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converting Date to String

 
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Hi all,
I am converting a Date to a String to place in a textField.
How do I do this?
My code so far:
 
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Originally posted by Ian Cockcroft:


Hello,
U try this
String stringOrderDate = dateOrderDate.toString();
Hope this helps...

Mahesh
 
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Here's the idea:
String stringOrderDate = dateOrderDate.toString();
or

Making sense?
 
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100%, thanks guys.
but dont get comfortable, it wont be long before I got some more stuppid questions.
cheers
Ian
 
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if you want to format it a certain way (not just the toString() default pattern you can use a SimpleDateFormat:

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