import java.text.DateFormatSymbols; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class ChangeEra { public static void main(String s[]) { SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(); DateFormatSymbols dfs = sdf.getDateFormatSymbols(); String era[] = { "BCE", "CE" }; dfs.setEras(era); sdf.setDateFormatSymbols(dfs); sdf.applyPattern("MMMM d yyyy G"); System.out.println(sdf.format(new Date())); } }