Java Date to String dateToString(Date date)

Description

convert a date to a string using the standard web service pattern yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Note that HH is 0-23

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	a parameter

Return

the string, or null if the date is null

Declaration

public static String dateToString(Date date) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Note, this is 
     * web service format string
     */
    private static final String WS_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.SSS";

    /**
     * convert a date to a string using the standard web service pattern
     * yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss.SSS Note that HH is 0-23
     * 
     * @param date
     * @return the string, or null if the date is null
     */
    public static String dateToString(Date date) {
        if (date == null) {
            return null;
        }
        SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(
                WS_DATE_FORMAT);
        return simpleDateFormat.format(date);
    }
}

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