Java Data Type How to - Get time from a Date Object








Question

We would like to know how to get time from a Date Object.

Answer

import java.util.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
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public class SDF {
    public static final void main(String[] args) {
        SimpleDateFormat localDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
        String time = localDateFormat.format(new Date());
        System.out.println(time);
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.