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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions concepts/datetime/.meta/config.json
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{
"blurb": "There are several classes in Java to work with dates and time.",
"authors": ["sanderploegsma"],
"contributors": []
"authors": [
"sanderploegsma"
],
"contributors": [
"kahgoh"
]
}
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// => "December 3, 2007"
```

A [locale][locale] can also be specified when creating the custom format to format and parse for different regions:

```java
DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMMM d, yyyy", Locale.FRENCH).format(date);
// => décembre 3, 2007

DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMMM d, yyyy", Locale.of("pt")).format(date);
// => dezembro 3, 2007
```

[iso-8601]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
[localdate-docs]: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/LocalDate.html
[localdatetime-docs]: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/LocalDateTime.html
[locale]: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Locale.html
[datetimeformatter-docs]: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html
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// => "December 3, 2007"
```

A locale can also be specified when creating the custom format to format and parse for different regions:

```java
DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMMM d, yyyy", Locale.FRENCH).format(date);
// => décembre 3, 2007

DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMMM d, yyyy", Locale.of("pt")).format(date);
// => dezembro 3, 2007
```

[iso-8601]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions exercises/concept/booking-up-for-beauty/.docs/introduction.md
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// => "December 3, 2007"
```

A locale can also be specified when creating the custom format to format and parse for different regions:

```java
DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMMM d, yyyy", Locale.FRENCH).format(date);
// => décembre 3, 2007

DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MMMM d, yyyy", Locale.of("pt")).format(date);
// => dezembro 3, 2007
```

[iso-8601]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601