SimpleDateFormat day format

In this chapter you will learn:

Formatting day using SimpleDateFormat
Formatting day of week using SimpleDateFormat

Formatting day using SimpleDateFormat

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
/*from  java 2  s .  com*/
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Date date = new Date();
    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("d");
    System.out.println("Current day in d format : " + sdf.format(date));
    
    sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd");
    System.out.println("Current day in dd format : " + sdf.format(date));
  }
}

The output:

Formatting day of week using SimpleDateFormat

E will just show the short form. EEEE will make it show the full length.

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
/*  ja va2s  .c o  m*/
public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Date date = new Date();

    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("E");
    System.out.println("Day of week in E format : " + sdf.format(date));

    sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE");
    System.out.println("Day of week in EEEE format : " + sdf.format(date));
  }
}