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Java SimpleDateFormat Example

Submitted by Andr on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 21:04

Java Examples

/*
Java SimpleDateFormat example.
This Java SimpleDateFormat example describes how class is defined
and being used in Java language.
 
*/
 
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
 
public class JavaSimpleDateFormatExample{
    
    public static void main(String args[]){
       
        // Create Date object        
        Date date = new Date();
       
        //Specify the desired date format        
        String DATE_FORMAT = "MM/dd/yyyy";
       
        //Create object of SimpleDateFormat and pass the desired date format        
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT);
       
        /*
        Use format method of SimpleDateFormat class to format the date.
        */
       
        System.out.println("Today is " + sdf.format(date));
    
    }
 
}
 
/*
OUTPUT of the above given Java SimpleDateFormat Example would be:
Today is 02/06/2005
*/