This example shows how to format hour using Format class. In this program we use a pattern of special characters to time format.

Hour Format Example

     

This example shows how to format hour using Format class. In this program we use a pattern of special characters to time format.

Description of the code :

SimpleDateFormat() : SimpleDateFormat class use for formatting and parsing dates. It allows for formatting date into text , parsing text into date and normalization.

format() : This method is used for format Date class object into date / time and appends the it into the StringBuffer.

HourFormat.java

import java.text.*; import java.util.*; public class HourFormat { "#ffffff">  public static void main(String args[]) {   String s;   Format formatter;   Date date = new Date();   // The hour (1-12)   formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("h"); // 8   s = formatter.format(date);   System.out.println("The hour (1-12) : " + s);   formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("hh");  // 08   s = formatter.format(date);   System.out.println("The hour (1-12) : " + s);   // The hour (0-23)   formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("H"); // 8   s = formatter.format(date);   System.out.println("The hour (0-23) : " + s);   formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("HH");  // 08   s = formatter.format(date);   System.out.println("The hour (0-23) : " + s);   } }

Output:

The hour (1-12) : 3 The hour (1-12) : 03 The hour (0-23) : 15 The hour (0-23) : 15

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