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
*/