Here you can find the source of formatDateGMT(Date date)
public static String formatDateGMT(Date date)
//package com.java2s; /**// w w w. j a va 2 s.c o m * Copyright (c) 2009-2012, Lukas Eder, lukas.eder@gmail.com * Christopher Deckers, chrriis@gmail.com * All rights reserved. * * This software is licensed to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 * (the "License"); You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * * . Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this * list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * * . Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation * and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * * . Neither the name "jOOQ" nor the names of its contributors may be * used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without * specific prior written permission. * * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ import java.text.DateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static String formatDateGMT(Date date) { // TODO: GMT vs TZ return DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT).format(date); } }