Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; public class Main { /** * Wrapper for SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss"). * ie. "20140531195908" * * @return */ public static String getFormattedDate() { try { java.text.SimpleDateFormat sdf = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss"); return sdf.format(java.util.Calendar.getInstance().getTime()); } catch (Exception e) { } return Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis() + ""; } /** * Wrapper for SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss"). * ie. "20140531195908" * * @param date * @return */ public static String getFormattedDate(Date date) { try { java.text.SimpleDateFormat sdf = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss"); return sdf.format(date.getTime()); } catch (Exception e) { } return "" + date.getTime(); } }