Java Date Format formatDate(final Date date)

Description

format Date

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String formatDate(final Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w  w  w  .  ja va2  s. c  om*/
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import java.text.DateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.Locale;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;

public class Main {
    public static String formatDate(final Date date) {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(date, "Error: Date argument can't be null.");

        return DateFormat.getDateInstance().format(date);
    }

    /**
     * Formats a date string regarding the given locale.
     * 
     * @param date The date to format.
     * @param type Defines the display type of month
     * @param locale The given locale.
     * 
     * @return The data string.
     */
    public static String formatDate(final Date date, final int type, final Locale locale) {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(date, "Error: Date argument can't be null.");
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(locale, "Error: Locale argument can't be null.");

        final String s = String.format("%s %s", DateFormat.getDateInstance(type, locale).format(date),
                DateFormat.getTimeInstance(type, locale).format(date));

        return s;
    }
}

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