Java Date Convert dateToString(Date date)

Description

Method dateToString.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	Date

Return

String

Declaration

public static String dateToString(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   ww w  .  j  a  va2 s  .  c o  m*/
     * Method dateToString.
     * @param date Date
     * @return String
     */
    public static String dateToString(Date date) {
        Calendar expireCa = new GregorianCalendar();
        // Use the incoming Date object to set the Year, Month, and Day
        expireCa.setTime(date);

        int year = expireCa.get(Calendar.YEAR);
        int month = expireCa.get(Calendar.MONTH);
        int day = expireCa.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);

        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        // I think we can trust we are working with 4 digit years
        sb.append(year);
        // Increment the month due to Jan = 0 with Calendar.MONTH
        month++;
        // Zeropad Month if needed
        if (month < 10) {
            sb.append('0');
        }
        sb.append(month);
        // Zeropad Day if needed
        if (day < 10) {
            sb.append('0');
        }
        sb.append(day);
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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