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Java Program to format date with SimpleDateFormat
The SimpleDateFormat class is used to parse and format dates. To create an object, firstly import the following package
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
Set the date
String strDate = "'Year = '"; strDate += "yyyy"; strDate += "'
Month = '"; strDate += "MMMMMMMMM"; strDate += "'
Hours = '"; strDate += "hh"; strDate += "a"; strDate += "'
Minutes = '"; strDate += "mm"; strDate += "'
Seconds = '"; strDate += "ss";
Now, create an object and format the date −
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(strDate); String formattedDate = dateFormat.format(new Date());
The following is an example −
Example
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; public class Demo { public static void main(String args[]) { String strDate = "'Year = '"; strDate += "yyyy"; strDate += "'
Month = '"; strDate += "MMMMMMMMM"; strDate += "'
Hours = '"; strDate += "hh"; strDate += "a"; strDate += "'
Minutes = '"; strDate += "mm"; strDate += "'
Seconds = '"; strDate += "ss"; System.out.println("Date and Time...."); SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(strDate); String formattedDate = dateFormat.format(new Date()); System.out.println(formattedDate); } }
Output
Date and Time.... Year = 2018 Month = November Hours = 09AM Minutes = 12 Seconds = 41
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