Java Date Format convertDateToString(Date aDate)

Description

This method generates a string representation of a date based on the System Property 'dateFormat' in the format you specify on input

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
aDate	A date to convert

Return

a string representation of the date

Declaration

public static String convertDateToString(Date aDate) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**//from  ww  w.  j a  v a2s  .  c om
     * This method generates a string representation of a date based on the
     * System Property 'dateFormat' in the format you specify on input
     * 
     * @param aDate
     *            A date to convert
     * @return a string representation of the date
     */
    public static String convertDateToString(Date aDate) {
        return getDateTime(getDatePattern(), aDate);
    }

    public static String convertDateToString(String aMask, Date aDate) {
        SimpleDateFormat df = null;
        String returnValue = "";

        if (aDate != null) {
            df = new SimpleDateFormat(aMask);
            returnValue = df.format(aDate);
        }

        return (returnValue);
    }

    public static String getDateTime(java.util.Date date) {
        return format(date, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
    }

    /**
     * This method generates a string representation of a date's date/time in
     * the format you specify on input
     * 
     * @param aMask
     *            the date pattern the string is in
     * @param aDate
     *            a date object
     * @return a formatted string representation of the date
     * 
     * @see java.text.SimpleDateFormat
     */
    public static String getDateTime(String aMask, Date aDate) {
        SimpleDateFormat df = null;
        String returnValue = "";

        if (aDate != null) {
            df = new SimpleDateFormat(aMask);
            returnValue = df.format(aDate);
        }

        return (returnValue);
    }

    /**
     * Return default datePattern (MM/dd/yyyy)
     * 
     * @return a string representing the date pattern on the UI
     */
    public static String getDatePattern() {
        return "yyyy-MM-dd";
    }

    public static String format(java.util.Date date, String format) {
        String result = "";
        try {
            if (date != null) {
                java.text.DateFormat df = new java.text.SimpleDateFormat(format);
                result = df.format(date);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
        return result;
    }

    public static String format(java.util.Date date) {
        return format(date, "yyyy/MM/dd");
    }
}

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