How to format this string do a proper date format?

Question

I'm very new to Java programming and I have string like this:

2013-03-15T07:23:13Z

I wish I could convert this into date format like:

15-03-2013

is that possible?

Thanks in advance.

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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Take the reference to this link

How can I change the date format in Java?

See the answer given by Mr. Christopher Parker

It has explained all your needs and it will provide you the easiest solution which is logically correct

edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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answered Mar 15 '13 at 07:35

Omar MEBARKI · Answer 2 · 2013-03-15T07:54:33.253

Try this :

try {
    DateFormat sourceDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'");
    DateFormat targetFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");

    String strSourceDate = "2013-03-15T07:23:13Z";
    Date targetDate = (Date) sourceDateFormat.parseObject(strSourceDate);
    String strTargetDate = targetFormat.format(targetDate);
    System.out.println(strTargetDate);

} catch (ParseException e) {
     e.printStackTrace();
}

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 15 '13 at 07:34

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If the format of the input string is fixed, the simplest and the most expedient way of doing this would be with string manipulation:

String s = "2013-03-15T07:23:13Z";
String res = s.substring(8, 10)+"-"+s.substring(5, 7)+"-"+s.substring(0, 4);

It would spare you dealing with dates and calendars. Here is a demo on ideone.

answered Mar 15 '13 at 07:34

Sergey Kalinichenko

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@user2164685 There is no such thing as "the" appropriate way, only "an" appropriate one. What's the most appropriate is not up to us to decide, only the OP knows that judging from the overall requirements of his or her application. – Sergey Kalinichenko Mar 15 '13 at 07:40
@Fahim Parkar that is what I am saying.This method is not correct – Mar 15 '13 at 07:41
@FahimParkar Right: SDF may be a lot more than the OP needs. But then again, maybe not. – Sergey Kalinichenko Mar 15 '13 at 07:41
@user2164685 : though it is not appropriate way, but why to get confused in SDF when we are getting with this... :) :) – Fahim Parkar Mar 15 '13 at 07:43
@dasblinkenlight : I would use this trick (if I don't want proper structured date). seriously. :) :D – Fahim Parkar Mar 15 '13 at 07:44
@dasblinkenlight No objection – Mar 15 '13 at 07:50

Apb · Answer 4 · 2013-03-15T07:45:40.690

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Try this:

  Date dNow = new Date( );
  SimpleDateFormat ft = 
  new SimpleDateFormat ("dd.MM.yyyy");

  System.out.println("Current Date: " + ft.format(dNow));

It's output

 Current Date: 15.03.2013

edited Mar 15 '13 at 07:45

answered Mar 15 '13 at 07:40

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but instead of dNow, you should consider OP date. – Fahim Parkar Mar 15 '13 at 07:41
LOL!!! I don't meant to change variable name. I meant `Date myDate = OP Input` and not `new Date()` – Fahim Parkar Mar 15 '13 at 07:47

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 15 '13 at 07:40

java.text.SimpleDateFormat is what you need: SimpleDateFormat JavaDoc

You'll need one format to convert your input String into a Date using the parse() method, and then another to convert that Date into a String in your desired format using format().

If your application could be used internationally, don't forget to think about correctly localizing the output of the second function though. 03-11-2013 is March 11th in some countries, November 3rd in others.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 15 '13 at 07:57

Using SimpleDateFormat

    String strDate = "2013-03-15T07:23:13Z";
    SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
    String date = dateFormat.format(strDate);
    System.out.println("Today in dd-MM-yyyy format : " + date);

Hope it help you...

How to format this string do a proper date format?

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