How can I convert a Timestamp into either Date or DateTime object?

Question

I\'m retrieving a timestamp object from a database using ResultSet.getTimestamp(), but I\'d like an easy way to get the date in the format of MM/DD/YYYY

Answer 1

java.sql.Timestamp is a subclass of java.util.Date. So, just upcast it.

Date dtStart = resultSet.getTimestamp("dtStart");
Date dtEnd = resultSet.getTimestamp("dtEnd");

Using SimpleDateFormat and creating Joda DateTime should be straightforward from this point on.