a 13 June 2003 AD 6:52:35 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy G h.m a 13 June 2003 AD 6.52 p.m.
  dd MMMM yyyy G Hmm 13 June 2003 AD 1852
  dd MMMM yyyy G Hmmss 13 June 2003 AD 185235
  dd MMMM yyyy G H:m 13 June 2003 AD 18:52
  dd MMMM yyyy G H:m:s 13 June 2003 AD 18:52:35
  dd MMMM yyyy G H.m 13 June 2003 AD 18.52
  MMM dd, yyyy hmm a Jun 13, 2003 652 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy hmmss a Jun 13, 2003 65235 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy h:m a Jun 13, 2003 6:52 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy h:m:s a Jun 13, 2003 6:52:35 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy h.m a Jun 13, 2003 6.52 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy Hmm Jun 13, 2003 1852
  MMM dd, yyyy Hmmss Jun 13, 2003 185235
  MMM dd, yyyy H:m Jun 13, 2003 18:52
  MMM dd, yyyy H:m:s Jun 13, 2003 18:52:35
  MMM dd, yyyy H.m Jun 13, 2003 18.52
  MMMM dd, yyyy hmm a June 13, 2003 652 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy hmmss a June 13, 2003 65235 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy h:m a June 13, 2003 6:52 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy h:m:s a June 13, 2003 6:52:35 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy h.m a June 13, 2003 6.52 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy Hmm June 13, 2003 1852
  MMMM dd, yyyy Hmmss June 13, 2003 185235
  MMMM dd, yyyy H:m June 13, 2003 18:52
  MMMM dd, yyyy H:m:s June 13, 2003 18:52:35
  MMMM dd, yyyy H.m June 13, 2003 18.52
  MMM dd, yyyy G hmm a Jun 13, 2003 AD 652 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy G hmmss a Jun 13, 2003 AD 65235 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy G h:m a Jun 13, 2003 AD 6:52 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy G h:m:s a Jun 13, 2003 AD 6:52:35 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy G h.m a Jun 13, 2003 AD 6.52 p.m.
  MMM dd, yyyy G Hmm Jun 13, 2003 AD 1852
  MMM dd, yyyy G Hmmss Jun 13, 2003 AD 185235
  MMM dd, yyyy G H:m Jun 13, 2003 AD 18:52
  MMM dd, yyyy G H:m:s Jun 13, 2003 AD 18:52:35
  MMM dd, yyyy G H.m Jun 13, 2003 AD 18.52
  MMMM dd, yyyy G hmm a June 13, 2003 AD 652 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy G hmmss a June 13, 2003 AD 65235 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy G h:m a June 13, 2003 AD 6:52 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy G h:m:s a June 13, 2003 AD 6:52:35 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy G h.m a June 13, 2003 AD 6.52 p.m.
  MMMM dd, yyyy G Hmm June 13, 2003 AD 1852
  MMMM dd, yyyy G Hmmss June 13, 2003 AD 185235
  MMMM dd, yyyy G H:m June 13, 2003 AD 18:52
  MMMM dd, yyyy G H:m:s June 13, 2003 AD 18:52:35
  MMMM dd, yyyy G H.m June 13, 2003 AD 18.52
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy hmm a Friday, June 13, 2003 652 p.m.
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy hmmss a Friday, June 13, 2003 65235 p.m.
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy h:m a Friday, June 13, 2003 6:52 p.m.
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy h:m:s a Friday, June 13, 2003 6:52:35 p.m.
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy h.m a Friday, June 13, 2003 6.52 p.m.
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy Hmm Friday, June 13, 2003 1852
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy Hmmss Friday, June 13, 2003 185235
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy H:m Friday, June 13, 2003 18:52
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy H:m:s Friday, June 13, 2003 18:52:35
  EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy H.m Friday, June 13, 2003 18.52
month M 6
  MM 06
  MMM Jun
  MMMM June
time HH:mm 18:52
  HH:mm:ss 18:52:35
  HHmm 1852
  H 18
  H:m 18:52
  H.m 18.52
  H:m:s 18:52:35
  h a 6 p.m.
  hhmm a 0652 p.m.
  h:m a 6:52 p.m.
  h.m a 6.52 p.m.
  h:m:s 6:52:35
year yy 03
  'yy yy
  yyyy 2003
  yyyy G 2003 AD
Parent topic: Locale Quick Reference