yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss - What is the meaning of 'T' here?

Question

What is the meaning of T in this datetime pattern ?

yyyy\'-\'MM\'-\'dd\'T\'HH\':\'mm\':\'ss 2011-06-14T04:12:36

Answer 1

Without some context, that's hard to answer.

However, according to the SimpleDateFormat JavaDoc 'T' is meaningless i.e. just a string literal.

This is supported by the fact the T is visible in your output string. Perhaps it means time?