Here you can find the source of createTimestamp()
static public String createTimestamp()
//package com.java2s; /**// ww w .j a v a 2 s. c o m * Created by IntelliJ IDEA. * User: Piek Vossen * Date: 17-dec-2008 * Time: 14:38:37 * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates. * This file is part of KafSaxParser. KafSaxParser 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. KafSaxParser 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 KafSaxParser. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { /** Returns current timestamp as xs:Date format. */ static public String createTimestamp() { Date date = new Date(); SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ"); String formattedDate = sdf.format(date); return formattedDate; } }