Java DateFormat.format(Date date)
Syntax
DateFormat.format(Date date) has the following syntax.
public final String format(Date date)
Example
In the following code shows how to use DateFormat.format(Date date) method.
//from ww w .jav a2s. com
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG,
DateFormat.LONG,Locale.getDefault());
String s = dateFormat.format(new Date());
System.out.println(s);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
