Formatting date with additional String text

[white_falcon02]

Hi all,

In Jaspersoft Studio 7, I am looking to add a report created line on the Last Page Footer band. I am using the following line in a text field: "Report created " + new java.util.Date().

I am looking to format it so that the output looks like "Report created 02/27/2019 2:30:00 PM EST" however the format I am getting with the above is  "Report created WED Feb 14:30:00 EST 2019". Can someone assit me in correcting my pattern or expression so that I display the desired date and time? 

[hozawa]

Something like below:

"Report created " + new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").format(new java.util.Date())

[prusyn]

Hozawa's answer is correct, but to be more specfic to your requirements you need below expression: 

"Report created " + new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss a z").format(new java.util.Date())[/code]

Here's you find more information about date format patterns: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

[white_falcon02]

Exactly like below! Thanks. I was trying to do it in the pattern for the text field and absolutely had a Java mental block.