Converting CCYYMMDDHHMMSSsss into java using joda time format

Question

Hi I have Date time format with century I was trying to convert it into string using Joda date time format but I am getting junk data while converting it I am not sure why this is happening

Code

LocalDate date = LocalDate.now();
DateTimeFormatter fmt = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("CCYYMMDDHHMMSSsss");
String str = date.toString(fmt);
System.out.println(str);

this is the output

20170103��0100���

but output should come like this

20160620091223711

I don't even use Joda time, and I can tell you that pattern string is nothing like correct. Review [the documentation](http://www.joda.org/joda-time/apidocs/org/joda/time/format/DateTimeFormat.html). — T.J. Crowder, Jan 03 '17 at 11:53
Yes, your pattern is completely wrong, see pattern description. For example, patterns are usually case-sensitive. And why do you think that hour, minute, second and fraction of second (what you want?!) have any meaning when your input is just a calendar date without time part? — Meno Hochschild, Jan 03 '17 at 12:00
Also, `LocalDate.now()` returns the date as of now, I'm not sure why you're expecting the output you've given. — mohammedkhan, Jan 03 '17 at 16:32

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 03 '17 at 14:58

If you want the current date and time to be formatted, you should try this:

DateTime dt = DateTime.now();
DateTimeFormatter fmt = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("CCYYMMddHHmmssSSS");
String str = fmt.print(dt);
System.out.println(str);

Here, a DateTime object is used, the pattern is according to specification and the print method of DateTimeFormatter is used.

Converting CCYYMMDDHHMMSSsss into java using joda time format

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