java - Convert date to friendly format using SimpleDateFormat -

i trying format date such mon jul 28 00:00:00 cdt 2014 bit more user friendly, such mon 6/28. doing wrong?

code:

        string date_string = "mon jul 28 00:00:00 cdt 2014";          simpledateformat inputformatter = new simpledateformat("ccc lll f hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy"); //please notice    capital m         simpledateformat outputformatter = new simpledateformat("ccc lll/yyyy");          try {             date date = inputformatter.parse(date_string);             string text = outputformatter.format(date);             system.out.println(text);         } catch (parseexception e) {             e.printstacktrace();         } 

when use system.out.println see outputformatter set to, result is: sun jan/2015

try this..

change this..

    simpledateformat outputformatter = new simpledateformat("ccc lll/yyyy"); 

to

    simpledateformat outputformatter = new simpledateformat("eee m/dd"); 

eee --> mon

eeee --> monday

mm --> 06

m --> 6

dd --> 28

edit

    simpledateformat inputformatter = new simpledateformat("eee mmm dd hh:mm:ss zzz yyyy"); 

demo

http://ideone.com/c5rvt5