Java new date() with milliseconds

Question

i got this:

SimpleDateFormat sdfDate = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS");
Date data = new Date();

how can be the "data" variable be in the "sdfDate" format?

i need about this output (it must be the current time):

2014-11-10 17:48:20.128

possible duplicate of [Format date in java](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4772425/format-date-in-java) — Basil Bourque, Nov 10 '14 at 17:34

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 10 '14 at 16:52

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You should do:

sdfDate.format(data);

This is the correct way to use your dateformatter to format a given date.

Ex.

System.out.println("Date: " + sdfDate.format(data));

answered Nov 10 '14 at 16:52

brso05

i need a Date type not a string, how i can i do? convert it later or is there a better way? – RudiDudi Nov 10 '14 at 17:00
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You have a date type already data is the date type. You can format that date in whatever valid way by using SimpleDateFormat. – brso05 Nov 10 '14 at 17:01
I'm not sure what you are asking then `Date data = new Date();` this is your Date type. – brso05 Nov 10 '14 at 17:01
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@RudiDudi A `Date` object has no concept of what format it's supposed to be in. You leave it as is and format it, receiving a string, when needed. – tnw Nov 10 '14 at 17:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 10 '14 at 16:52

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Use the format function on sdfDate. SimpleDateFormat inherits it from DateFormat.

String result = sdfDate.format(data);

answered Nov 10 '14 at 16:52

T.J. Crowder

i need a Date type not a string, how i can i do? convert it later or is there a better way? – RudiDudi Nov 10 '14 at 17:00

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