Well, I had done it wrong. But strange enough, the wrong way works in the JDK 1.4.
I guess the behavior changed when VM doesn't find a match for the locale. In the jdk1.4, it uses the system locale. Now, it doesn't. :| Thank you Michael 2008/9/25 Michael Nascimento <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I guess you actually meant new Locale("pt", "BR") instead of "pt_BR", > didn't you? > > Regards, > Michael Nascimento Santos > https://genesis.dev.java.net/ > https://jsr-310.dev.java.net/ > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Rodrigo Canabrava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Indeed, I implemented the same test for java.text.DateFormat, and the >> results were the same. So I downloaded a JDK 1.4 and it worked with >> it. So I need to report a bug for the jdk 6.0, which disappeared with >> the brazilian locale. >> >> Thanks, >> Rodrigo >> >> >> 2008/9/20 Stephen Colebourne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Joda-Time uses the java data to provide the formats. So, you need to >>> check that they are available and loaded correctly. >>> >>> It may be that there is no java format defined for "pt_BR", and only for >>> "pt". >>> >>> Otherwise, I suggest downloading the source, and stepping through with a >>> debugger. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> >>> Rodrigo Canabrava wrote: >>>> Hello everyone, >>>> >>>> I am using Joda Time for the first time in a project, and I faced an >>>> issue, here. >>>> I wrote the following test: >>>> >>>> @Test >>>> public void testConversion() { >>>> LocalDate localDate = new LocalDate(2008, 1, 20); >>>> String dateString = >>>> localDate.toString(DateTimeFormat.shortDate().withLocale(new >>>> Locale("pt_BR"))); >>>> assertEquals("20/1/08", dateString); >>>> } >>>> >>>> As you can see, I expected the date to be converted using the pattern >>>> 'dd/MM/yyyy', since this is the correct for the Brazilian locale. >>>> Nevertheless, the DateTimeFormat converted it using the pattern of the >>>> United States ('MM/dd/yyyy'), which results in failure of my test. >>>> I checked that even the system in which I'm running has the locale pt_BR. >>>> Is there a reason why this is not using the correct pattern for my locale? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Rodrigo >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >>>> challenge >>>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >>>> prizes >>>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >>>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Joda-interest mailing list >>>> Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >>> prizes >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Joda-interest mailing list >>> Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Joda-interest mailing list >> Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Joda-interest mailing list > Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Joda-interest mailing list Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest