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date format conversion from yyyy-mm-dd to mm-dd-yyyy

Former Member
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Hello Experts,

In my application one of the context element

wdContext.currentContextElement().getEmployee_employmentDate()

returns the value as 1978-06-15.

Can any one suggest me how to convert this date into 06-15-1978 in webdynpro java.

Thanks and help is really appreciate.

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Former Member
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Hi

Use as follows



Date date = new Date(Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis());
    Format formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy");     
    String s = formatter.format(date);

Regards

Ayyapparaj

Former Member
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Former Member
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you can use SimpleDateFormat class

DateFormat.java

// jdk1.1.3

//

import java.util.*;

import java.text.*;

SimpleDateFormat formatter

= new SimpleDateFormat ("mm-dd-yyyy");

Date day = wdContext.currentContextElement().getEmployee_employmentDate()

;

System.out.println("for:" + formatter.format( day ));

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Edited by: Armin Reichert on Feb 18, 2008 7:13 PM

Former Member
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Hi Bala,

It tried this

import java.util.*;

import java.text.*;

SimpleDateFormat formatter

= new SimpleDateFormat ("mm-dd-yyyy");

Date day = wdContext.currentContextElement().getEmployee_employmentDate()

;

System.out.println("for:" + formatter.format( day ));

...the format is changed 1978-15-06....but now the but is overwritten by 00. it outputs 00-15-1978.

Do I need to include any other step in between??

Thanks,

James

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THanks Bala and Ayyappa.

issue resolved. mm..if I use Uppercase the issue is closed.