DateFormat.getInstance() has the following syntax.
public static final DateFormat getInstance()
In the following code shows how to use DateFormat.getInstance() method.
//from w w w. j a v a2 s . c o m import java.text.DateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getInstance(); String s = dateFormat.format(new Date()); System.out.println(s); } }
The code above generates the following result.