Get formatted date object from Calendar object

Question

I have this code

String date = "18/06/2014";

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");

Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();

c.setTime(sdf.parse(date));

c.add(Calendar.DATE, +2);

I'm trying to get formatted date object from calendar object but without any success. Do you have any suggestion?

`sdf.format(c.getTime())` will give you a formatted `String` of your date. — GriffeyDog, Jun 17 '14 at 14:47
`c.getTime()` gives you a `Date` object. There is no formatting associated with a `Date` object. — GriffeyDog, Jun 17 '14 at 14:49
possible duplicate of [Calendar date to yyyy-MM-dd format in java](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12575990/calendar-date-to-yyyy-mm-dd-format-in-java) — Basil Bourque, Jun 17 '14 at 23:55

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '14 at 14:51

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Date is an object, it doesn't have an inherent textual representation. The SimpleDateFormat class can be used to provide the textual representation you're looking for,

String date = "30/06/2014";
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
c.setTime(sdf.parse(date));
c.add(Calendar.DATE, +2);
System.out.println(sdf.format(c.getTime()));

Will output

02/07/2014

answered Jun 17 '14 at 14:51

Elliott Frisch

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ok now I understand...the format is associated to the string and not to a date object – eng_mazzy Jun 17 '14 at 14:53
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Actually it's associated to the formatter (in this case `sdf`), which produces the formatted `String` from the `Date`. – Elliott Frisch Jun 17 '14 at 14:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 17 '14 at 14:54

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Are you looking for this?

Date date = sdf.parse(date);

answered Jun 17 '14 at 14:54

user77318

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Get formatted date object from Calendar object

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