Java Date Format formatDate(Object obj)

Description

format Date

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Object obj) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class Main {
    public static String formatDate(Object obj) {
        if (obj == null) {
            return "";
        }//  w w w .  j ava2  s  .co m
        try {
            java.util.Date dateval = (java.util.Date) obj;
            SimpleDateFormat dateformat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
            dateformat.setLenient(false);
            return dateformat.format(dateval);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            return "bad date in FormatUtils.formatDate: " + obj.toString() + " error: " + e.getMessage();
        }
    }
}

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