Java Hour Format formatterDate(Date date, byte format)

Description

This method formats a date using the Brazilian convention

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	a parameter

Return

formatted date

Declaration

public static String formatterDate(Date date, byte format) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    /**/*from ww  w  . j  a  va 2 s  .  c  o  m*/
     * This method formats a date using the Brazilian convention
     * 
     * @param date
     * @return formatted date
     */
    public static String formatterDate(Date date, byte format) {
        // checking date
        if (date == null) {
            return "";
        }

        // creating simple date formatter instance
        SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat;
        switch (format) {
        case 1:
            simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss");
            break;

        case 2:
            simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
            break;

        default:
            simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss");
            break;
        }

        // formatting date
        String formattedDate = simpleDateFormat.format(date);

        // return formatted date
        return formattedDate;
    }
}

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