Java String to Date toDateString(java.util.Date date)

Description

Makes a date String in the format MM/DD/YYYY from a Date

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The Date

Return

A date String in the format MM/DD/YYYY

Declaration

public static String toDateString(java.util.Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* w  w w  .j  a va2  s  .c om*/
 * $Id: UtilDateTime.java,v 1.2 2005/01/31 05:27:55 jdon Exp $
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import java.util.*;

import java.text.*;

public class Main {
    public static String toDateString(Date date, String pattern) {
        return new SimpleDateFormat(pattern).format(date);
    }

    /** Makes a date String in the format MM/DD/YYYY from a Date
     * @param date The Date
     * @return A date String in the format MM/DD/YYYY
     */
    public static String toDateString(java.util.Date date) {
        if (date == null)
            return "";
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

        calendar.setTime(date);
        int month = calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
        int day = calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
        int year = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR);
        String monthStr;
        String dayStr;
        String yearStr;

        if (month < 10) {
            monthStr = "0" + month;
        } else {
            monthStr = "" + month;
        }
        if (day < 10) {
            dayStr = "0" + day;
        } else {
            dayStr = "" + day;
        }
        yearStr = "" + year;
        return yearStr + "-" + monthStr + "-" + dayStr; // + "-" + yearStr;
    }
}

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1. toDateString(Date date, String format)
2. toDateString(Date date, String format)
3. toDateString(Date date, String formatPattern)
4. toDateString(Date date, TimeZone timezone)
5. toDateString(final Date date)
6. toDateString(java.util.Date date)
7. toDateString(java.util.Date date, String format)
8. toDateString(java.util.Date date, String spe)
9. toDateString(long lval)