How to convert a Date to a specific locale?

Question

Hi,
A locale specific date is read from the swing JTextField, and now the as the user changes the value of the JTextField changes with respect to the JTextField entered.
I m using -
String zInputTxt = t1.getText();
Date zInputDate = new Date();
try{
zInputDate = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse(zInputTxt);
}catch(Exception eParse){eParse.printStackTrace();}     
t2.setText(Driver.z18n.getFormattedDateString(zInputDate, DateFormat.SHORT));
but the problem is that if the locale is japanese or any other language then parsing is going wrong and the t2 JTextField is showing different Date.
I know since I am using the SimpleDateFormat pattern as fixed so it will parse with that only, but can any body tell me how to can I parse Japanese and English with the code.
Thanks

Answer 1

We can do it by
JTextField t1,t2;
String strText = t1.getText();
Date dat = DateFormat.parse(strText);
but I am getting error when i inserted in the the DocumentListener
class zDocumentListener implements DocumentListener
Date dt = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy", Driver.z18n.clientLocale);
Date zInputDate;
public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
= DateFormat.parse(zInputTxt);
updateFields(e, "");
public void removeUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
updateFields(e, "");
public void changedUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
//Plain text components don't fire these events.
public void updateFields(DocumentEvent e, String action) {
Document doc = (Document)e.getDocument();
int changeLength = e.getLength();
String zInputTxt = t1.getText();
zInputDate = DateFormat.parse(zInputTxt);
The error is coming at zInputDate = DateFormat.parse(zInputTxt); as non-static method parse cannot be referenced froma static content.
what is the wrong I am doing, and what should i be doing.
thanks