title: How to parse locale(Australia) specific date format?
body: <p>I am trying to parse the date format <code>[[$-C09]dd\-mmm\-yy;@]</code> using <code>SimpleDateFormat</code> with default Locale. But it throws:</p>
  
  <pre><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal pattern character 'C'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How to parse the date using this date format? <code>C09</code> in the date format denotes the Australian country code.</p>
  
  <p><strong>My Code snippet:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>String pattern = "[$-C09]dd-mmm-yy;@";
  SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern,Locale.getDefault());
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Source:</strong></p>
  
  <p>Please refer the <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/894805/excel-number-format-what-is-409">SO answers below for Country wide codes</a>.</p>