Formats time in milliseconds based on users Android OS preferences (AM/PM vs 24-hour). - Android java.util

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Description

Formats time in milliseconds based on users Android OS preferences (AM/PM vs 24-hour).

Demo Code


//package com.java2s;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Locale;
import android.content.Context;

public class Main {
    /**//  www . j a v a  2s  . co m
     * Formats time in milliseconds based on users AndroidOS preferences (AM/PM vs 24-hour).
     * @param milliSeconds      Timestamp in milliseconds.
     * @param context           Context entity.
     * @return                  Human-readable formatted time string.
     */
    public static String getFormatedTime(Long milliSeconds, Context context) {
        DateFormat formatter = getFormatter(context);
        Calendar time = Calendar.getInstance();
        time.setTimeInMillis(milliSeconds);
        return formatter.format(time.getTime());
    }

    /**
     * Gets android formatter based on current Context and users AndroidOS preferences (AM/PM vs 24-hour).
     * @param context       Context entity.
     * @return              DateFormat entity with formatting set.
     */
    private static DateFormat getFormatter(Context context) {
        String format = android.text.format.DateFormat
                .is24HourFormat(context) ? "HH:mm" : "hh:mmaa";
        return new SimpleDateFormat(format, Locale.getDefault());
    }
}

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