Question

How to display the current time in 12 hour format with AM/PM in Java

Answer 1

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;  
import java.util.Date;  
 
public class MyClass {
    public static void main(String args[]) {

        // h - Hour in am/pm (1-12)
        // mm - Minute in hour
        // a - AM/PM

        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");  
        
        Date date = new Date();  
        
        String str = formatter.format(date);  
         
        System.out.println(str);  
    }
}
  
  
  
  
/*
run:
  
08:39 AM
  
*/

 

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Answer 2

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;  
import java.util.Calendar;
  
public class MyClass {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
 
        // h - Hour in am/pm (1-12)
        // mm - Minute in hour
        // a - AM/PM
 
        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        
        SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");
    
        System.out.println(formatter.format(calendar.getTime()));
    }
}
   
   
   
   
/*
run:
   
04:18 PM
   
*/

 

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