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

Description

Makes a date String in the given from a Date

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The Date

Return

A date String in the given format

Declaration

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

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {
    /**/* w  w  w  . j  av a  2s. co  m*/
     * Makes a date String in the given from a Date
     *
     * @param date
     *            The Date
     * @return A date String in the given format
     */
    public static String toDateString(java.util.Date date, String format) {
        if (date == null)
            return "";
        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = null;
        if (format != null) {
            dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
        } else {
            dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat();
        }

        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();

        calendar.setTime(date);
        return dateFormat.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) {
        return toDateString(date, "MM/dd/yyyy");
    }
}

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