var df = new DateFormat(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT);
var formatted = df.format(new Date());

You can additionally pass a specific locale to the constructor function, but this looks quite similar to the above example:

var df = new DateFormat(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT, Locales.availableLocales.fr);
var formatted = df.format(new Date());

In the following code snippet just the day of week is returned, eg. Monday or Montag, according to the Locale setting.

var df = new DateFormat("EEEE");	// long name of the day of week
var dayOfWeek = df.format(new Date());

For a complete listing of what is possible in the pattern string consult the Reference.

I've also provided a small script that lists all available styles for all available Locales TODO.

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