Date and Time Object and String Conversion

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This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on date and time string format. Topics include using java.util.DateFormat.format() method to format date objects into text strings; using java.util.SimpleDateFormat.parse() method to parse date strings into objects.

java.util.DateFormat - Formatting Date Objects to Strings

java.util.SimpleDateFormat.parse() - Parsing Date Strings to Objects

Conclusion:

• java.util.DateFormat is abstract class, but it supports some predefined date string generation formats.
• java.util.DateFormat uses GregorianCalendar as the default calendar.
• java.util.SimpleDateFormat is a concrete subclass for formatting date objects into strings and parsing date strings into objects.

Sample programs listed in this chapter have been tested with JDK 1.3.1, 1.4.1 and 1.5.0.