How to format date?

Question

Given DateTime, how to format date in the following format ?

12 JUL 2013

in c#, you do this

string formatedDateString = String.Format("{0:dd MMM yyyy}", myDateTime);

What is the equivalent code in JAVA ?

use jodatime http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/ to avoid headaches — NimChimpsky, Jul 12 '13 at 11:54
What is the exact `DateTime` type? This class is not in the JDK. Or are you using `JodaTime`? — LaurentG, Jul 12 '13 at 11:55
Questions about parsing and formatting dates are one of the most asked questions on StackOverflow, please search (this has been asked and answered many times before). — Jesper, Jul 12 '13 at 12:04

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 12 '13 at 11:55

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And date represents instance of java.util.Date

String formattedDate = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy").format(date);

answered Jul 12 '13 at 11:55

sanbhat

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 12 '13 at 11:54

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Use a SimpleDateFormat. Along the lines of

(new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy")).parse("12 JUL 2013");
(new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMM yyyy")).format(new Date());

answered Jul 12 '13 at 11:54

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 12 '13 at 12:41

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I would use the localized approach as described here:

String formattedDate = DateFormat.getDateInstance().format(date);

answered Jul 12 '13 at 12:41

winne2

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