Java SimpleDateFormat format() Example
SimpleDateFormat class format() method example. This example shows you how to use format() method.
Syntax is : public StringBuffer format(Date date, StringBuffer toAppendTo, FieldPosition pos)
This method formats the given Date into a date/time string and appends the result to the given StringBuffer.
Here is the code.
/**
* @(#) FormatSimpleDateFormat.java
* A class representing use of method format() of SimpleDateFormat
class in java.text Package.
* @Version 13-May-2008
* @author Rose India Team
*/
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
class FormatSimpleDateFormat {
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());
SimpleDateFormat sdf;
// Create new SimpleDateFormat object that returns default pattern.
sdf = new SimpleDateFormat();
String dateFormat = sdf.format(date);
System.out.println("Date in dafault pattern : " + dateFormat);
// format method call.
StringBuffer strBuffer = new StringBuffer();
FieldPosition field = new FieldPosition(DateFormat.DEFAULT);
strBuffer = sdf.format(date, strBuffer, field);
System.out.println("format method call for specified date format.");
System.out.println("Date by SimpleDateFormat class : " + strBuffer);
}
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Output of the program.
Date by Date class : Fri Jun 13 18:58:37 GMT+05:30 2008
Date in dafault pattern : 6/13/08 6:58 PM
format method call for specified date format.
Date by SimpleDateFormat class : 6/13/08 6:58 PM |
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