Java Date Now getCurrentDate()

Description

Get the current date string as "yyyyMMdd".

License

Open Source License

Return

the current date

Declaration

public static String getCurrentDate() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w w  w.  j  av  a  2  s  . c  om
 * DAITSS Copyright (C) 2007 University of Florida
 * 
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 */

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Get the current date string as "yyyyMMdd".
     * @return the current date
     */
    public static String getCurrentDate() {
        SimpleDateFormat pattern = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
        Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
        pattern.setCalendar(now);
        return pattern.format(now.getTime());
    }
}

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