Conversions for SimpleDateFormat
Use this chart to properly format dates with the expected output format.
Note: The output must follow the case-sensitive format, for example,
yyyy instead of YYYY.
| Letter | Date or time component | Presentation | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Era designator | Text | AD |
| y | Year | Year | 1996; 96 |
| Y | Week year | Year | 2009; 09 |
| M | Month in year (context sensitive) | Month | July; Jul; 07 |
| L | Month in year (standalone form) | Month | July; Jul; 07 |
| w | Week in year | Number | 27 |
| W | Week in month | Number | 2 |
| D | Day in year | Number | 189 |
| d | Day in month | Number | 10 |
| F | Day of week in month | Number | 2 |
| E | Day name in week | Text | Tuesday; Tue |
| u | Day number of week (1=Monday, … 7=Sunday) | Number | 1 |