Java Development

[GPSemailing]

Hi Community

I have been looking for best practise to convert "tim" (Java statement below) in milli-seconds (since 1970 midnight) to human readable Date & Time.

I know roughly about SimpleDateFormat() but not sure how to implement it.

If anyone knows or can provide a sample code that will be great.

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String tim = Long.toString(l.getTimestamp()); // timestamp

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Thanks in advance

[simon_hain · Accepted solution]

SimpleDateFormat needs an Object for input, in this case it would be a Date.
l.getTimestamp() seems to deliver a long, you can create a new Date from it.

here is an example of an formatted full date with 24h notation:

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy, HH:mm");
String tim = sdf.format(new Date(l.getTimestamp()));

[GPSemailing]

Many Thanks for your reply.

I tried to use the above lines of code as it is and got few errors.

java:49: cannot find symbol

symbol : class SimpleDateFormat

location : class ................

.....................................

I also used

import net.rim.device.api.i18n.Format.*;

But I am still getting error. Pardon me for my inexpertese with Java.

Thanks again

[richard_puckett]

Let me ask seriously: Do you program w/o using the Javadocs?  I can't even tie my shoes without looking at the Javadocs first - they're indispensable.  If you open the Javadocs and browse through the alphabetical list of classes you'll find SimpleDateFormat in net.rim.device.api.i18n (Format isn't a package, it's a class so you shouldn't be trying to do a wildcard import with it).

import net.rim.device.api.i18n.SimpleDateFormat;

Even better, if you use Eclipse you can put your cursor on the SimpleDateFormat word and hit ctrl-shift-m and it will add the import for you.  In NetBeans do ctrl-shift-i.

Message Edited by richard_puckett on 08-13-2008 09:27 AM

[GPSemailing]

Sorry Richard, for not doing my homework. I did have a look at the java docs and with my limited knowledge in Java I did have

import net.rim.device.api.i18n.SimpleDateFormat.*;         //in my code

But after looking at your reply I removed (.*) at the end of my import. Since all the imports in my code had .* at the end I assumed that as a syntax which wasnt true.

My Sincere Thanks!

Regards

Adi 

[simon_hain]

if you use Eclipse you can put your cursor on the SimpleDateFormat word and hit ctrl-shift-m and it will add the import for you.

and ctrl+shift+o organizes all imports (adding all required, removing all not required).

[GPSemailing]

Thanks Simon

I am using JDE and probably would like to use eclipse down the track, as you descibed there are benifits in doing that.

[simon_hain]

i use eclipse as my editor and compile using the JDE, except for bigger projects where i use the full integration into eclipse via ant.

to start all you have to do is remove the Java SDK from the build path, add the rim api jar instead and switch the java compiler to 1.4.

i would never ever code again in the JDE!