Question

I wrote this bit of code for converting string to Timestamp:

String timeStamp = "2012-04-13 09:00:30";

    try{

        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
        java.util.Date parsedDate = sdf.parse(timeStamp);
        System.out.println(parsedDate.toString());
        java.sql.Timestamp timestamp = new java.sql.Timestamp(parsedDate.getTime());
        System.out.println(timestamp.toString());           

    }catch (Exception e) {
        // TODO: handle exception
    }

The output i am getting is :

2012-04-13 09:00:30.0

But i want the output to be:

2012-04-13 09:00:30

i.e. i dont need the .0 at the end

Please suggest

Thanks,

Answer 1

The output of format() is always going to be a String. What exactly are you looking for here?

The “.0” you are complaining about is only there in the string representation of the object. When it gets inserted into the database, it’s a timestamp, not a string. (You may or may not see extra decimals when you query the database directly; it depends on how you write our SQL.)