Java Time in GMT getGMTTime(final Date date)

Description

Returns the GTM date/time String for the specified value using the RFC1123 pattern.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	A <code>Date</code> object that represents the date to convert to GMT date/time in the RFC1123 pattern.

Return

A String that represents the GMT date/time for the specified value using the RFC1123 pattern.

Declaration

public static String getGMTTime(final Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*w w w  .  j a va 2  s.  c o m*/
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import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.Locale;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Stores a reference to the GMT time zone.
     */
    public static final TimeZone GMT_ZONE = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT");
    /**
     * Stores a reference to the US locale.
     */
    public static final Locale LOCALE_US = Locale.US;
    /**
     * Stores a reference to the RFC1123 date/time pattern.
     */
    private static final String RFC1123_PATTERN = "EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z";

    /**
     * Returns the current GMT date/time String using the RFC1123 pattern.
     * 
     * @return A <code>String</code> that represents the current GMT date/time using the RFC1123 pattern.
     */
    public static String getGMTTime() {
        return getGMTTime(new Date());
    }

    /**
     * Returns the GTM date/time String for the specified value using the RFC1123 pattern.
     * 
     * @param date
     *            A <code>Date</code> object that represents the date to convert to GMT date/time in the RFC1123
     *            pattern.
     * 
     * @return A <code>String</code> that represents the GMT date/time for the specified value using the RFC1123
     *         pattern.
     */
    public static String getGMTTime(final Date date) {
        final DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(RFC1123_PATTERN, LOCALE_US);
        formatter.setTimeZone(GMT_ZONE);
        return formatter.format(date);
    }
}

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