Convert Date time in "April 6th, 2012 " format

Question

I want to get the day in "6th 7th.. etc." of the Date string.

I have tried SimpleDateFormater & also try with DateFormatSymbols. I am not getting String Required.

Is there any Workaround?

the `'st', 'nd', 'th'` part will be achieved with some logic because there isn't any date modifier which handles it automatically — waqaslam, Apr 25 '12 at 13:47
try as answer given at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4011075/how-do-you-format-the-day-of-the-month-to-say-11th-21st-or-23rd-in-java — Khan, Apr 25 '12 at 13:59
Possible duplicate of [How do you format the day of the month to say "11th", "21st" or "23rd" (ordinal indicator)?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4011075/how-do-you-format-the-day-of-the-month-to-say-11th-21st-or-23rd-ordinal) — Ole V.V., Oct 01 '18 at 09:50

V.J. · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-02T12:17:28.253

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SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("d");
String date = format.format(new Date());

if(date.endsWith("1") && !date.endsWith("11"))
    format = new SimpleDateFormat("EE MMM d'st', yyyy");
else if(date.endsWith("2") && !date.endsWith("12"))
    format = new SimpleDateFormat("EE MMM d'nd', yyyy");
else if(date.endsWith("3") && !date.endsWith("13"))
    format = new SimpleDateFormat("EE MMM d'rd', yyyy");
else 
    format = new SimpleDateFormat("EE MMM d'th', yyyy");

String yourDate = format.format(new Date());

Try this, This looks like some static but works fine...

edited Dec 02 '15 at 12:17

answered Apr 25 '12 at 13:54

V.J.

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heh, what about 12nd? or 13rd? – Sam Dozor Apr 25 '12 at 13:58
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it ends on 2 and 3, so it's valid – Bojan Kogoj Apr 25 '12 at 14:02
This is not accurate answer as per 1st 11th 21st 31st 41st (states?, etc). @waqaslam code is working fine. – Smeet Nov 14 '18 at 13:00
@Smeet Its possible. You can also post better answer then me if you have. Stack Overflow is open for all. And the questioner will accept your answer if he/she is fine with it. – V.J. Nov 15 '18 at 06:03

waqaslam · Answer 2 · 2012-04-25T14:26:17.560

Here you go:

/**
 * Converts Date object into string format as for e.g. <b>April 25th, 2012</b>
 * @param date date object
 * @return string format of provided date object
 */
public static String getCustomDateString(Date date){
    SimpleDateFormat tmp = new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM d");

    String str = tmp.format(date);
    str = str.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + str.substring(1);

    if(date.getDate()>10 && date.getDate()<14)
        str = str + "th, ";
    else{
        if(str.endsWith("1")) str = str + "st, ";
        else if(str.endsWith("2")) str = str + "nd, ";
        else if(str.endsWith("3")) str = str + "rd, ";
        else str = str + "th, ";
    }

    tmp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy");
    str = str + tmp.format(date);

    return str;
}

Sample:

Log.i("myDate", getCustomDateString(new Date()));

April 25th, 2012

Sam Dozor · Answer 3 · 2012-04-25T13:54:25.383

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You could subclass SimpleDateFormat and override format, and use a simple utility function that takes in a String or Integer and returns a String with either "nd" or "st" attached...something like:

if (initialDate.equals("2") || initialDate.equals("22"){
    return initialDate += "nd";
}else if {initialDate.equals("3") || initialDate.equals("23"){
    return initialDate += "rd";
}else{
    return initialDate += "th";
}

edited Apr 25 '12 at 13:54

answered Apr 25 '12 at 13:46

Sam Dozor

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3nd ? Might want to fix that :) – dymmeh Apr 25 '12 at 13:47
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th.. 5th.. 6th.. 7th.. 8th.. 9th.. 10th.. need that too.. @Waqas "th" indeed! :) – dymmeh Apr 25 '12 at 13:48
tip: better create a static method which takes `Date` object as parameter and then do all the logic inside and only return required string format, then a confirm +1 from me :) – waqaslam Apr 25 '12 at 13:51
i don't have the time to work on mine, i'm jumping ship and voting up BB expert. :) – Sam Dozor Apr 25 '12 at 14:05

