Java Locale Format format(final Date date, final String format)

Description

Formats a Date according to the first format in the array.

License

LGPL

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	The date to format.
format	The date format to use.

Return

The formatted date.

Declaration

public static String format(final Date date, final String format) 

Method Source Code

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

import java.util.Date;

import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    /** Remember the often used GMT time zone. */
    private static final TimeZone TIMEZONE_GMT = TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT");

    /**
     * Formats a Date according to the first format in the array.
     * 
     * @param date
     *            The date to format.
     * @param format
     *            The date format to use.
     * @return The formatted date.
     */
    public static String format(final Date date, final String format) {
        if (date == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Date is null");
        }

        final SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(format, Locale.US);
        formatter.setTimeZone(TIMEZONE_GMT);
        return formatter.format(date);
    }
}

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