[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Accessing OS time format

[Will Horn <will.horn@xxxxxxxxx>]

I use the DateTime for data entry code in my RCP application (on Windows),  The widget displays the 
time in the format specified in the Windows Control panel.  I store the date in XMLGregorianCalendar 
and need to display is later in a table form.  I have not found any Java support for obtaining the 
OS time format and I was wondering if this could be made available in SWT.

The code exists internally in DateTime.getTimeFormat (at least for Windows).  Is this a reasonable 
enhancement request?

By the way, copying the code from DateTime seems a way to get access now (totally discouraged, 
unsupported, and non-portable, I know):

    public static void main(String[] args) {
	TCHAR tchar = new TCHAR (getCodePage (), 80);
	int size = OS.GetLocaleInfo (OS.LOCALE_USER_DEFAULT, OS.LOCALE_STIMEFORMAT, tchar, 80);
	System.out.println(size > 0 ? tchar.toString (0, size - 1) : "h:mm:ss tt"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    }
	
    static int getCodePage () {
	if (OS.IsUnicode) return OS.CP_ACP;
	int /*long*/ hFont = OS.SendMessage (new Shell().handle, OS.WM_GETFONT, 0, 0);
	LOGFONT logFont = OS.IsUnicode ? (LOGFONT) new LOGFONTW () : new LOGFONTA ();
	OS.GetObject (hFont, LOGFONT.sizeof, logFont);
	int cs = logFont.lfCharSet & 0xFF;
	int [] lpCs = new int [8];
	if (OS.TranslateCharsetInfo (cs, lpCs, OS.TCI_SRCCHARSET)) {
		return lpCs [1];
	}
	return OS.GetACP ();
    }