Java.Text.SimpleDateFormat.Format Method
Formats the specified date as a string using the pattern of this date format and appends the string to the specified string buffer.

Syntax

[Android.Runtime.Register("format", "(Ljava/util/Date;Ljava/lang/StringBuffer;Ljava/text/FieldPosition;)Ljava/lang/StringBuffer;", "GetFormat_Ljava_util_Date_Ljava_lang_StringBuffer_Ljava_text_FieldPosition_Handler")]
public override Java.Lang.StringBuffer Format (Java.Util.Date date, Java.Lang.StringBuffer buffer, FieldPosition fieldPos)

Parameters

date
the date to format.
buffer
the target string buffer to append the formatted date/time to.
fieldPos
on input: an optional alignment field; on output: the offsets of the alignment field in the formatted text.

Returns

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Exceptions

TypeReason
Java.Lang.IllegalArgumentExceptionif there are invalid characters in the pattern.

Remarks

Formats the specified date as a string using the pattern of this date format and appends the string to the specified string buffer.

If the field member of field contains a value specifying a format field, then its beginIndex and endIndex members will be updated with the position of the first occurrence of this field in the formatted text.

[Android Documentation]

Requirements

Namespace: Java.Text
Assembly: Mono.Android (in Mono.Android.dll)
Assembly Versions: 0.0.0.0
Since: Added in API level 1