DateTime formatting in Android?

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I have a date/time that I get from a sqlite database and want to show in my Android app. I want it in the format :

9 November, 12:12. How do I do this? Is it best to format it before or after I enter it into the database?

Your question is how to format or when is it best to format the date? — Andrei Sfat, Jun 04 '11 at 16:29

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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In your database, I would suggest you keep timestamps in there rather than the formatted strings. That way your program would still work if you decide to change the format later.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

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answered Jun 04 '11 at 16:37

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Thanks, found a nice link on one of the pages discussed in that link. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/format/DateFormat.html – kakka47 Jun 04 '11 at 16:50

DateTime formatting in Android?

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