Need to get current timestamp in Java

Question

I need to get the current timestamp in Java, with the format of MM/DD/YYYY h:mm:ss AM/PM,

For example: 06/01/2000 10:01:50 AM

I ne

Answer 1

java.time

As of Java 8+ you can use the java.time package. Specifically, use DateTimeFormatterBuilder and DateTimeFormatter to format the patterns and literals.

DateTimeFormatter formatter = new DateTimeFormatterBuilder()
        .appendPattern("MM").appendLiteral("/")
        .appendPattern("dd").appendLiteral("/")
        .appendPattern("yyyy").appendLiteral(" ")
        .appendPattern("hh").appendLiteral(":")
        .appendPattern("mm").appendLiteral(":")
        .appendPattern("ss").appendLiteral(" ")
        .appendPattern("a")
        .toFormatter();
System.out.println(LocalDateTime.now().format(formatter));

The output ...

06/22/2015 11:59:14 AM

Or if you want different time zone…

// system default
System.out.println(formatter.withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).format(Instant.now()));
// Chicago
System.out.println(formatter.withZone(ZoneId.of("America/Chicago")).format(Instant.now()));
// Kathmandu
System.out.println(formatter.withZone(ZoneId.of("Asia/Kathmandu")).format(Instant.now()));

The output ...

06/22/2015 12:38:42 PM
06/22/2015 02:08:42 AM
06/22/2015 12:53:42 PM