format date from "MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss a" to "MM.dd

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I want to format date from "MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss a" to "MM.dd". I have following code

SimpleDateFormat ft = new SimpleDateFormat ("MMM dd, yyyy hh:mm:ss a");
t = ft.parse(date); //Date is Sep 16, 2015 10:34:23 AM and of type string.
ft.applyPattern("MM.dd");

but I am getting exception at t = ft.parse(date);

Please help

That doesn't look like Javascript to me - that looks like Java. What locale are you in? You haven't specified it in the `SimpleDateFormat` constructor, so it'll use your default locale - try specifying `Locale.US`... — Jon Skeet, Sep 16 '15 at 15:44
Why you need to use SimpleDateFormat? Can't u just simple use t.getFullYear() + "." + t.getDay()? Since you already have the date object. — Tianxiang Zhang, Sep 16 '15 at 15:45
Compiles and runs fine for me. Are you sure you don't have any other crud in the string? — CupawnTae, Sep 16 '15 at 15:53
Using javascript you may can follow this link, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2587345/javascript-date-parse — Afroza Yasmin, Sep 16 '15 at 15:55

CupawnTae · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-30T08:06:33.760

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Three possible explanations:

your default locale is incompatible with the input date - e.g. it can't understand Sep as a month name
there's something wrong with the input string, or
t is the wrong type (e.g. java.sql.Date instead of java.util.Date, or some other type altogether), or is not declared.

You should include details of the exception in your question to figure out which it is, but here's a working example using basically your own code, with the addition of a specific Locale.

SimpleDateFormat ft = new SimpleDateFormat("MMM dd, yyyy hh:mm:ss a", Locale.US);
java.util.Date t=ft.parse("Sep 16, 2015 10:34:23 AM");
ft.applyPattern("MM.dd");
System.out.println(ft.format(t));

output:

09.16

edited Sep 30 '15 at 08:06

answered Sep 16 '15 at 16:00

CupawnTae

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Using your code gives me Unparsable date exception – Nishant Sep 30 '15 at 07:42
@Nishant sounds like a Locale issue - try my updated code – CupawnTae Sep 30 '15 at 08:07
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It indeed was a Locale issue. Thanks. – Nishant Sep 30 '15 at 08:14

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '15 at 15:58

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SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM.dd", Locale.US);
System.out.println("Formatted Date: " + sdf.format(date));

answered Sep 16 '15 at 15:58

rafaelasguerra

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what is Your goal? Question is about PARSING exception – Jacek Cz Sep 16 '15 at 16:00
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but the goal of the question is to convert "MMM dd, yyyy HH:mm:ss a" to "MM.dd". – rafaelasguerra Sep 16 '15 at 16:02
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OK, thats 2nd stage ;) – Jacek Cz Sep 16 '15 at 16:03

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