java get date marker field(am/pm)

Question

I need to get the field AM/PM in date object. How can i get it?

This is my code.

String startTime =\"01:05 PM\";
 SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDa         


        

Answer 1

Calendar can also do

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTime(st);
String meridiem = cal.getDisplayName(Calendar.AM_PM, Calendar.SHORT, Locale.getDefault())

meridiem now equals "PM" based on your code.