Java Hour Format formatDate(Date date, boolean withTime)

Description

Formats a given date object to a standard date string.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	the date to be formated
withTime	indicates whether the date string should include the time or not

Return

the date string

Declaration

public static String formatDate(Date date, boolean withTime) 

Method Source Code

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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    private static final String DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd";
    private static final String DATETIME_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss";

    /**
     * Formats a given date object to a standard date string.
     * The date string is locale independent and has the follwowing format:
     *  "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"      
     * 
     * @param date the date to be formated
     * @param withTime indicates whether the date string should include the time or not
     * @return the date string
     */
    public static String formatDate(Date date, boolean withTime) {
        if (withTime)
            return new SimpleDateFormat(DATETIME_FORMAT).format(date);
        else
            return new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT).format(date);
    }
}

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