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Sachin10Sachin10 

Convert Date to DD-MM-YYYY

Hi,
I would like to convert Date to String in  DD-MM-YYYY format  in my controller Class

I can easily convert it using format method if it is DateTime but not Date.

If I use the corresponding Date functions I'm not getting the format directly
For Eg:
date todayDate = system.today();
Now if I use todayDate.day()  I get 4 not 04.
So again I need to convert this into DD format.

Is there any easy approach to convert Date to String in DD-MM-YYYY format?
Many thanks in advance!!


Best Answer chosen by Sachin10
MikeGillMikeGill
Time is irrelevant becuase you are formatting - so why does it matter?

Even if you don't have time cast your date into datetime, then format the way you want.

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MikeGillMikeGill
Hi,

Try this example in execute anonymous to test

DateTime yourDate = Datetime.now();
String dateOutput = yourDate.format('dd-MM-yyyy');

System.debug('Debug: '+dateOutput);

Hope this helps
Sachin10Sachin10
@ Mike,
Thanks for your reply.
As I mentioned before, I knew how to do it when it is a Date Time,but the scenarion I have is a Date field.
NOT DATETIME.
So let me know if you know anything related to the same.

Thanks!
MikeGillMikeGill
Time is irrelevant becuase you are formatting - so why does it matter?

Even if you don't have time cast your date into datetime, then format the way you want.
This was selected as the best answer
Sachin10Sachin10
Thanks a lot Mike:)
It worked.
MikeGillMikeGill
Awesome!