DateFormat based on Locale

Hi,
I have a strange requirement and not sure if it is possible.
I need the date format based on Locale.
Eg: If it is US I need the string "MM/dd/yyyy" as an output and I am not expecting "09/12/2007". I need the string MM/dd/yyyy as an output .
Is there any method I can use?
Thanks

System.out.println("The SHORT format is **" + ((SimpleDateFormat)java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstance(java.text.DateFormat.SHORT, l)).toLocalizedPattern());
System.out.println("The MEDIUM format is **" + ((SimpleDateFormat)java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstance(java.text.DateFormat.MEDIUM, l)).toLocalizedPattern());
System.out.println("The FULL format is **" + ((SimpleDateFormat)java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstance(java.text.DateFormat.FULL, l)).toLocalizedPattern());Gives:
The SHORT format is **M/d/yy
The MEDIUM format is **MMM d, yyyy
The FULL format is **EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy
I guess you should use MEDIUM instead of SHORT

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