Android SimpleDateFormat returning dots in am and pm

Question

I am using the following code to get the current time as a String in Android.

public String getTime(){

   Date date = new Date();
   String strTimeFormat = "hh:mm a";
   DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(strTimeFormat);
   String formattedTime= dateFormat.format(date);
   return formattedTime;
}

The response on few mobiles I get properly as expected but on few mobiles, I am getting dots in a.m. or p.m.

for example 08:02 p .m .

this is how I am getting the data while I am supposed to get it like 08:02 pm

my question is how to resolve this issue?

Maybe this has to do with the Locale. Replace dots with empty string, like: `String formattedTime= dateFormat.format(date).replace(".", "");` — forpas, Jul 02 '19 at 11:04
i can try this , its a workaround but looking for a perfect solution. — KarmaCoding, Jul 02 '19 at 11:39
As an aside consider not using `Date` and `SimpleDateFormat`. They are old and troublesome. Instead you may add ThreeTenABP to your project and use java.time, the modern Java date and time API. — Ole V.V., Jul 02 '19 at 13:52
BTW it's a locale preblem. Just specifyvthe locale that your user wants. — Ole V.V., Jul 02 '19 at 14:38
Possible duplicate of [Java - Unparseable date](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6154772/java-unparseable-date) — Ole V.V., Jul 08 '19 at 08:26

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '19 at 13:35

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Try this code. Hope it works !

private String getTimeStamp() {
            DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm:ss aaa", Locale.ENGLISH);
            return df.format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime());
        }

answered Jul 02 '19 at 13:35

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i will try and let know. – KarmaCoding Jul 02 '19 at 19:45

Android SimpleDateFormat returning dots in am and pm

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