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Formatting Output in Java

Proper formatting of output is essential. There are times when the details presented are not formatted. The code snippet below displays details in a formatted manner that is a better

Using a Java File with an Empty Main Method

This is sort of like cheating the Java runtime. Ideally, I believe, starting Java 1.6, you cannot execute Java programs without a standard main method. Prior to that, only the

Using the Serialver Tool

Java provides a mechanism to know the serialization properties of a given class. Command: serialver -show The above command will bring up a window titled Serial Version Inspector with fields

Finding All Digits in a Given String

This regex will help you retrieve all the digits that are present in the string. Regex is powerful and makes this a simple procedure. public class FindAllDigitsInString{ public static void

Converting a String into a Date

The parse() method from SimpleDateFormat class helps to convert a String pattern into a Date object. DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, Locale.US);String dateStr = “08/30/2018”; // input StringDate date = dateFormat.parse(dateStr);System.out.println(date.getYear()); There are

Convert an Operand to a String

When one of the two operands is not a string, it is converted to a String as follows: an operand whose type is a primitive type is converted as if by

Moving a File Using Java

It may be required to move a file or file(s) based on a requirement. The following Java APIs help us achieve this. The code snippet below illustrates moving file a.png