Java (A-Z)

Java – How to get current date time – date() and calender()

1. Date() + SimpleDateFormat()

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
Date date = new Date();
System.out.println(dateFormat.format(date));

2. Calender() + SimpleDateFormat()

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
System.out.println(dateFormat.format(cal.getTime()));

3. Full example

Here is the full source code to show you the use of Date() and Calender() class to get and display the current date time:

import java.util.Date;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
 
 
public class GetCurrentDateTime {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
    //get current date time with Date()
    Date date = new Date();
    System.out.println(dateFormat.format(date));
 
    //get current date time with Calendar()
    Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
    System.out.println(dateFormat.format(cal.getTime()));
 
  }
}