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android.text.format
This package contains alternative classes for some text formatting classes
defined in
java.util and
java.text. It also contains additional text formatting
classes for situations not covered by
java.util or
java.text.
Classes
| DateFormat |
Utility class for producing strings with formatted date/time.
|
| DateUtils |
This class contains various date-related utilities for creating text for things like
elapsed time and date ranges, strings for days of the week and months, and AM/PM text etc.
|
| Formatter |
Utility class to aid in formatting common values that are not covered
by the Formatter class in java.util
|
| Time |
This class was deprecated
in API level 22.
Use GregorianCalendar instead.
|
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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