Here you can find the source of getDate()
public static String getDate()
//package com.java2s; /*//from ww w .j a va 2s . c o m * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. * * copyright (C) 2012 nambi sankaran. */ import java.sql.Timestamp; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { public static String getDate() { Timestamp ts = getCurrentTimestamp(); SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy"); return format.format(ts); } public static Timestamp getCurrentTimestamp() { Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(cal.getTimeInMillis()); return timestamp; } }