Java Today Today()

Description

Get the current date.

License

Open Source License

Return

the current date in MM/DD/YY format.

Declaration

public static String Today() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w w  w.  j av a 2 s. c  o  m*/
 * Created on Oct 23, 2003
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 * Copyright (c) 2005 Derone Bryson
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import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {
    private static NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance();

    /**
     * Get the current date.
     * 
     * @return the current date in MM/DD/YY format.
     */
    public static String Today() {
        Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();

        return formatNumber("00", now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1) + "/"
                + formatNumber("00", now.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)) + "/"
                + formatNumber("00", now.get(Calendar.YEAR) % 100);
    }

    /**
     * Formats a number using {@link DecimalFormat}.
     * 
     * @param Format
     * @param Num
     * @return
     */
    public static String formatNumber(String Format, int Num) {
        if (nf instanceof DecimalFormat)
            ((DecimalFormat) nf).applyPattern(Format);

        return nf.format(Num);
    }

    /**
     * Formats a number using {@link DecimalFormat}.
     * 
     * @param Format
     *            the format to apply as defined by DecimalFormat
     * @param Num
     *            the number to be formatted
     * @return the formatted number
     */
    public static String formatNumber(String Format, double Num) {
        if (nf instanceof DecimalFormat)
            ((DecimalFormat) nf).applyPattern(Format);

        return nf.format(Num);
    }
}

Related

1. toDay()
2. today()
3. today()
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7. today()
8. today()
9. today()