The formatter supports many different fields you can use to create patterns. ASCII letters are reserved as pattern letters (unless enclosed in quotes), defined as the following:
Symbol
Meaning
Presentation
Example
G
era designator
(Text)
AD
y
year
(Number)
1996
M
month in year
(Text / Number)
July / 07
d
day in month
(Number)
10
k
hour in day
(Number)
24
H
hour in day, 0-based
(Number)
0
m
minute in hour
(Number)
30
s
second in minute
(Number)
55
S
millisecond
(Number)
978
E
day in week
(Text)
Tuesday
D
day in year
(Number)
189
F
day of week in month
(Number)
2 (2nd Wed in July)
w
week in year
(Number)
27
W
week in month
(Number)
2
a
am/pm marker
(Text)
PM
h
hour in am/pm
(Number)
12
K
hour in am/pm, 0-based
(Number)
0
z
time zone
(Text)
PST
'
escape for text
''
single quote
'
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