Java DateFormat getInstance() Example
DateFormat class getInstance() method example. This example shows you how to use getInstance() method.
Syntax is : public static final DateFormat getInstance()
Method returns a default date/time formatter that uses the SHORT style for both the date and the time.
Here is the code.
/**
* @(#) GetInstanceDateFormat.java
* A class representing use of method getInstance() of DateFormat
class in java.text Package.
* @Version 12-May-2008
* @author Rose India Team
*/
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
class GetInstanceDateFormat {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create new Date object that will be initialized to the current date.
Date date = new Date();
System.out.println("Date by Date class : " + date.toString());
// Create new DateFormat object by getInstance method.
DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getInstance();
String stringDate = dateFormat.format(date);
System.out.println("Date by DateFormat class : " + stringDate);
}
} |
Output of the program.
Date by Date class : Thu Jun 12 18:21:38 GMT+05:30 2008
Date by DateFormat class : 6/12/08 6:21 PM |
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