Java Date Now getCurrentDate(final String FORMAT)

Description

This method returns current date in specific format given

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
FORMAT	a parameter

Return

current date in given format

Declaration

public static String getCurrentDate(final String FORMAT) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from  w  w  w.  j a va  2s  .c o  m
 * Created on Aug 9, 2004
 *
 * Copyright 2005 by Arysys Technologies (P) Ltd.,
 * #3,Shop line,
 * Sasmira Marg,
 * Worli,Mumbai 400 025
 * India
 *
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software is the confidential and proprietary information
 * of Arysys Technologies (P) Ltd. ("Confidential Information").
 * You shall not disclose such Confidential Information and shall use
 * it only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement
 * you entered into with Arysys Technologies (P) Ltd.
 *
 */

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * This method returns current date in specific format given
     * @author Rahul Kubadia
     * @since 4.1
     * @date 08-Feb-2012
     * @param FORMAT
     * @return current date in given format
     */
    public static String getCurrentDate(final String FORMAT) {
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(FORMAT);
            Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
            return sdf.format(c.getTime());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return "";
    }

    public static String getCurrentDate() {
        String s = "";
        Format formatter;
        Date rightNow = new Date();
        formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE , dd MMM yyyy");
        s = formatter.format(rightNow);
        return s;
    }

    public static long getTime(String dateTimeString) {
        long time = 0;
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
            Date date = sdf.parse(dateTimeString);
            time = date.getTime();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            time = 0;
        }
        return time;
    }
}

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