Java Quick Tip of the Day: Getting the Date in YYYYMMDD Format

There are times when you need to return a date as string in YYYYMMDD format. Here's a simple way to do it:

    import java.text.*;
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    SimpleDateFormat sf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
    java.util.Date date = java.util.Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
    System.out.println(sf.format(date));