Android Date to String Convert formatDate(Date date, String format)

Description

Formats date to the string with specific time date format.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	Date to format.
format	Format of result string.

Return

Formatted date string.

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date date, String format) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from  w ww .  java  2 s . c  o  m*/
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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Default time date format.
     */
    private static final String DEFAULT_TIME_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ssZ";

    /**
     * Formats date to the string with default time date format.
     * 
     * @param time Date to format.
     * 
     * @return Result string.
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date time) {
        SimpleDateFormat dateformat = new SimpleDateFormat(
                DEFAULT_TIME_DATE_FORMAT);
        return dateformat.format(time);
    }

    /**
     * Formats date to the string with specific time date format.
     * 
     * @param date Date to format.
     * @param format Format of result string.
     * 
     * @return Formatted date string.
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date date, String format) {
        return new SimpleDateFormat(format).format(date);
    }
}

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