Date: 2016nov17
Update: 2025oct2
Language: Java
Keywords: log, logging
Q. Java: Make a nice timestamp
A. Use SimpleDateFormat as shown in this full example:
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
class Demo {
private static SimpleDateFormat stampFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
static String timeStamp() {
return stampFormat.format(new Date());
}
public static final void main(String []args) {
System.out.println("timestamp=" + timeStamp());
}
}
Output (at one time):
timestamp=2025-10-02 09:55:45