HOWTO format dates using POJava DateTime

The DateTime class is used for parsing, storing, and manipulating Date and Time. It also incorporates the ability to format dates in its toString output in a couple of ways.

toString("custom_format")

By default, DateTime will use the format defined in its associated DateTimeConfig. You can override this format by specifying a custom format as a parameter. Here's an example:

DateTime dt=new DateTime("2011-10-05");
system.out.println(dt.toString("yyyy-MM-dd"));

Format specifiers

The formatting options behave the same as the SimpleDateFormat provided in the Java language, with a few exceptions.