Question

I have this sql query and Java code:

    select to_char(start_date, 'DD/MM/YYYY') AS start_date FROM table

    LogServiceFactory.getInstance().logError("-------From the Db " + rs.getString("start_date"));

    LogServiceFactory.getInstance().logError("-------Formatter " + DateTime.parse(rs.getString("start_date"), formatter));

    DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("dd/MM/YYYY");

    object.setStart_date(DateTime.parse(rs.getString("start_date"), formatter));

Here’s what’s in my log file:

2012-08-16 17:48:26 – ——-From the Db 08/08/2012

2012-08-16 17:48:26 – ——-Formatter 2012-08-08T00:00:00.000-04:00

Why is it that the formatter is converting 08/08/2012 to 2012-08-08T00:00:00.000-04:00

My assumption was that the date would come back as 08/08/2012.

Am I not using the formatter correctly?

Answer 1

I think that DateTime.parse returns a new DateTime object. So you call the standard toString() method, which returns a ISO 8601 formatted date pattern.

You can use .toString("dd/MM/yyyy") for your log message.