[Java] Need help with formatting a date variable.

[Xenti3]

So i'm trying to get a date variable to just provide the time. The problem is it's adding the full date including the year even when it is formatted.

Current code:

closeDate = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss", Locale.ENGLISH).parse(date);

Any ideas? Trying to just get the date in HH:MM:SS format. Thanks.

[vorticalbox]

try

// Convert the milliseconds since the epoch into a
// java.util.Date object.
Date instant = new Date( MSEC_SINCE_EPOCH );

// Set up a simple date format, to give the view
// of the date object that we want.
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat( "HH:mm" );

// Define the String, time, to be our formatted
// view of the milliseconds since the epoch.
String time = sdf.format( instant );

// Print out this "view" of MSEC_SINCE_EPOCH.
System.out.println( "Time: " + time );

output

Time: 18:02

 

[elpiop]

Here's a way to do it using Calendar: 

 

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(); 
String closeDate = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss", Local.ENGLISH).format(cal.getTime()); 
System.out.println(closeDate);

//Output is 02:42:26