Add AM PM to time using SimpleDateFormat

/*
  Add AM/PM to time using SimpleDateFormat
  This example shows how to format time to have a AM/PM text using Java
  SimpleDateFormat class.  
*/
 
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
 
public class AddAMPMToFormattedDate {
 
  public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    //create Date object
    Date date = new Date();
 
     //formatting time to have AM/PM text using 'a' format
     String strDateFormat = "HH:mm:ss a";
     SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat);
 
     System.out.println("Time with AM/PM field : " + sdf.format(date));
 
  }
}
 
/*
Typical output would be
Time with AM/PM field : 01:39:42 AM
*/