Here you can find the source of getUTCDate()
public static String getUTCDate()
//package com.java2s; /******************************************************************************* * Copyright 2012 Persistent Systems Ltd. * // w ww. j a v a2 s. co m * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. ******************************************************************************/ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { public static String getUTCDate() { SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy hh:mm"); Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC")); return sdf.format(cal.getTime()); } }