JAVA EE: How to format the date with different patterns using java.text.SimpleDateFormat class

Wednesday 16 January 2019

How to format the date with different patterns using java.text.SimpleDateFormat class

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SimpleDateFormatDemo.java

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class SimpleDateFormatDemo

{

    public static void main(String[] args)

    {

        Date date = new Date();

        System.out.println("date = "+date);

        /*

         * Parameters: pattern the pattern describing the date and

         * time format

         */

        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");

        String strDate = formatter.format(date);

        System.out.println("Date Format with MM/dd/yyyy = " + strDate);

        formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm:ss");

        strDate = formatter.format(date);

        System.out.println("Date Format with dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm:ss = " + strDate);

        formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMMM yyyy");

        strDate = formatter.format(date);

        System.out.println("Date Format with dd MMMM yyyy = " + strDate);

        formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMMM yyyy zzzz");

        strDate = formatter.format(date);

        System.out.println("Date Format with dd MMMM yyyy zzzz = " + strDate);

        formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("E, dd MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss z");

        strDate = formatter.format(date);

        System.out.println(

                "Date Format with E, dd MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss z : " + strDate);

    }

}

Output:

date = Tue Jan 08 15:39:16 IST 2019

Date Format with MM/dd/yyyy = 01/08/2019

Date Format with dd-MM-yyyy hh:mm:ss = 08-01-2019 03:39:16

Date Format with dd MMMM yyyy = 08 January 2019

Date Format with dd MMMM yyyy zzzz = 08 January 2019 India Standard Time

Date Format with E, dd MMM yyyy hh:mm:ss z : Tue, 08 Jan 2019 03:39:16 IST