How to format a Date in Java ME?

Question

So I have a Date object and I want to create a method so that it prints the Date in the following format:

11 September 2011, 9:15pm

How do

Answer 1

You may use SimpleDateFormat class to format your date. http://download.oracle.com/javase/1,5.0/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

I guess the pattern would be something like this:

SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMMM yyyy, h:ma");
format.format(yourDate);

EDIT for Java ME; I read that there is no SimpleDateFormat class in Java ME specs. So I would try Calendar;

First put your date to the Calendar, then get all you need. Better is make this a method

Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
Date myDate = new Date(); // as an example, date of "now"
calendar.setTime(myDate);

int day = calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
int monthNumber = calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH);

String[] _months = new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths();
String[] months = new String[12];
for(int i =0; i < 12; i++){
    months[i] = _months[i];
}
//because there is something wrong, we have a 12. month in the name of "" (nothing)

//or if there is no DateFormatSymbols class in your plans
//you may write for yourself;
/*
String[] monthNames = {"January", "February",
            "March", "April", "May", "June", "July",
            "August", "September", "October", "November",
            "December"};
*/
String month = months[monthNumber]; //or String month = monthNames[monthNumber];

int year = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR);

int hour = calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR);
int minute = calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
String amPm = calendar.get(Calendar.AM_PM)==1 ? "am" : "pm";
System.out.println(day + " " + month + " " + 
    year + ", " + hour + ":" + minute + amPm);