String to date conversion android

Question

I have an android app in which i want to convert my string into date data type. I get the string via date picker in this format ("12/30/2011"). I want to convert it into string in the same format. This is my code:

        Date dateObj = new Date();
        dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
        dateFormat.setLenient(false);
        dateObj = dateFormat.parse("12/30/2011");
        Log.v("",""+dateObj);

But i get value in this form:

Wed Dec 28 00:00:00 GMT+05:00 2011

My log prints dateObj value as Wed Dec 28 00:00:00 GMT+05:00 2011 — user790514, Dec 28 '11 at 11:09

Sanjay Kumar · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-28T16:06:57.583

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Does it help?

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(format);
sdf.format(new Date())

Please have a look at this

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;


public class DateIssue {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
        System.out.println(sdf.format(new Date()));
    }
}

Output: 12/28/2011

In place of

Log.v("",""+dateObj);

use this

 Log.v("",""+sdf.format(new Date()));

You shouldn't print the original date object but the formatted one.

edited Dec 28 '11 at 16:06

answered Dec 28 '11 at 11:13

Sanjay Kumar

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sorry! it doesnt change anything – user790514 Dec 28 '11 at 11:17
this is the correct way. If it doesn't change anything, it means you are applying it wrongly. – njzk2 Dec 28 '11 at 16:52
thanks....... somewhat the answer. i parsed the string and then formatted it like u said – user790514 Dec 30 '11 at 06:57

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 28 '11 at 16:42

Date dateObj = new Date();
dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
dateFormat.setLenient(false);
dateObj = dateFormat.parse("12/30/2011");
Log.v("", "" + dateFormat.format(dateObj));

Try this one. dateFormat.format() should solve your problem.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 28 '11 at 16:55

You are mistaking parse and format.

Here:

    Date dateObj = new Date();
    dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
    String dateAsString = dateFormat.format(dateObj);
    Log.v("",dateAsString);

Also, please note that concatenating an object with a String always uses the toString method of the object. In the case of a Date object, toString returns a basic default formating, not related to the SimpleDateFormat you declare above.

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 28 '11 at 11:47

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date : String date
formatpattern : String formatPatten

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(formatpattern);
Date date = formatter.parse(date);

answered Dec 28 '11 at 11:47

Ramindu Weeraman

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