Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { private static String createDate(Date date, String defaultFormat, Boolean utc) { SimpleDateFormat gmtFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(); gmtFormat.applyPattern(defaultFormat); TimeZone gmtTime = (utc) ? TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT") : TimeZone.getDefault(); gmtFormat.setTimeZone(gmtTime); return gmtFormat.format(date); } }