Formatting time and date. : Formatted IO « Language Basics « Java

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Formatting time and date.

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Formatter;

public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    Formatter fmt = new Formatter();
    Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

    // Display standard 12-hour time format.
    fmt.format("%tr", cal);
    System.out.println(fmt);

    // Display complete time and date information.
    fmt = new Formatter();
    fmt.format("%tc", cal);
    System.out.println(fmt);

    // Display just hour and minute.
    fmt = new Formatter();
    fmt.format("%tl:%tM", cal, cal);
    System.out.println(fmt);

    // Display month by name and number.
    fmt = new Formatter();
    fmt.format("%tB %tb %tm", cal, cal, cal);
    System.out.println(fmt);
  }
}
/*02:18:02 PM
Fri Jun 08 14:18:02 PDT 2007
2:18
June Jun 06
*/           
       

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