Java Date Now getCurrentDate()

Description

A method to get the current date to use in a timestamp

License

Open Source License

Return

a string containing the timestamp

Declaration

public static String getCurrentDate() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* w  w  w . j av a  2 s .  c  o m*/
 * This file is part of the AusStage Utilities Package
 *
 * The AusStage Utilities Package 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 3 of the
 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * The AusStage Utilities Package 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 the AusStage Utilities Package.  
 * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/

import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

import java.text.DateFormat;

public class Main {
    /**
     * A method to get the current date to use in a timestamp
     *
     * @return  a string containing the timestamp
     */
    public static String getCurrentDate() {

        GregorianCalendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
        DateFormat formatter = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL);

        return formatter.format(calendar.getTime());

    }
}

Related

1. getCurrentCacheTime()
2. getCurrentCalendar()
3. getCurrentCompactTime()
4. getCurrentDataInFormat(String pattern)
5. getCurrentDataTimePrettyFilesystem()
6. getCurrentDate()
7. getCurrentDate()
8. getCurrentDate()
9. getCurrentDate()