Java Date Format convertDateToUTC(Date date)

Description

Converts the given date to the UTC time zone so that dates can be correctly converted on the client side

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	a parameter

Return

the message

Declaration

public static String convertDateToUTC(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    public static final String DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.s";

    /**
     * Converts the given date to the UTC time zone so that dates can be correctly converted on the client side
     * 
     * @param date
     * @return the message
     */
    public static String convertDateToUTC(Date date) {
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(
                DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT);
        dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));

        return dateFormat.format(date);
    }
}

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2. convertDateToStringByFormat(Date date)
3. convertDateToStringT(final Date date)
4. convertDateToStringUI(Date data)
5. convertDateToText(Date date)
6. convertDateToXSDString(Date date)
7. convertDayToString(Date aDate)
8. dateFmtToString(Date date, SimpleDateFormat fmt)
9. dateFormat(Date d, String formatStr)