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 02 '15 at 04:09

The following method can be used to get the formatted string of the date which is passed in to it. It'll format the date to say 1st,2nd,3rd,4th .. using SimpleDateFormat in Java. eg:- September 1st, 2015

public String getFormattedDate(Date date){
        Calendar cal=Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.setTime(date);
        //2nd of march 2015
        int day=cal.get(Calendar.DATE);

        switch (day % 10) {
        case 1:  
            return new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM d'st', yyyy").format(date);
        case 2:  
            return new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM d'nd', yyyy").format(date);
        case 3:  
            return new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM d'rd', yyyy").format(date);
        default: 
            return new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM d'th', yyyy").format(date);
    }

11th, 12th and 13th will not work – Vatsal kesarwani Jul 06 '22 at 05:43 — Vatsal kesarwani, Jul 06 '22 at 05:43

Anthony Cannon · Answer 5 · 2018-10-02T08:08:52.577

For anyone that wants a clean static Kotlin version using SimpleDateFormat:

class Utils {

    companion object {
        private val dateFormat = SimpleDateFormat("MMM d, yyyy", Locale.getDefault())

       fun formatDate(date: Date): String {
            val oi = getOrdinalIndicator(date)
            return dateFormat.apply {
                applyPattern("MMM d'$oi', yyyy")
            }.format(date)
        }

        private fun getOrdinalIndicator(date: Date): String {
            val day = newCalendar(date).get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)

            if (day == 11 || day == 12 || day == 13) {
                return "th"
            }

            return when (day % 10) {
                1 -> "st"
                2 -> "nd"
                3 -> "rd"
                else -> "th"
            }
        }

        private fun newCalendar(date: Date): Calendar {
            return Calendar.getInstance().apply {
                time = date
            }
        }
    }
}

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 06 '18 at 06:00

Below code can be useful ;

  SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
  Date date1 = format.parse("2018-06-06");
  String date = format.format(date1);

  if(date.endsWith("01") && !date.endsWith("11"))
    format = new SimpleDateFormat("d'st' MMM, yyyy");

  else if(date.endsWith("02") && !date.endsWith("12"))
    format = new SimpleDateFormat("d'nd' MMM, yyyy");

  else if(date.endsWith("03") && !date.endsWith("13"))
    format = new SimpleDateFormat("d'rd' MMM, yyyy");

  else
    format = new SimpleDateFormat("d'th' MMM, yyyy");

String yourDate = format.format(date1);

You'll get 6th Jun, 2018 .

shashank J · Answer 7 · 2018-09-11T06:46:41.553

    public static String getDateText(String day){
      if(day.equalsIgnoreCase("1") || day.equalsIgnoreCase("21") || 
        day.equalsIgnoreCase("31")){
        return "st";
      }else if(day.equalsIgnoreCase("2") || day.equalsIgnoreCase("22")){
        return "nd";
      }else if(day.equalsIgnoreCase("3") || day.equalsIgnoreCase("23")){
        return "rd";
      }else {
        return "th";
      }
    }

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 16 '18 at 05:01

So here is the working code written in kotlin.

