Android Utililty Methods Date Format

List of utility methods to do Date Format

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Description

The list of methods to do Date Format are organized into topic(s).

Method

StringformatDate(Date date)
format Date 
return DATE_FORMAT.format(date);
Stringnow(String dateFormat)
Returns the current date in a given format. 
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormat);
long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
return sdf.format(new Date(now));
Stringnow(String dateFormat)
now 
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormat);
return sdf.format(cal.getTime());
StringgetLongFriendlyDate(Date dt)
get Long Friendly Date 
String dtStr = DateFormat.format("MMM d, yyyy", dt).toString();
Date today = getToday();
String todayStr = DateFormat.format("MMM d, yyyy", today)
        .toString();
if (dtStr.equals(todayStr)) {
    return "Today " + DateFormat.format("h:mm aa", dt);
Date yesterday = getYesterday();
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StringgetMainClockString(Date utcDate)
get Main Clock String 
if (utcDate.getTime() == 0) {
    return "";
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm", Locale.CHINA);
return sdf.format(utcDate.getTime());
StringcurrentDateToString(String format)
current Date To String 
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
Date currentDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
return formatter.format(currentDate);
StringdateToString(Date paramDate, String paramString)
date To String 
SimpleDateFormat localSimpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(
        paramString, Locale.FRANCE);
localSimpleDateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone
        .getTimeZone("Europe/Paris"));
return localSimpleDateFormat.format(paramDate);
StringchangeDateToFormatString(Date fecha, String pattern)
change Date To Format String 
DateFormat formato = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
return formato.format(fecha);
StringcreateName(String format, long dateTaken)
create Name 
Date date = new Date(dateTaken);
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
return dateFormat.format(date);
StringformatDate(Date d)
Formats the input date to string. 
return d != null ? DateFormat.getDateInstance().format(d) : "";