main.cpp Example File

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 #include <QtGui>

 // ![3]
 // for dgettext
 #include <libintl.h>
 // for strftime
 #include <time.h>
 // ![3]

 static void appendToLayout(QGridLayout *layout, const QString &label, const QString &value)
 {
     int row = layout->rowCount();
     layout->addWidget(new QLabel("<p align=\"right\">" + label), row, 0);
     layout->addWidget(new QLabel(value), row, 1);
 }

 // returns static character arrays, do not free/delete!
 // ![4]
 static const char *getHildonTranslation(const char *string)
 {
     const char *translation = ::dgettext("hildon-libs", string);
     if (qstrcmp(string, translation) == 0)
         return 0;
     return translation;
 }
 // ![4]

 // ![6]
 static QString formatHildonDate(const QDateTime &dt, const char *format)
 {
     if (!format)
         return QString();

     char buf[255];
     struct tm tm = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };

     if (!dt.date().isNull()) {
         tm.tm_wday = dt.date().dayOfWeek() % 7;
         tm.tm_mday = dt.date().day();
         tm.tm_mon = dt.date().month() - 1;
         tm.tm_year = dt.date().year() - 1900;
     }
     if (!dt.time().isNull()) {
         tm.tm_sec = dt.time().second();
         tm.tm_min = dt.time().minute();
         tm.tm_hour = dt.time().hour();
     }

     size_t resultSize = ::strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), format, &tm);
     if (!resultSize)
         return QString();

     return QString::fromUtf8(buf, resultSize);
 }
 // ![6]

 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);

     QScrollArea area;

     QWidget *w = new QWidget;
     QGridLayout *layout = new QGridLayout(w);
     layout->setHorizontalSpacing(20);

 // ![1]
     QString amPmStrings = QLocale::system().amText() + " / " + QLocale::system().pmText();
 // ![1]

 // ![2]
     QString longDate = QLocale::system().toString(QDate::currentDate(), QLocale::LongFormat);
     QString shortDate = QLocale::system().toString(QDate::currentDate(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
 // ![2]

 // ![0]
     QString shortTime = QLocale::system().toString(QTime::currentTime(), QLocale::ShortFormat);
 // ![0]

 // ![5]
     const char *hildonDateDayNameShort = getHildonTranslation("wdgt_va_date_day_name_short");
     const char *hildon24hFormat = getHildonTranslation("wdgt_va_24h_time");
 // ![5]

 // ![7]
     QDateTime current = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
     QString dayNameShort = formatHildonDate(current, hildonDateDayNameShort);
     QString time24h = formatHildonDate(current, hildon24hFormat);
 // ![7]

     appendToLayout(layout, "AM/PM Strings:", amPmStrings);
     appendToLayout(layout, "Long Date Format:", longDate);
     appendToLayout(layout, "Short Date Format:", shortDate);
     appendToLayout(layout, "Short Time Format:", shortTime);
     appendToLayout(layout, "Short With Day Name:", dayNameShort);
     appendToLayout(layout, "24h Time Format:", time24h);

     area.setWidget(w);
     area.setWidgetResizable(true);

     area.show();

     return app.exec();
 }