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try this

Posted by babu reddy on June 26, 2001 at 10:26 AM

java.util.Date date1 = new java.util.Date();

java.text.DateFormat df1= java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstanceDateFormat.SHORT,java.util.Locale.US);

System.out.println("MM/DD/YYYY "+df1.format(date1));
String sdate = df1.format(date1);
java.util.Date date2 = df1.parse(sdate);
System.out.println("DATE OBJECT "+date2);
java.text.DateFormat df =java.text.DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,java.util.Locale.UK);
System.out.println("/DD/MM/YYYY"+df.format(date2));