Java 1.6 versus Java 1.7 non-lenient SimpleDateFormat, Hour in am/pm (1-12)

There seems to be a difference between Java 1.6 versus Java 1.7 non-lenient SimpleDateFormat for valid "h" - Hour in am/pm (1-12)

I have this code:

Code:

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java.util.Locale oLocale = new java.util.Locale("en", "US" );
java.text.DateFormat formatter = java.text.DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(java.text.DateFormat.LONG, java.text.DateFormat.LONG, oLocale);
formatter.setLenient(false);
System.out.println("java.version: "+System.getProperty("java.version"));
System.out.println(((java.text.SimpleDateFormat)formatter).toPattern());
try {
  System.out.println(formatter.parse("July 28, 2011 0:20:00 AM EEST"));
} catch (java.text.ParseException e) {
  e.printStackTrace();
}

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The output in java 1.6 is:

java.version: 1.6.0_37
MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss a z
Thu Jul 28 00:20:00 EEST 2011

The output in java 1.7 is:

java.version: 1.7.0_13

MMMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss a z
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "July 28, 2011 0:20:00 AM EEST"
at java.text.DateFormat.parse(Unknown Source)
at DateTime.main(DateTime.java:10)

Where might I find if this change or bug fix was documented ?

Thank you,
Mihai

Crossposted: https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thr...99228&tstart=0

I deleted the other post/thread.