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Date Functions
public class DateTest {
public static String getProcessDateMM(String f) {
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(f);
StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
return dateFormat.format(new Date(), buf, new FieldPosition(0)).toString();
}
public static void main(String[]args){
System.out.println("Date: MM-dd-yyyy: "+getProcessDateMM("MM-dd-yyyy"));
System.out.println("Date: MM: "+getProcessDateMM("MM"));
System.out.println("Date: Day of month: dd: "+getProcessDateMM("dd"));
System.out.println("Date: Day of year: DD: "+getProcessDateMM("DD"));
System.out.println("Date: yyyy: "+getProcessDateMM("yyyy"));
}
}