1.Display the date using java simple in yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss format

1.Display the date using java simple

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



Displaying the date using calender instance

Calender() + SimpleDateFormat()

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


Complete code Example

Full Demo 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.

package com.onerupya;

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()));

  }
}