Java SimpleDateFormat format day of week as "Sun", "Sunday"
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Date date = new Date(); // formatting day of week in E format like Sun, Mon etc. SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("E"); System.out.println("Current day of week in E format : " + sdf.format(date)); // formatting day of week in EEEE format like Sunday, Monday etc. sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE"); System.out.println("Current day of week in EEEE format : " + sdf.format(date)); }/*from w w w. j a v a 2s . c o m*/ }