Java Utililty Methods Today

Format formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(datePattern);
return formatter.format(Today());

String result = "";
try {
    Date today = new Date();
    SimpleDateFormat simpleFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
    result = simpleFormat.format(today);
} catch (Exception e) {
return result;
...

Date today = new Date();
Locale currentLocale = new Locale("KOREAN", "KOREA");
String pattern = formatString;
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern, currentLocale);
return formatter.format(today);

String today = todayStr();
return getDateTime(today + " " + time, DEFAULT_FORMAT_DATETIME);

long ret = 0;
GregorianCalendar calToday = new GregorianCalendar(TimeZone.getTimeZone("Europe/Berlin"));
calToday.setFirstDayOfWeek(Calendar.SUNDAY);
try {
    ret = getDateAsLong(calToday.getTime());
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
return ret;
...

return getTodayAsSecond(0);

return parseDateFromDateStr(formatDate2DateStr(new Date()));

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(ENCOUNTER_DATE_PATTERN);
Date date = new Date();
String dateString = dateFormat.format(date);
return getDateFromString(dateString);

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
now.clear();
now.set(cal.get(Calendar.YEAR), cal.get(Calendar.MONTH), cal.get(Calendar.DATE));
return now.getTime();

Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
Date today = calendar.getTime();
SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(mysqlDateFormat);
return simpleDateFormat.format(today);