title: java local timeformat without year
body: <p>I like to format the local timeformat into a string without the year. At the moment I am able to show the local format containing the year: </p>
  
  <pre><code>java.text.DateFormat df = java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstance(java.text.DateFormat.SHORT);
  String dateString = df.format(date);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>therefore i receive an time string output like </p>
  
  <pre><code>12.03.2012
  03/12/2012
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>for the different countries. Now i like to get a short form like </p>
  
  <pre><code>12.03.
  03/12
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>how would i do this?</p>
  
  <p>thanks for your help!</p>