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Date Formatting Using printf
Date and time formatting can be done very easily using the printf method. You use a two-letter format, starting with t and ending in one of the letters of the table as shown in the following code.
Example
import java.util.Date; public class DateDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { // Instantiate a Date object Date date = new Date(); // display time and date String str = String.format("Current Date/Time : %tc", date ); System.out.printf(str); } }
This will produce the following result −
Output
Current Date/Time : Sat Dec 15 16:37:57 MST 2012
It would be a bit silly if you had to supply the date multiple times to format each part. For that reason, a format string can indicate the index of the argument to be formatted.
The index must immediately follow the % and it must be terminated by a $.
Example
import java.util.Date; public class DateDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { // Instantiate a Date object Date date = new Date(); // display time and date System.out.printf("%1$s %2$tB %2$td, %2$tY", "Due date:", date); } }
This will produce the following result −
Output
Due date: February 09, 2004
Alternatively, you can use the < flag. It indicates that the same argument as in the preceding format specification should be used again.
Example
import java.util.Date; public class DateDemo { public static void main(String args[]) { // Instantiate a Date object Date date = new Date(); // display formatted date System.out.printf("%s %tB %<te, %<tY", "Due date:", date); } }
This will produce the following result −
Output
Due date: February 09, 2004
Date and Time Conversion Characters
Character | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
c | Complete date and time | Mon May 04 09:51:52 CDT 2009 |
F | ISO 8601 date | 2004-02-09 |
D | U.S. formatted date (month/day/year) | 02/09/2004 |
T | 24-hour time | 18:05:19 |
r | 12-hour time | 06:05:19 pm |
R | 24-hour time, no seconds | 18:05 |
Y | Four-digit year (with leading zeroes) | 2004 |
y | Last two digits of the year (with leading zeroes) | 04 |
C | First two digits of the year (with leading zeroes) | 20 |
B | Full month name | February |
b | Abbreviated month name | Feb |
m | Two-digit month (with leading zeroes) | 02 |
d | Two-digit day (with leading zeroes) | 03 |
e | Two-digit day (without leading zeroes) | 9 |
A | Full weekday name | Monday |
a | Abbreviated weekday name | Mon |
j | Three-digit day of the year (with leading zeroes) | 069 |
H | Two-digit hour (with leading zeroes), between 00 and 23 | 18 |
k | Two-digit hour (without leading zeroes), between 0 and 23 | 18 |
I | Two-digit hour (with leading zeroes), between 01 and 12 | 06 |
l | Two-digit hour (without leading zeroes), between 1 and 12 | 6 |
M | Two-digit minutes (with leading zeroes) | 05 |
S | Two-digit seconds (with leading zeroes) | 19 |
L | Three-digit milliseconds (with leading zeroes) | 047 |
N | Nine-digit nanoseconds (with leading zeroes) | 047000000 |
P | Uppercase morning or afternoon marker | PM |
p | Lowercase morning or afternoon marker | pm |
z | RFC 822 numeric offset from GMT | -0800 |
Z | Time zone | PST |
s | Seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT | 1078884319 |
Q | Milliseconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT | 1078884319047 |
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