Question: how would you write te date if i have a date and all i want is the month and the day like this (mm/dd) and then turn the month like this July, 08

Answer: 
Use:

```
Format formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM, dd");
String s = formatter.format(date);

```

[Formatting a Date Using a Custom Format](http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/java.text/FormatDate.html)
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> the month and the day like this (mm/dd) and then turn the month like this July, 08
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So you want to convert `MM/dd` to `MMMM, dd`? So you start with a `String` and you end up with a `String`? Then you need another `SimpleDateFormat` instance with the first pattern.

```
String dateString1 = "07/08";
Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd").parse(dateString1);
String dateString2 = new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM, dd").format(date);
System.out.println(dateString2); // July, 08 (monthname depends on locale!).

```