How to convert current date into string in java?

How do I convert the current date into string in Java?

String date = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy").format(new Date());

// GET DATE & TIME IN ANY FORMAT
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
public static final String DATE_FORMAT_NOW = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss";

public static String now() {
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_FORMAT_NOW);
return sdf.format(cal.getTime());
}

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// On the form: dow mon dd hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy
new Date().toString();

Use a DateFormat implementation; e.g. SimpleDateFormat.

DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
String data = df.format(new Date());