java get date marker field(am/pm)

Question

I need to get the field AM/PM in date object. How can i get it?

This is my code.

String startTime =\"01:05 PM\";
 SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDa         


        

Answer 1

You could use a Calendar.

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTime(st);
if (cal.get(Calendar.AM_PM) == Calendar.PM) {
  ...
}

Make sure you don't have a time zone mismatch when you do this.