DateTime formatting in Android?

I have a date/time that I get from a sqlite database and want to sh开发者_运维百科ow in my Android app. I want it in the format :

9 November, 12:12. How do I do this? Is it best to format it before or after I enter it into the database?

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In your database, I would suggest you keep timestamps in there rather than the formatted strings. That way your program would still work if you decide to change the format later.