Format a date with MM/dd/yyyy in Java
Description
The following code shows how to format a date with MM/dd/yyyy.
Example
/*from ww w. j av a 2s . c o m*/
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Date date = new Date();
String DATE_FORMAT = "MM/dd/yyyy";
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT);
System.out.println("Today is " + sdf.format(date));
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
