Date today;
String result;
SimpleDateFormat formatter;
DateFormatSymbols symbols;
String[] defaultDays;
String[] modifiedDays;
symbols = new DateFormatSymbols(new Locale("en","US"));
defaultDays = symbols.getShortWeekdays();
for (int i = 0; i < defaultDays.length; i++) {
System.out.print(defaultDays[i] + " ");
}
System.out.println();
String[] capitalDays = {
"", "SUN", "MON", "TUE", "WED", "THU", "FRI", "SAT"};
symbols.setShortWeekdays(capitalDays);
modifiedDays = symbols.getShortWeekdays();
for (int i = 0; i < modifiedDays.length; i++) {
System.out.print(modifiedDays[i] + " ");
}
System.out.println();
System.out.println();
formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("E", symbols);
today = new Date();
result = formatter.format(today);
System.out.println(result);
