Java Date to String dateToHuman(Date date)

Description

Convert a date to a humanly readable date.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	- date in date format

Return

string - The date in string format

Declaration

public static String dateToHuman(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w  w  w . j  av  a 2 s  . com
    
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import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {
    private static ThreadLocal<DateFormat> m_date = new ThreadLocal<DateFormat>() {
        @Override
        protected DateFormat initialValue() {
            return new SimpleDateFormat("d MMM yyyy",
                    new Locale("en", "US"));
        }
    };

    /**
     * Convert a date to a humanly readable date.
     * 
     * @param date - date in date format
     * @return string - The date in string format
     */
    public static String dateToHuman(Date date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return "missing";
        }
        return m_date.get().format(date);
    }
}

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7. dateToIso(Date d)
8. dateToIso8601String(Date date)
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