Java Date to String convertDateTo(Date date, String patternToUse)

Description

Convert the given date in the given format.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
patternToUse	the pattern of the output date
date	the date to convert

Exception

Parameter	Description
ParseException	if an error occurs

Return

String the date into proper format

Declaration

public static String convertDateTo(Date date, String patternToUse) throws ParseException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Convert the given date in the given format.
        
     * @param patternToUse the pattern of the output date
     * @param date the date to convert
     * @return String the date into proper format
     * @throws ParseException if an error occurs
     */
    public static String convertDateTo(Date date, String patternToUse) throws ParseException {
        if (date == null) {
            return null;
        }

        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat();
        formatter.setLenient(false);
        formatter.applyPattern(patternToUse);
        return formatter.format(date);
    }

    /**
     * Convert the given date in the given format.
     *
     *
     * @param timeZone the time zone to use
     * @param patternToUse the pattern of the output date
     * @param date the date to convert
     * @return String the date into proper format     
     * @throws ParseException
     */
    public static String convertDateTo(Date date, TimeZone timeZone, String patternToUse) throws ParseException {
        if (date == null) {
            return null;
        }

        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat();
        if (timeZone != null) {
            formatter.setTimeZone(timeZone);
        }
        formatter.setLenient(false);
        formatter.applyPattern(patternToUse);
        return formatter.format(date);
    }
}

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