Format Date object without String?

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I have a Date Object (Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 CET 1999) and i just want to display 31-12-1999.

And i don't want use String Object for display this information i need to display with a Date Object.

Do you got a solution for this problem ?

Neither String nor Date actually display anything. They're containers for different kinds of data. System.out.prinln and the like display things, and System.out.println displays a String. — Roddy of the Frozen Peas
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas, Commented Aug 29, 2012 at 15:05
You're not going to find any way to display anything without a String somewhere. — Louis Wasserman
– Louis Wasserman, Commented Aug 29, 2012 at 17:04

Philip Tenn · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-29 15:06:18Z

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SimpleDateFormat dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
String formattedDate = dateFormatter.format(dateInstance);

answered Aug 29, 2012 at 15:06

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Peter Lawrey · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-29 15:05:26Z

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You can write the Date as text directly to a ByteBuffer which you can write to an IO device. This can be used to speed up logging for example.

The logic for converting dates with timezones is so complex however, I would suggest you use the standard libraries or JodaTime for dates as its not worth trying to write yourself.

For this reason, I write times directly to a ByteBuffer and use SimpleDateFormat to produce a cached String for the date (as it only changes once per day)

If you want to display to a GUI, you will have to use a String because that what the GUI uses.

answered Aug 29, 2012 at 15:05

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Sameer · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-29 15:07:49Z

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Do you mean you need to remove the time information from the Date object? You can do something like this.

Date d; // this is your date 
Date dateWithoutTime = new Date(d.getYear(), d.getMonth(), d.getDay());

answered Aug 29, 2012 at 15:07

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