Java Date to String convertDateToString(String mask, Date date)

Description

This method generates a string representation of a date's date/time in the format you specify on input.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
mask	the date pattern the string is in
date	a date object

Return

a formatted string representation of the date

Declaration

public static final String convertDateToString(String mask, Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**/* w w  w . ja v  a  2s. c  om*/
     * This method generates a string representation of a date's date/time
     * in the format you specify on input.
     *
     * @param mask the date pattern the string is in
     * @param date a date object
     * @return a formatted string representation of the date
     */
    public static final String convertDateToString(String mask, Date date) {
        SimpleDateFormat df = null;
        String returnValue = "";

        if (date == null) {
        } else {
            df = new SimpleDateFormat(mask);
            returnValue = df.format(date);
        }

        return returnValue;
    }
}

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