//******************DATES************************* import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; import java.text.DateFormat; import java.text.ParseException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; public class JavaSimpleDateFormatTest2 { public static void main(String[] args) { // prints "Sep 6, 2009" DateFormat dateInstance = SimpleDateFormat.getDateInstance(); System.out.println(dateInstance.format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime())); // prints "9:03:20 PM" DateFormat timeInstance = SimpleDateFormat.getTimeInstance(); System.out.println(timeInstance.format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime())); // prints "Sep 6, 2009 9:03:20 PM" DateFormat dateTimeInstance = SimpleDateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(); System.out.println(dateTimeInstance.format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime())); } }