Code to Convert System Date to a specific Format

This code snippet can be used to convert system date into any format like MMM DD, YYYY

// Method to format a system date to a specific format
//Eg. Format : Jan 01, 2000
public static Date getDate(Date date) {
  try{      
   DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat ("MMM dd, yyyy"); 
   String dateStr = dateFormat.format (date); 
   date = dateFormat.parse (dateStr);

  }catch(Exception e){
   
  }
  return date;
 }