Java Date UTC Format createUTCDateFormatter(String dateFormat)

Description

Creates a DateFormat that assumes the incoming date is in UTC time.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateFormat	- the format string, e.g. "yyyy-MM-dd".

Declaration

public static DateFormat createUTCDateFormatter(String dateFormat) 

Method Source Code

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import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Creates a DateFormat that assumes the incoming date is in UTC time.
     * @param dateFormat - the format string, e.g. "yyyy-MM-dd".
     */
    public static DateFormat createUTCDateFormatter(String dateFormat) {
        DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormat);
        formatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
        return formatter;
    }
}

Related

1. FormatAsUtc(Date date)
2. formatAsUTC(java.util.Date date, String pattern)
3. formatDate(Date date, String pattern, boolean toUTC)
4. formatTimeStamp(byte[] btValue, int iOffset, int iLength, int iUtcOffset)