Kevin, there is a class called "SimpleDateFormat"...do you know about it? You should probably use that instead so that your code can be more easily localized and timezoned. -jon on 3/19/00 3:23 AM, Java Apache CVS Development <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > + > + /** > + @author <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Kevin A. Burton</a> > + @version $Id: Util.java,v 1.5 2000/03/19 11:23:44 burton Exp $ > + */ > + public static String getNiceDate() { > + > + StringBuffer nice_now = new StringBuffer(""); > + java.util.Calendar now = java.util.Calendar.getInstance(); > + > + //get month > + switch (now.get(java.util.Calendar.MONTH)) { > + case java.util.Calendar.JANUARY: > + nice_now.append("January"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.FEBRUARY: > + nice_now.append("February"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.MARCH: > + nice_now.append("March"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.APRIL: > + nice_now.append("April"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.MAY: > + nice_now.append("May"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.JUNE: > + nice_now.append("June"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.JULY: > + nice_now.append("July"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.AUGUST: > + nice_now.append("August"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.SEPTEMBER: > + nice_now.append("September"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.OCTOBER: > + nice_now.append("October"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.NOVEMBER: > + nice_now.append("November"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.DECEMBER: > + nice_now.append("December"); > + break; > + > + > + > + > + } > + > + nice_now.append(" " + > + now.get(java.util.Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH) + " " + > + now.get(java.util.Calendar.YEAR) + " " + > + now.get(java.util.Calendar.HOUR) + ":"); > + > + int minute = now.get(java.util.Calendar.MINUTE); > + > + if (minute < 10) { > + nice_now.append("0"); > + } > + > + nice_now.append(minute + " "); > + > + > + > + switch(now.get(java.util.Calendar.AM_PM)) { > + case java.util.Calendar.AM: > + nice_now.append("AM"); > + break; > + > + case java.util.Calendar.PM: > + nice_now.append("PM"); > + break; > + > + } > + > + return nice_now.toString(); > + } > + > + -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Please read the FAQ! <http://java.apache.org/faq/> To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives and Other: <http://java.apache.org/main/mail.html> Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
