Java Timestamp Format formatTimestamp(Date timestamp)

Description

Formats the Date into a timestamp string in YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss GMT.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
timestamp	Date

Return

a string representation of the timestamp in the YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss GMT format.

Declaration

static String formatTimestamp(Date timestamp) 

Method Source Code

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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Formats the Date into a timestamp string in YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss GMT.
     * @param timestamp Date
     * @return a string representation of the timestamp
     *         in the YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss GMT format.
     */
    static String formatTimestamp(Date timestamp) {
        if (timestamp == null) {
            return "[No timestamp]";
        }
        SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z");
        df.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
        return df.format(timestamp);
    }
}

Related

1. formatTime(Date date)
2. formatTime(Timestamp time, boolean onlyTime)
3. formatTime(Timestamp ts, Locale locale)
4. formatTimeFromTimestamp(long ts, String fmt)
5. formatTimestamp(Date date)
6. formatTimestamp(Date timestamp)
7. formatTimestamp(Date timestamp)
8. formatTimestamp(final Date date)
9. formatTimestamp(final Long timestamp)