Synchronizing access to SimpleDateFormat

Question

The javadoc for SimpleDateFormat states that SimpleDateFormat is not synchronized.

\"Date formats are not synchronized. It is recommended to create

Answer 1

If you are using Java 8, you may want to use java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter:

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

e.g.:

DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");
String str = new java.util.Date().toInstant()
                                 .atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault())
                                 .format(formatter);