@naomiblack If I understand you question correctly, you want to know if it is possible to localize ie the `short` format. I think it is not possible with the current code, could you please create an issue for that (I think we should use the patterns defined in https://github.com/dart-lang/bleeding_edge/blob/master/dart/pkg/intl/lib/date_time_patterns.dart)

On a side note, should the link to the doc be https://api.dartlang.org/apidocs/channels/stable/dartdoc-viewer/intl/intl.DateFormat ?