Java Locale Format formatDate(Date value, String pattern, TimeZone tz)

Description

format the date with the given pattern.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	Date
pattern	String the format pattern, for example, SimpleDate.PATTERN_US_DATE
tz	TimeZone if null,will use the server's default timezone

Return

String the formated string

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date value, String pattern, TimeZone tz) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**// w w w .jav  a2 s  . co m
     * format the date with the given pattern.
     * 
     * @param value Date
     * @param pattern String the format pattern, for example,
     *            SimpleDate.PATTERN_US_DATE
     * @param tz TimeZone if null,will use the server's default timezone
     * @return String the formated string
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date value, String pattern, TimeZone tz) {

        if (value == null) {
            return "";
        }
        SimpleDateFormat formater = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, Locale.US);
        if (tz != null) {
            formater.setTimeZone(tz);
        }
        return formater.format(value);
    }
}

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