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How to format a date in Java

Creating a java.util.Date gives you the date all right, but if you need to format it in a particular way, say, for a database query, you need to use a formatter, such as the SimpleDateFormat class. For example, this code turns today's date into the string "06-27-2004":

java.util.Date theDate = new java.util.Date;
java.text.SimpleDateFormat dateFormatter = 
       new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("MM-dd-yyyy");
String theFormattedDate = dateFormatter.format(theDate);

You can format it any way that you like. Check out Customizing Formats for more pattern options.

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