How do I format a date into dd/mm/yyyy?
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Formatting a display is a common requirement when creating a program. Information in a good format can be seen as an added value to the user of the program. Using Java SimpleDateFormat we can easily format a date in our program.
package org.kodejava.example.text; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; public class DateFormatExample { public static void main(String[] args) { Date date = Calendar.getInstance().getTime(); // // Display a date in day, month, year format // DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy"); String today = formatter.format(date); System.out.println("Today : " + today); // // Display date with day name in a short format // formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd/MM/yyyy"); today = formatter.format(date); System.out.println("Today : " + today); // // Display date with a short day and month name // formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy"); today = formatter.format(date); System.out.println("Today : " + today); // // Formatting date with full day and month name and show time up to // milliseconds with AM/PM // formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE, dd MMMM yyyy, hh:mm:ss.SSS a"); today = formatter.format(date); System.out.println("Today : " + today); } } |
Let's view what we got on the console:
Today : 02/12/2007 Today : Sun, 02/12/2007 Today : Sun, 02 Dec 2007 Today : Sunday, 02 December 2007, 08:03:17.828 AM
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