In the DateFormat
class there are some predefined constants that we can use to format a date time value. Here is an example of it.
package org.kodejava.text;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class DefaultDateFormatExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Date date = new Date();
// Format date in a short format
String today = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,
DateFormat.SHORT).format(date);
System.out.println("Today " + today);
// Format date in a medium format
today = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM,
DateFormat.MEDIUM).format(date);
System.out.println("Today " + today);
// Format date in a long format
today = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG,
DateFormat.LONG).format(date);
System.out.println("Today " + today);
}
}
And you’ll see the result as follows:
Today 9/24/21 9:40 AM
Today Sep 24, 2021 9:40:28 AM
Today September 24, 2021 9:40:28 AM CST