Java Date to String dateToDateString(Date date, Locale locale)

Description

convert a java date to a string of type "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss"

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	a parameter
locale	a parameter

Return

string representation of the date

Declaration

public static String dateToDateString(Date date, Locale locale) 

Method Source Code

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import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {
    /**
     * convert a java date to a string of type "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss"
     * 
     * @param date
     * @param locale
     * @return string representation of the date
     */
    public static String dateToDateString(Date date, Locale locale) {
        if (locale == null)
            locale = Locale.ITALIAN;

        String t = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, locale).format(date);
        String[] tmptime = t.split("\\.");

        String d = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, locale).format(date);
        String[] tmpdate = d.split("/");
        /*
         * time format is ok, but we have to fill wholes
         */
        String hour = tmptime[0].trim();
        if (hour.length() == 1) {
            hour = "0" + hour;
        }
        String minute = tmptime[1].trim();
        if (minute.length() == 1) {
            minute = "0" + minute;
        }
        String seconds = "00";
        /*
         * date format is in format dd-mm-yy
         */
        String day = tmpdate[0].trim();
        if (day.length() == 1) {
            day = "0" + day;
        }
        String month = tmpdate[1].trim();
        if (month.length() == 1) {
            month = "0" + day;
        }
        String year = tmpdate[2].trim();
        if (year.length() == 2) {
            Calendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
            int calyear = cal.get(Calendar.YEAR);
            String half = String.valueOf(calyear).substring(0, 2);
            year = half + year;
        }

        String stringdate = year + "-" + month + "-" + day + " " + hour + ":" + minute + ":" + seconds;

        return stringdate;
    }
}

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