Displaying the last two digits of the current year in Java

Question

How can I display only the last two digits of the current year without using any substring algorithms or any third party libraries?

I have tried the below method and it gave a four-digit year. I want to know whether there are any date formatting options available to get the current year in two-digit format.

Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR); 

Answer 1

You can simply use the modulo operator:

int lastTwoDigits = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR) % 100; 

Edit: Using a SimpleDateFormat, as @R.J proposed, is the better solution if you want the result to be a string. If you need an integer, use modulo.

Answer 2

You can use a SimpleDateFormat to format a date as per your requirements.

DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yy"); // Just the year, with 2 digits String formattedDate = df.format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime()); System.out.println(formattedDate); 

Edit: Depending on the needs/requirements, either the approach suggested by me or the one suggested by Robin can be used. Ideally, when dealing with a lot of manipulations with the Date, it is better to use a DateFormat approach.