How can I get Date in MM/DD/YY format from Timestamp

Question

I want to get the Date in MM/DD/YY format from a timestamp.

I have used the below method but it does not gives proper output

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Answer 1

What's wrong:

Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, Calendar.MONTH etc are static constants used to access those particular fields. (They will remain constant, no matter what setTimeInMillis you provide.)

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How to solve it:

To get those particular fields you can use the .get(int field)-method, like this:

Log.d("Month--",""+cal.get(Calendar.MONTH));

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As others have pointed out there are more convenient methods for formatting a date for logging. You could use for instance the SimpleDateFormat, or, as I usually do when logging, a format-string and String.format(formatStr, Calendar.getInstance()).