Java Date Format formatDate(Date date)

Description

Formats a standard Java date into the MOCA date String (YYYYMMDDHHmmss) format.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The date object to format

Return

The formatted string

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    private static final DateFormat _dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss");

    /**
     * Formats a standard Java date into the MOCA date String (YYYYMMDDHHmmss) 
     * format.  If the date object provided is <code>null</code> then 
     * <code>null</code> is returned.
     * 
     * @param date The date object to format
     * @return The formatted string
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date date) {

        if (date == null)
            return null;

        DateFormat tmp = (DateFormat) _dateFormat.clone();
        return tmp.format(date);
    }
}

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