Java Date Format formatDate(Date date)

Description

Formats the given date.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The Date to format.

Return

A String representing the formatted date.

Declaration

public static final String formatDate(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Apache License 

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /**/*from  w  w  w .j a va 2s.  co m*/
     * <p>Formats the given date.</p>
     *
     * @param date The Date to format.
     *
     * @return A String representing the formatted date.
     */
    public static final String formatDate(Date date) {
        if (date == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("You must provide a date.");
        }

        SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss'Z'");

        dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));

        return dateFormat.format(date);
    }
}

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