convert python localtime to java

Question

I am converting python to java but I do not know python (I know java).

Here is the python:

localtime = time.localtime(time.time())

and it is being used in this way:

policyname = 'LLC-Uninstall-D%s%s%s-T%s%s%s%s' % (localtime[0], localtime[1], localtime[2], localtime[3], localtime[4], localtime[5], localtime[6])

I would like to do the same thing in Java. Is this possible?

localtime returns a timestruct (docs.python.org/2/library/time.html#time.struct_time) I am sure java also has a localtime function — Joran Beasley
– Joran Beasley, Commented Jan 20, 2015 at 22:53

Todd · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-20 22:59:11Z

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Sure, use SimpleDateFormat:

SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("'LLC-Uninstall-D'yyyyMMdd-HHmmss");
String formatted = df.format(new Date());

The documentation for the formatting symbols can be found at the JavaDoc Page for SimpleDateFormat, you can use that to configure the exact string produced to meet your needs.

answered Jan 20, 2015 at 22:59

Todd

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