Get current date as string in databricks using scala

[Vibhor]

I want to get current date in scala as a string for example today current date is 3rd jan, want to store it as a new variable dynamically as below, how to get it.

val currdate : String = “20220103”

when I am using val currdate = Calendar.getInstance.getTime then am not getting output in desired format as above.

[Anonymous]

@Vibhor Sethi​ - Thanks for your question. We will circle back around if the other members don't reply first. Thanks in advance for your patience.

[Vibhor]

Hi thanks. Could you please circle back around the question.

[Anonymous]

@Vibhor Sethi​ - I'll pass this on to the team. Thank you. 🙂

[Kaniz]

Hi @Vibhor Sethi​ ,

This is how it's done using contemporary java.time library.

import java.time.LocalDate
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter 
 
val currdate:String = 
LocalDate.now.format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyyMMdd"))

Older utilities like Calendar and SimpleDate still work (mostly) but should be avoided.

[Vibhor]

Thanks it worked

[Kaniz]

Hi @Vibhor Sethi​ , Would you like to mark it as the best answer?

[Anonymous]

Hey @Vibhor Sethi​ 

Hope you are well!

Thank you for posting your question and letting us know that you were able to resolve the issue. Would you be happy to mark it as the best solution? It would be really helpful for the other members too.

Cheers!