Java Date to Time getTimeString(Date d)

Description

Returns string representation of time of day in format hh:mm a

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
d	Date for which to return string

Return

string representation of this time

Declaration

static public String getTimeString(Date d) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/***/*from  w  ww. jav  a2 s. co m*/
 * Copyright (c) 2008, Endless Loop Software, Inc.
 * 
 * This file is part of EgoNet.
 * 
 * EgoNet 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.
 * 
 * EgoNet 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**
     * <p>Returns string representation of time of day in format hh:mm a</p>
     * @param d Date for which to return string
     * @return string representation of this time
     */
    static public String getTimeString(Date d) {
        if (d == null) {
            return "hh:mm";
        } else {
            String dateString = null;
            try {
                SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("h:mm a");
                dateString = formatter.format(d);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                return "hh:mm";
            }
            return (dateString);
        }
    }
}

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2. getTimeStampInMin(Date date)
3. getTimeStampInSec(char separator, Date date)
4. getTimestampl(Date time1, Date time2)
5. getTimeStr(Date date, char delimiter)
6. getTimeString(Date date)
7. getTimeString(Date self)
8. getTimeString(java.util.Date date)
9. getTimeText(Date date)