Convert to a UTC date and time string (granularity is "second"). - Java java.util

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Convert to a UTC date and time string (granularity is "second").

Demo Code

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

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.TimeZone;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
        Date d = new Date();
        System.out.println(toUtcSecond(d));
    }

    /**
     * Convert to a UTC date and time string (granularity is "second").
     */
    public static String toUtcSecond(Date d) {
        return newDateTimeFormat().format(d);
    }

    public static DateFormat newDateTimeFormat() {
        SimpleDateFormat f = new SimpleDateFormat(
                "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
        f.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
        return f;
    }
}

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