Java tutorial
//Formatting day of week in E format like Sun, Mon etc. import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Date date = new Date(); String strDateFormat = "E"; SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat); System.out.println("Current day of week in E format : " + sdf.format(date)); } }