Date to String Example

1. /*
           Java Date to String Example
           This Java Date to String example shows how to convert java.util.Date to
           String in Java.
    */
   
   
   import java.text.DateFormat;
   import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
   import java.util.Date;
   
   
   public class ConvertDateToStringExample
    {
   
   
           public static void main(String args[]) 
   {
   
   
                   //create new java.util.Date object
                   Date date = new Date();
   
   
                   /*
                    * To convert java.util.Date to String, use SimpleDateFormat class.
                    */
   
   
                   /*
                    * crate new SimpleDateFormat instance with desired date format.
                    * We are going to use yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss here.
                    */
                   DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(“yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss”);
   
   
                   //to convert Date to String, use format method of SimpleDateFormat class.
                   String strDate = dateFormat.format(date);
   
   
                   System.out.println(“Date converted to String: “ + strDate);
   
   
           }
   }
   
   
   /*
   Output of above given java.util.Date to String example would be
   Date converted to String: 2011-17-10 11:17:50
   */