date functions

[annie613]

is there a way to add a date and time to a label
or from a button click to a textArea

like for instances

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
if(e.getSource()==btnDate)
{
jTextArea1.setText("Date and Time here!");
Date();

}//end btnDate

any suggestions...
thanks in advace

[Dillinger4]

JLabel jl = new JLabel(new Date().toString());

[Dillinger4]

Im not sure how you would want the date formatted.

• SHORT is completely numeric, such as 12.13.52 or 3:30pm
• MEDIUM is longer, such as Jan 12, 1952
• LONG is longer, such as January 12, 1952 or 3:30:32pm
• FULL is pretty completely specified, such as Tuesday, April 12, 1952 AD or 3:30:42pm PST.

import javax.swing.*; 
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.DateFormat;  

DateFormat df = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM);
   
JLabel jl = new JLabel(df.format(new Date()).toString());

[annie613]

excellent cheers!