Converting date to hour and minute format in groovy

Question

I want to convert the current date (in groovy)

 def currentDate= new Date() 
 println currentDate
 Tue Dec 30 14:48:00 EST 2014

into (that is hour and minute format) 1448 or 14:48

cfrick · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-30 20:03:38Z

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new Date().format('HHmm')
new Date().format('HH:mm')

cfrick

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answered Dec 30, 2014 at 19:59

Opal

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@elyon: is that what You were looking for?
– Opal
Commented Dec 31, 2014 at 14:39
how do i get current day of the week from the current date...something like 'Tue Dec 30 14:48:00 EST 2014' = Tue
– elyon
Commented Jan 6, 2015 at 16:13
new Date().format('EEE') - see here: docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/…
– Opal
Commented Jan 6, 2015 at 16:21

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