Formatting month using SimpleDateFormat

/*
Formatting month using SimpleDateFormat
This example shows how to format month using Java SimpleDateFormat class. Month can
be formatted in M, MM, MMM and MMMM formats.
*/
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
public class FormattingMonth {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//create Date object
Date date = new Date();
//formatting month in M format like 1,2 etc
String strDateFormat = "M";
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat);
System.out.println("Current Month in M format : " + sdf.format(date));
//formatting Month in MM format like 01, 02 etc.
strDateFormat = "MM";
sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat);
System.out.println("Current Month in MM format : " + sdf.format(date));
//formatting Month in MMM format like Jan, Feb etc.
strDateFormat = "MMM";
sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat);
System.out.println("Current Month in MMM format : " + sdf.format(date));
//formatting Month in MMMM format like January, February etc.
strDateFormat = "MMMM";
sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(strDateFormat);
System.out.println("Current Month in MMMM format : " + sdf.format(date));
}
}
/*
Typical output would be
Current Month in M format : 2
Current Month in MM format : 02
Current Month in MMM format : Feb
Current Month in MMMM format : February
*/