12. The DateFormat class

• The DateFormat class converts Date object to String using various formats

  
      java.text.DateFormat;
  
  

• Common static methods of the DateFormat class

  
      getDateInstance()
      getTimeInstance()
      getDateTimeInstance()
      getDateInstance( intField )
      getTimeInstance( intField )
      getDateTimeInstance( intField, intField )
  
  

  where intField is DateFormat.SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG, or FULL