Java Date Format formatDate(Date date)

Description

Formats a date.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	the date

Return

formatted date

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date date) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   ww w  .j  a v  a 2s .co m*/
     * Formats a date.
     * @param date the date in the form of a UNIX timestamp
     * @return formatted date
     */
    public static String formatDate(Long date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return formatDate(new Date(date));
    }

    /**
     * Formats a date.
     * @param date the date
     * @return formatted date
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(date);
    }
}

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