Question

I have a database which stores value in yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss format.

When I retrieve values, I want them to be displayed in dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm AM/PM format. I cannot change the way I store them in the first place.

I am using a Cursor to get results from the database and then add them to a list, which is then used by listadapter to populate the listview.

Since Cursor returns a string how can I change the format of the returned value?

Answer 1

you can use SimpleDateFormat with the pattern like “dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm a“.

Date mDate= new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
SimpleDateFormat mDateFormat= new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm a");
System.out.println(mDateFormat.format(mDate));