Current Date in Java 1.4

Question

For getting Current date in mm/dd/yyyy format I am using the below code

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("mm/dd/yyyy");
                Date date = new Date();
                 String date3= sdf.format(date);
                date = sdf.parse(date3);

but everytime I print the date ,it gives me wrong and random output

output

Currentd Date:: 49/22/2013

output

Currentd Date:: 07/22/2013

Kindly suggest as what I should use to get current date. The Java Version I am using is 1.4

Answer 1

Change "mm/dd/yyyy" into "MM/dd/yyyy". m(lowercase) is use for minutes not for month. For month you should use M(uppercase)

Answer 2

You might want to use MM instead of mm in the format pattern which will give you month instead of minutes.

Answer 3

Use

MM/dd/yyyy

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");

MM  -  Month
mm  -  Minute

Answer 4

m = Minute

M = Month

Thus you have to use "MM/dd/yyyy"

Answer 5

Try

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

Answer 6

Try

DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
System.out.println(dateFormat.format(cal.getTime())); //2014/08/06 16:00:22
OR
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
System.out.println(cal.getTime()); //2014/08/06 16:00:22