Customize the date format?

[Guest BTJ]

I would like to have my date format like this..: dd.MM.yyyy, is there really no way to accomplish this?

Regards,

BTJ

[Guest nrkabul]

I would like to have my date format like this..: dd.MM.yyyy, is there really no way to accomplish this?

I had the same problem (wanted yyyy-MM-dd), and ended up writing an app to set it for me - if you want the source, let me know.

[Guest BTJ]

I had the same problem (wanted yyyy-MM-dd), and ended up writing an app to set it for me - if you want the source, let me know.

That would be nice, if you don't mind... :)

BTJ

[Guest nrkabul]

That would be nice, if you don't mind... :)

NP, I'll dig it up tonight (at work now).

[Guest nrkabul]

Here's the project. I've used the Netbeans plugin, so I don't really know if this compiles from the command line with only the SDK installed, sorry.

The APK in the dist directory will set the date format to "yyyy-MM-dd" using

Settings.System.putString(getContentResolver(), Settings.System.DATE_FORMAT, "yyyy-MM-dd");

Be very careful when changing the format string - I just managed to get my emulator stuck in a boot loop after setting an invalid format, and had to wipe it. Not sure what would happen on a real device, but probably nothing pretty. If "new SimpleDateFormat( <format> )" is happy, you should be too.

As is usual, I can't take responsibility for anyone's phone crashing, turning into a pink parsnip or more realistically boot-looping forever.

Good luck :)

DateFormatSetter.zip

[Guest nrkabul]

To make this at least possible to use for non-developers, I've added a text box where you can change the format before setting it. Before updating the setting, I try to create a SimpleDateFormat based on the supplied format string. If the constructor excepts, you get an error message and the setting won't be changed.

This does not mean that I catch all potential problems (I hope I do, but I probably don't). Be careful.

The dist directory in the attached zip contains the compiled APK.

DateFormatSetter2.zip

[Guest clarkEEE1]

You can change the date format anyway all you need to do is settings, date and time then scroll down to select date format.

[Guest BTJ]

You can change the date format anyway all you need to do is settings, date and time then scroll down to select date format.

Yes, I can.. But the problem is that the date format I want is not listed there....

BTJ

[Guest BTJ]

Here's the project. I've used the Netbeans plugin, so I don't really know if this compiles from the command line with only the SDK installed, sorry.

The APK in the dist directory will set the date format to "yyyy-MM-dd" using

Settings.System.putString(getContentResolver(), Settings.System.DATE_FORMAT, "yyyy-MM-dd");

Be very careful when changing the format string - I just managed to get my emulator stuck in a boot loop after setting an invalid format, and had to wipe it. Not sure what would happen on a real device, but probably nothing pretty. If "new SimpleDateFormat( <format> )" is happy, you should be too.

As is usual, I can't take responsibility for anyone's phone crashing, turning into a pink parsnip or more realistically boot-looping forever.

Good luck :)

DateFormatSetter.zip

Thx, I'll take a look at it... :D

Edit: Aaah, so that's all you do... I guess is should be possible to change som file on the android to change this format but I will try this method first...

BTJ

Edited November 9, 2009 by BTJ

[Guest aonicc]

Hi,

I'm looking for a date format something like 30-Dec-2009. Is that possible to set using the DateFormatSetter that you posted?

Thanks for your help!