Date and time

URL:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/454315/how-do-you-format-date-and-time-in-android

How do you format date and time in Android?

5 Answers

Use the standard Java DateFormat class. For example to display the current date and time do the following: Date date = new Date(location.getTime()); DateFormat dateFormat = android.text.format.DateFormat.getDateFormat(getApplicationContext()); mTimeText.setText("Time: " + dateFormat.format(date)); You can initialise a Date object with your own values, however you should be aware that the constructors have been deprecated and you should really be using a Java Calendar object.

6   This is the android.text.format.DateFormat rather than java.text.DateFormat. – jamesh Sep 7 '09 at 23:31 It's pretty typical of Android IME to have two classes that both claim to give you a result that is set to the default Locale but one doesn't. So yes, don't forget to use the android.text.format version of DateFormat (that doesn't even derive the java.util one LOL). – Max Howell Jul 20 '10 at 14:14 am having problem with what i should import - i mean lib files :( – Harsha M V Dec 27 '10 at 12:30

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In my opinion, I android.text.format.DateFormat.getDateFormat(context) make me confused because this method returns java.text.DateFormat rather than android.text.format.DateFormat - -". So, i use fragment code as below for get current date in my format android.text.format.DateFormat df = new android.text.format.DateFormat(); df.format("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss", new java.util.Date()); or android.text.format.DateFormat.format("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss", new java.util.Date()); In addition, you can use others format follow http://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/format/DateFormat.html

Useful, but the question said "according to the device configuration". To me that implies using a format chosen based on the user's language/country, or chosen directly by the user, rather than hardcoding the choice of format. – Chris Boyle Oct 14 '10 at 16:26

up vote 4 down vote	This will do it: Date date = new Date(); java.text.DateFormat dateFormat =     android.text.format.DateFormat.getDateFormat(getApplicationContext()); mTimeText.setText("Time: " + dateFormat.format(date)); link|edit|flag answered Aug 3 '10 at 21:48 tronman 24219
	am having problem with what i should import - i mean lib files :( – Harsha M V Dec 27 '10 at 12:30 If you use Eclipse, press CTRL-SHIFT-O (letter "o") :) – Select0r Dec 28 '10 at 17:26

	Although accepted, the answer wasn't really correct, because getDateFormat(getApplicationContext()) method returns date format only, not a date and time when having year, month, day, hour and minute You can find correct answer here.

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Please note that in the answer above selected by the owner as the best answer, in the line: DateFormat dateFormat = android.text.format.DateFormat.getDateFormat(getApplicationContext()); the returned dateFormat is of type java.text.DateFormat (and NOT android.text.format.DateFormat)