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Java DateFormat.format() is a method in the Java DateFormat class that formats a Java Date object into a string according to the specified pattern. It is used to convert Date objects into human-readable date strings for display or logging. Introduced in Java 1995 with Java 1.0, format() is commonly used for formatting dates in a locale-sensitive manner in applications that require date output.

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/DateFormat.html