Java Calendar format to String as 12:20
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) { System.out.println(stringForCurrentTime()); }/*from w w w . jav a2 s. c om*/ public static String stringForCurrentTime() { return new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm").format(Calendar.getInstance() .getTime()); } }