     
  <div class="jd-tagdata jd-tagdescr"><p>Returns a <code><a href="../../../../reference/java/text/DateFormat.html">DateFormat</a></code> object that can format the date
 in medium form (such as <code>Jan 3, 2000</code>) for the current locale.</p></div>
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      <h5 class="jd-tagtitle">Parameters</h5>
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        <tr>
          <th>context</td>
          <td>the application context</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
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