Java String to Date toDateString(Date date, String formatPattern)

Description

Formats date instance using the provided date format pattern

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
date	Date to be formatted
formatPattern	Format pattern to apply

Return

Returns the formatted date as a string, or an empty string for null date parameter.

Declaration

public static String toDateString(Date date, String formatPattern) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from   w w w  .  ja va2s. c  o m*/
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 * Department of Family Medicine
 * McMaster University
 * Hamilton
 * Ontario, Canada
 */

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.Date;

public class Main {
    public static final String DEFAULT_DATE_PATTERN = "yyyy-MM-dd";

    /**
     * Formats date instance using the provided date format pattern
     * 
     * @param date
     *       Date to be formatted
     * @param formatPattern
     *       Format pattern to apply
     * @return
     *       Returns the formatted date as a string, or an empty string for 
     *       null date parameter.
     */
    public static String toDateString(Date date, String formatPattern) {
        if (date == null) {
            return "";
        }

        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat(formatPattern);
        return format.format(date);
    }

    /**
     * Formats the date instance into a string keeping only the date.   
     * 
     * @param date
     *       Date to be formatted using {@link #DEFAULT_DATE_PATTERN}
     * @return
     *       Returns the formatted string
     */
    public static String toDateString(Date date) {
        return toDateString(date, DEFAULT_DATE_PATTERN);
    }
}

Related

1. toDateString(Date date)
2. toDateString(Date date)
3. toDateString(Date date, String format)
4. toDateString(Date date, String format)
5. toDateString(Date date, String format)
6. toDateString(Date date, TimeZone timezone)
7. toDateString(final Date date)
8. toDateString(java.util.Date date)
9. toDateString(java.util.Date date)