Date to String Conversion

[Former Member]

Hi,

How to convert a java.util.date value to a string value?? Kindly help me with sample code.

Thanks,

Kalai.

[roberto_tagliento]

easiest:

String StrDate;

StrDate = DateVar.toString();

esaier:

String StrDate = new String("");

String DD = new String("");

String MM = new String("");

String YY = new String("");

DD = new Integer(StrDate.getDay()).toString();

MM = new Integer(StrDate.getMonth()).toString();

YY = new Integer(StrDate.getYear()).toString();

StrDate = DD + "-" + MM + "-" + YY;

exist also a specific CLASS, DateFormat

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/text/DateFormat.html

examples:

http://javatechniques.com/public/java/docs/basics/dateformat-examples.html

*Please reward helpfull answer.

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Roberto Tagliento

[Former Member]

Hi,

Perhaps a more straightforward approach than the "easier" is to use the standard formatting introduced in JDK 1.5

String strDate = String.format("%1$td - %1$tm - %1$tY .", myDate);

here %1$tm - means take the first argument, treat it as a time and from that extract the month and put it in the string.

HTH

Peter

[roberto_tagliento]

Really nice!

[Former Member]

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss:SSS a");

String s = sdf.format(new Date());

and back:

Date d = sdf.parse(s);

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for more details see help for SimpleDateFormat class