Java yyyy formatDate(Date inputDate, String formatPattern)

Description

Formats the date as specified in the target pattern.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	format pattern (eg. "YYYY/MM/DD")

Return

The input date formatted using the format pattern

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date inputDate, String formatPattern) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*  /*from   w ww  . j  av  a 2 s.  c  om*/
 *   Copyright 2012 Ekema IT   
 * 
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 *   
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 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.  
 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at  
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 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and  
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 */

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Formats the date as specified in the target pattern.
     *
     * @param   date to format
     * @param   date format pattern (eg. "YYYY/MM/DD")
     *
     * @return The input date formatted using the format pattern
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date inputDate, String formatPattern) {
        String returnValue = null;

        if ((inputDate != null) && (formatPattern != null)) {
            SimpleDateFormat targetFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(formatPattern);
            returnValue = targetFormat.format(inputDate);
        }

        return returnValue;
    }
}

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