How to store current Date & Time in regular format in Firebase

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I want to store current Date and time in firebase Database, But it is in millsec format.I want to save this in regular format i.e dd-mm-yy hr-ms.I am using SErverValue.Timestamp.

String id=databaseuser.push().getKey();
            User user=new User(id,getname,getgenre,ServerValue.TIMESTAMP);
            databaseuser.child(id).setValue(user);
            Toast.makeText(this, "User Added!..", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

Its better to store the time as you are doing now. When retrieving you can format it into dd-mm-yy or any format you want by using https://stackoverflow.com/a/9754625/6763544 — Sairaj Sawant, Jun 07 '20 at 13:28
It's a standard way of dealing with timestamps.Any specific reasons to store it as a string? — Sairaj Sawant, Jun 07 '20 at 13:33
Ok...By seeing the data in firebase one can know the date and time very easily.So i am trying to do this — amol junghare, Jun 07 '20 at 13:40
If you have "time" as the key & developers accessing the Firebase to "see" the data, it is evident that it's a timestamp. So it's better to implement standard practices. — Sairaj Sawant, Jun 07 '20 at 13:46

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 09 '20 at 08:55

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It is a standard practice to store the time as the number of milliseconds since the Unix epoch. When retrieving you can format it into dd-mm-yy or any format you want by using this. You can use the same process to store it in the format you want. However, it isn't recommended.

edited Jun 09 '20 at 08:55

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answered Jun 07 '20 at 13:51

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How to store current Date & Time in regular format in Firebase

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