Java Parse Date parseDate(Date date)

Description

Parses a date and returns a formated date string in the form: "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z", where z is the time zone.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The date that needs to be converted into a formated string.

Return

String A formated date string.

Declaration

public static String parseDate(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w w  w.ja  v a 2 s .c  om
* Copyright (c) 2013, California Institute of Technology
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* Based on Government Sponsored Research DE-SC0007346
* Author Michael Bredel <michael.bredel@cern.ch>
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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Parses a date and returns a formated date string in the
     * form: "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z", where z is the time zone.
     * 
     * @param timestamp The unix timestamp that needs to be converted into a formated string.
     * @return <b>String</b> A formated date string.
     */
    public static String parseDate(long timestamp) {
        Date date = new Date();
        date.setTime(timestamp);
        return parseDate(date);
    }

    /**
     * Parses a date and returns a formated date string in the
     * form: "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z", where z is the time zone.
     * 
     * @param date The date that needs to be converted into a formated string.
     * @return <b>String</b> A formated date string.
     */
    public static String parseDate(Date date) {
        SimpleDateFormat dateformat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z");
        return dateformat.format(date);
    }
}

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