Value for AM/PM in SimpleDateFormat method

Question

I want to use SimpleFormatMethod for date time like - 09/20/2016 10:10:10 PM. As I found in google, it could be like -

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy kk:mm:ss.SSS ?");

but what should in place of ? which stands for AM/PM

Answer 1

SimpleDateFormat

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy kk:mm:ss.SSS aaa");

Answer 2

As per SimpleDateFormat docs: "Am/pm marker" is letter a.

So in your case, you want:

SimpleDateFormat sdf  = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy kk:mm:ss.SSS a");

Answer 3

SimpleDateFormat "Am/pm marker" is letter a. You can follow Documentation for more help

SimpleDateFormat sdf  = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy kk:mm:ss.SSS aaa");