Java Timestamp Format formatDate(Timestamp time, String pattern)

Description

Formats as a String the specified time.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
time	The timestamp to format.
pattern	The format pattern

Return

Returns the stringified version of the passed timestamp.

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Timestamp time, String pattern) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.sql.Timestamp;
import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {
    /** The pattern to format date. */
    public static final String WDMY_FORMAT = "E dd MMM yyyy, HH:mm:ss";

    /**
     * Formats as a <code>String</code> the specified time.
     * format: E dd MMM yyyy, HH:mm:ss
     * 
     * @param time The timestamp to format.
     * @param pattern The format pattern
     * @return Returns the stringified version of the passed timestamp.
     */
    public static String formatDate(Timestamp time, String pattern) {
        if (time == null)
            time = getDefaultTimestamp();
        if (pattern == null || pattern.length() == 0)
            pattern = WDMY_FORMAT;
        DateFormat df;
        if (WDMY_FORMAT.equals(pattern))
            df = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, DateFormat.LONG, Locale.getDefault());
        else
            df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, Locale.getDefault());
        return df.format(time);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a default timestamp.
     * 
     * @return See above.
     */
    public static Timestamp getDefaultTimestamp() {
        return new Timestamp(new Date().getTime());
    }
}

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