How to format the date using Date time formatter in java [java.text.DateFormat class]

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DateFormatDemo.java

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class DateFormatDemo
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Date currentDate = new Date();
        System.out.println("Current Date = " + currentDate);

        /*
         * Returns:
         *
         * a date/time formatter with the default formatting style for
         * the default FORMAT locale.
         */
        DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();

        /*
         * Parameters:
         *
         * date - the time value to be formatted into a date/time
         * string.
         *
         * Returns:
         *
         * the formatted date/time string.
         */
        String dateToStr = dateFormat.format(currentDate);
        System.out.println("Formatted Date = " + dateToStr);
    }
}

Output:

Current Date = Fri Dec 28 07:54:15 IST 2018
Formatted Date = Dec 28, 2018 7:54:15 AM

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