Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { public static String toStandardFormat(String str) { String[] s = str.split("-"); String tailStr; if (s[1].length() == 1) { tailStr = "0" + s[1] + s[2]; } else { tailStr = s[1] + s[2]; } String headStr = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR) + ""; return headStr + tailStr; } }