Question

I am collecting data from the call log.
This is how I format the date of the call to my taste:

DateFormat datePattern = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL);  //Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Long datelong = Long.parseLong("1318950779497");
String date_str = datePattern.format(datelong);
Date date = new Date(date_str);
formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("d/M/yyyy");  //18/10/2011
newdateformatted = formatter.format(date);

This the time of the call:

DateFormat timePattern = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG); //12:40:32 PM GMT+00:00

How can I format this? I want the 24 hour time code.

Answer 1

Just make another formater just for the time:

SimpleDateFormat timeFormater = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
timeString = timeFormater.format(date);

Note the case-sensitivity of HH:mm:ss. The HH is what gives you the 24 hour time format.

The following little test code works for me:

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class Test{


  public static void main(String args[]){
    Date today = new Date();
    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss");
    String formated = formatter.format(today);
    System.out.println(formated);
  }
}

It outputs:

15:57:11