Java Date Format formatDate(Date date)

Description

format Date

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description

Return

the default date format in europe.

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    public static final String DATE_FORMAT = "dd/MM/yyyy";
    private static SimpleDateFormat dateFormat;

    /**//  w  ww.j  a v  a 2 s.c o m
     * @return the default date format in europe.
     * @param date: the date to format
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date date) {
        checkDateFormat();
        return dateFormat.format(date);
    }

    private static void checkDateFormat() {
        if (dateFormat == null) {
            dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT);
        }
    }
}

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