code: public final static DateFormat getInstanceForSkeleton(String skeleton) {
          return getPatternInstance(skeleton, ULocale.getDefault(Category.FORMAT));
      }
docs: <strong>[icu]</strong> Returns a {@link DateFormat} object that can be used to format dates and times in
  the default locale.
  
  @param skeleton The skeleton that selects the fields to be formatted. (Uses the
  {@link DateTimePatternGenerator}.) This can be {@link DateFormat#ABBR_MONTH},
  {@link DateFormat#MONTH_WEEKDAY_DAY}, etc.