         /**
         * Format the given date like Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday, 11th Nov, 2nd Dec etc.
         */
        fun getFormattedDay(context: Context, strFromDate: String, strFromDateFormat: String) : String
        {
            var formattedDay = ""
            val fromDateFormatter = SimpleDateFormat(strFromDateFormat, Locale.UK)
            val fromDate = fromDateFormatter.parse(strFromDate)

            val tty = getTTYDay(context, strFromDate, strFromDateFormat)
            if (!tty.isEmpty()) {
                return tty
            }

            val dayFormatter = Constants.SIMPLE_DATE_FORMAT_D
            val monthAndYearFormatter = Constants.SIMPLE_DATE_FORMAT_MMM_YYYY

            formattedDay = dayFormatter.format(fromDate)
            val dayOfMonth = formattedDay.toInt()

            if (dayOfMonth in 11..13) {
                formattedDay += "th, "
            }
            else {
                if (formattedDay.endsWith("1")) {
                    formattedDay += "st, "
                }
                else if (formattedDay.endsWith("2")) {
                    formattedDay += "nd, "
                }
                else if (formattedDay.endsWith("3")) {
                    formattedDay += "rd, "
                }
                else {
                    formattedDay += "th, "
                }
            }

            formattedDay += monthAndYearFormatter.format(fromDate)

            return formattedDay
        }

        /**
         * This method returns today, tomorrow or yesterday or else empty string.
         */
        fun getTTYDay(context: Context, strFromDate: String, strFromDateFormat: String) : String
        {
            val fromDateFormatter = SimpleDateFormat(strFromDateFormat, Locale.UK)
            return if (strFromDate == fromDateFormatter.format(Date())) {
                context.getString(R.string.today)
            }
            else if (strFromDate == fromDateFormatter.format(getYesterdayDate())) {
                context.getString(R.string.yesterday)
            }
            else if (strFromDate == fromDateFormatter.format(getTomorrowDate())) {
                context.getString(R.string.tomorrow)
            }
            else {
                ""
            }
        }

        fun getYesterdayDate(): Date {
            val cal = Calendar.getInstance()
            cal.add(Calendar.DATE, -1)
            return cal.time
        }

        fun getTomorrowDate(): Date {
            val cal = Calendar.getInstance()
            cal.add(Calendar.DATE, 1)
            return cal.time
        }

This method can be invoked as static as well. How to use ?

Call this method like

getFormattedDay(context!!, "16/11/2018", "dd/MM/yyyy")

You will get the result like:

Today or Tomorrow or Yesterday or 16th, Nov 2018

Hope this helps you. If you do not want today, tomorrow then remove getTTYDay method calling.

Different types of date formats used:

        val DATE_FORMAT_DD_MM_YYYY_1 = "dd/MM/yyyy"
        val DATE_FORMAT_DD_MM_YYYY_2 = "dd MM yyyy"
        val DATE_FORMAT_DD_MMM_YYYY_1 = "dd MMM yyyy"
        val DATE_FORMAT_MMM_YYYY_1 = "MMM yyyy"
        val DATE_FORMAT_D_1 = "d"

        val SIMPLE_DATE_FORMAT_DD_MM_YYYY = SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_DD_MM_YYYY_2, Locale.UK)
        val SIMPLE_DATE_FORMAT_DD_MMM_YYYY = SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_DD_MMM_YYYY_1, Locale.UK)
        val SIMPLE_DATE_FORMAT_MMM_YYYY = SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_MMM_YYYY_1, Locale.UK)
        val SIMPLE_DATE_FORMAT_D = SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_D_1, Locale.UK)

Ranjithkumar · Answer 9 · 2019-09-19T05:41:19.777

Kotlin version - updated code

     fun getFormattedDate(dateStr: String):String{
        try {
            var format = SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy")//change your timeformat
            val date1 = format.parse(dateStr)
            var date = format.format(date1)

            if (date.startsWith("1") && !date.startsWith("11"))
                format = SimpleDateFormat("d'st' MMM, yyyy")
            else if (date.startsWith("2") && !date.startsWith("12"))
                format = SimpleDateFormat("d'nd' MMM, yyyy")
            else if (date.startsWith("3") && !date.startsWith("13"))
                format = SimpleDateFormat("d'rd' MMM, yyyy")
            else
                format = SimpleDateFormat("d'th' MMM, yyyy")

            val yourDate = format.format(date1)
            return yourDate
        }
        catch (ex: Exception){
            return dateStr
        }
    }

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