Question

How can I set the localization so that java.util.Date have the German format? ( ie: dd.mm.yyyy ) . I need to send to a Webservice a Date(), but it can be only on this format. Not as String but as a Date Object.

Thank you

Answer 1

A java.util.Date doesn’t have a format. The format only comes into play when you parse a String as a Date or format a Date for display. Internally the date is just a long.

To format an instance of a Date object as a String you can use the SimpleDateFormat class in java.text

formatter = new SimpleDateFormatter("dd.mm.yyyy");
String formattedDate = formatter.format(new Date());