Java Hour Format formatDate(Date dateString)

Description

This function converts the current date string to appropirate database string representation

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
dateString	a parameter

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date dateString) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*  www.j av a2  s . co  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.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    public static String formatDate(String dateString, String FORMAT) {
        try {
            if (dateString.trim().length() < 12) {
                dateString += " 00:00:00";
            }
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
            Date date = sdf.parse(dateString);
            sdf.applyPattern(FORMAT);
            return sdf.format(date);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return "";
    }

    public static String formatDate(String dateString) {
        try {
            if (dateString.trim().length() < 12) {
                dateString += " 00:00:00";
            }
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
            Date date = sdf.parse(dateString);
            sdf.applyPattern("dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm");
            return sdf.format(date);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return "";
    }

    /**
     * This function converts the current date string to appropirate database string representation 
     * @param dateString
     * @return
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date dateString) {
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
            sdf.applyPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
            return sdf.format(dateString);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return "";
    }

    public static String formatDate(Date dateString, String FORMAT) {
        try {
            SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
            sdf.applyPattern(FORMAT);
            return sdf.format(dateString);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return "";
    }
}

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