Date Formatter

DateFormatter.java

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package passionatecodes; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class DateFormatter { public static void main(String[] args) { Date now = new Date(); System.out.println("toString(): " + now); // SimpleDateFormat can be used to control the date/time display format: // E (day of week): 3E or fewer (in text xxx), >3E (in full text) // M (month): M (in number), MM (in number with leading zero) // 3M: (in text xxx), >3M: (in full text full) // h (hour): h, hh (with leading zero) // m (minute) // s (second) // a (AM/PM) // H (hour in 0 to 23) // z (time zone) SimpleDateFormat dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("E, y-M-d 'at' h:m:s a z"); System.out.println("Format 1: " + dateFormatter.format(now)); dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MM.dd.yyyy"); System.out.println("Format 2: " + dateFormatter.format(now)); dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy"); System.out.println("Format 3: " + dateFormatter.format(now)); } }

Output:
toString(): Sat Apr 19 01:02:36 IST 2014
Format 1:   Sat, 2014-4-19 at 1:2:36 AM IST
Format 2:   04.19.2014
Format 3:   Saturday, April 19, 2014