java - How to include milliseconds in a formatted date string?

Question

Hi I am coding the following:

String sph=(String) android.text.format.DateFormat.format("yyyy-MM-dd_hh-mm-ss_SSS", new java.util.Date()); 

I want the current date and time and milliseconds

what it gives me is:

2011-09-01_09-55-03-SSS

The SSS is not converting back to milliseconds...

Does anyone know why and what should it be to get the milliseconds in 3 position?

Thanks

Answer 1

Use the following:

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss_SSS");
String dateString = formatter.format(new java.util.Date());