How to format date in custom formats in Java

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package javaapplication1;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

public class JavaApplication1 {
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
  
        Date date = new Date();
    
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy");
        String sDate = sdf.format(date);
        System.out.println("mm/dd/yy: " + sDate);

        sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
        sDate = sdf.format(date);
        System.out.println("dd/MM/yyyy: " + sDate);

        sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss");
        sDate = sdf.format(date);
        System.out.println("mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss: " + sDate);
    
    }  
}
   
/*
   
run:
   
mm/dd/yy: 10/30/16
dd/MM/yyyy: 30/10/2016
mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss: 10-30-2016 06:33:57
   
*/

 



answered Oct 30, 2016 by avibootz
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