Java Date Format formatDate(Date date)

Description

Returns a String from a Date object

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date date) 

Method Source Code

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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /** Returns a String from a Date object */
    public static String formatDate(Date date) {
        String formatString = new String();
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

        cal.setTime(date);
        if (cal.isSet(Calendar.MINUTE))
            formatString = "yyyyMMdd'T'hhmmss";
        else
            formatString = "yyyyMMdd";
        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(formatString);

        return formatter.format(date);
    }
}

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