Java SimpleDateFormat format minute as "1", "01"
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Date date = new Date(); //from www. j a va 2s .c o m //formatting minute in m format like 1,2 etc. SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("m"); System.out.println("minutes in m format : " + sdf.format(date)); //formatting minutes in mm format like 01, 02 etc. sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("mm"); System.out.println("minutes in mm format : " + sdf.format(date)); } }